CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Prof: Joseph (Joey) Reynolds August 31‚ 2012 My interviewee was Commander Hamry‚ of the Milton police department in Washington. When interviewing Commander Hamry‚ I found the following to be his impressions of the police force in general: Why are ethics and character so important in the field of law enforcement? Because we represent everything we believe in‚ not only in local and state law‚ but the Constitution of the United States. We are part law
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Federal Courts vs. State Courts Courts in the United States are made up and governed by the United States Constitution and then separated by Federal and State levels. Both levels are different in how they are made up‚ how they run and the laws they are in charge of enforcing. Federal: 1. United States Supreme Court; the highest appellate court in the Federal judicial system. This court is tasked with taking on its own cases and normally takes from lower courts that struggle with defining Federal
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Crimes against Persons Assignment#4 Gangs in the United States have always been a major problem for both society and law enforcement‚ but for El Paso‚ Texas it seems to be more of a struggle due to close proximity to the Mexico border. As of 2009‚ El Paso had 539 reported gangs and 5‚665 documented gang members‚ (Borunda‚ 21Oct2011). The gangs in El Paso are not only largely populated but law enforcement has noticed the Mexican drug cartel has strengthened
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Exam #1 Review 1. Conflict vs. Consensus Models of Criminal Justice Consensus Model a. This model of criminology views criminal law as reflecting the interest of the public b. Incorporates a utilitarian perspective Conflict Model c. According to this model of criminology‚ criminal law serves the interests of the elite and powerful at the expense of the majority of society. d. Rooted in traditional Marxism Consensus Perspective e. A product of social values and needs f. Emile Durkheim suggested that
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Because I assumed he was a criminal‚ I also made the assumption that the police officers who came after‚ were in pursuit of him. As a result of believing that he is a criminal and was desperately running away from law enforcement‚ I assumed he must have done something wrong. At the same time‚ I felt the urge to protect him. Perhaps I’m just jaded towards the justice system and especially police officers‚ but I also felt as if the man was in trouble
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The Federal government had more power than the state government because the United States Constitution decided to give the federal government more power. States government did not work because the articles of confederation failed to establish power. Federalists were supportive of a a federal government where the constitution should imply powers and the government should have the power make laws. The anti-federalist wanted the states to have all the states to have power and to have each state to have
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am here in Birmingham‚ since you have been influenced by the view which argues against "outsiders coming in." I have the honor of serving as President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ an organization operating in every southern state‚ with headquarters in Atlanta‚ Georgia. We have some eighty-five affiliated organizations across the South‚ and one of them is the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. Frequently we share staff‚ educational and financial resources with our
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Gang Related Crimes in Arizona Arizona State University CRJ 201 - Crime Control Policies November 30‚ 2013 Abstract This paper will be discussing the problems that are a result of gangs in Arizona. This research paper will follow the SARA model. SARA stands for scanning‚ analyzing‚ responding‚ and assessment. In this paper we will be uncovering some of the major crimes that gangs in Arizona are doing. Learning the ways to respond to these problems in order to decrease
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Criminal Law LE1430 FRI/ AM April 5‚ 2013 Homework Assignment Page 54 a. What are the basic requirements for criminal liability? The basic requirements for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes voluntary act or the omission to perform a duty imposed by law which the person is physically capable of performing. b.Under what circumstances may an individual be convicted of a crime by failing to act? An individual may be guilty of a crime by
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In the "enlightenment‚" the prevailing thought was that criminals were not actually flawed people‚ but instead were simply a product of a bad environment. Are people just born that way? Does an "evil gene" exist? Are we all products of our own environment? With those types of questions does the nature vs nurture saying apply to criminals and the corrections system? Many researchers show that criminal behaviors can be hereditary. Human genes can carry many personality traits that are inherited
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