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    public scrutiny of the police‚ accountability of police actions to the public‚ customized police service‚ and community organization. 3. Identify the problems commonly associated with traditional policing Some police advocates refer to it as a system of response. It is reactive and incident driven rather than proactive and preventative. Also random patrol is not successful in lowering crime nor increases the probability of a suspect being caught. Crime prevention is achieved through mere police

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    correctional institution are four pillar of criminal justice system‚ if one pillar gets demolished then whole justice system come to an end. Justice can be provided only when this entire four pillar are strongly interlinked with each other. Police is the most precious component of criminal justice system. If police do not perform their duty correctly then it affects the whole criminal system .Free and fair investigation is a key to provide better “justice” only. In India condition of police is worsen

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    The federal prison system has been unable to keep pace with the steady flow of inmates pouring into its facilities during the past five years‚ despite adding space for thousands of new offenders‚ according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. The report also found that the Bureau of Prisons has already surged to 39 percent above capacity and is projected to jump to more than 45 percent above its limits by 2018 (GAO‚ 2012). According to a The New York Times article written by Adam Liptak

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    Future of Criminal Justice CRJ 201 In this essay it will discuss the expected of criminal justice over the next fifty years and their current state of criminal justice. It will also discuss the ways in which criminal justice will change. It will also discuss if the changes will benefit or detrimental to society as a whole. The three changes expected in the field of criminal justice that I chose is the DNA profiling and finger print technology‚ homeland security and cybercrime. The next 50

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    punishment and the utilitarian justification for punishment? The retributive justification for punishment focuses on what the offender deserves as a result of his or her criminal behavior and the utilitarian focus on the future criminal behavior of both the person being punished and other members of society. 2. What is retroactive justice? Utilitarian justification of punishment that views punishment as a means to repair the harm and injury caused by the crime and focuses on the victim and the community

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    Is Minorities Overrepresented In the Criminal Justice System? Now you just ask me if I feel that minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system because of prejudices within the system‚ once I finish writing this paper you will have your answer. This question has been studied and debated for decades and still people in higher power are afraid to come to a conclusion because of certain circumstances. Yet‚ like racial differences in our society in general‚ the problem persists‚ and

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    Criminal Justice Trends Aarron Buzzard December 9‚ 2012 CJA 484 Keith Carr Trends are a fact of life‚ and they happen in every facet of it. Trends in cloths‚ cars‚ home decor‚ music‚ and many other things happen all of the time. They continually changing from one to the next and they do not stick around for long. This is no different in the criminal justice system‚ more specifically in law enforcement‚ trends change constantly in policies

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    The American Criminal Court System Sami-Marcia Donovan CJA/224 June 7‚ 2014 Gwendolyn Burrell Abstract Some say that crime is increasing‚ while others argue that crime is decreasing‚ in any event‚ it is not stopping and the Criminal Court System plays a crucial part in ensuring the safety of the American people and the communities they live in. The purpose of this paper is to examine and evaluate the development of the different court systems‚ their purpose and how they interact with each other to

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    The United States (U.S.) Criminal Justice System (CJS) consists of three interconnected branches that rely on communication and collaborative efforts to function and meet the needs of society. The three CJS branches of law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections can appear autonomous but it is common for all three branches to share responsibilities and rely on information collected from various areas of the CJS. Some examples of necessary collaboration and communication situations between CJS branches

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    “Their way is not our way!” INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND INDIGENOUS OVER-REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALIA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND - The Lucky Country? Hidden from the eyes of the world‚ two thirds of Aboriginal people in remote communities in Australia live in circumstances comparable to those 700 years ago in Europe. Health and mortality statistics in remote Aboriginal communities are some of the worst in the world. Despite decades of government

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