Kathrin Jones Professor Odem Criminal Justice Do you consider the criminal justice system fair to all: minorities‚ genders‚ socioeconomic classes‚ and people of different sexual orientations? Explain either why you do or why you do not. QB The Criminal Justice system was made to be fair to all‚ but throughout the years the Criminal Justice System has changed in my eyes. I do not agree that the Criminal Justice System is now fair to all minorities; gender and socioeconomic class. I feel it unfairly
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into their own hands not thinking twice about the consequences. Crime is not a joke‚ especially when it involves innocent civilians who can end up hurt‚ with no protection of their own. This is why criminal justice is so important‚ it is their for the people. It is their to protect and get justice. It is there for knowledge and for people who dont necessarily feel the need to know about the law and how important it is to understand its meaning. In the first few chapters‚ I learned that there
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Draft The trouble with the laws these days is that criminals know their rights better than their wrongs. ~Author Unknown. I truly believe in this quote. Criminals know when they do something wrong they will get out of it with a plea bargain or they might not even step foot in the court room because someone else is already getting prosecuted for it. Courts and plea bargains go hand in hand these days. To me‚ I think plea bargains are not true justice‚ its laziness. According to BGA‚ there were 85
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results in the assaulter’s death. On the other hand it is considered a crime if you kill someone out of anger. To decide on what is or is not a crime there are two common models of how society determines which acts are criminal. The consensus model deals with how the majority of people within a society have the same beliefs and value as to what is right and wrong‚ such as the right to bare arms or freedom of speech. The conflict model deals with an economic or political
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Seven Essential Interview Skills Kathy Thomas Criminal Justice Communications September 28‚ 2012 You are a probation officer who was conducting a home visit for probationer Bobby Jean. You walk up to the door‚ she answers‚ and you notice a bag of marijuana sitting on the kitchen table. She promises that it is not hers. You provide her with a urine screen and it is clean. Based on the above scenario‚ please respond to the following questions: * What would you do? * Would this scenario
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Council Bluffs‚ IA CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice Caption Robert L. Miller September 13‚2010 Introduction The Miranda warning as prescribed by the landmark ruling Miranda V. Arizona is designed to do at least two things. One to ensure the rights of those who are held in custody from incriminating themselves per the fifth amendment of the United States without any forceful or undue treatment and to safeguard the process of justice. Justice has been sacrificed several times because
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Service Workers Sean BSHS 471 July 7‚ Robert Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Service Workers Working in the human service field can be a very difficult job to accomplish for many people. Some people believe that this type of a job is a skill that you have to be born with‚ whereas other people believe you can be taught the right attitude. I believe the type of compassion that is involved in this field of work is
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Rehabilitation vs. Punishment‚ which one is more effective in Juvenile Matters? It has long been debated which method of deterrence works best within the criminal justice system‚ rehabilitation or punishment. In the past‚ the two mechanisms have been used together and separately in both adult and juvenile courts. Both rehabilitation and punishment are similar in their goals and purposes. However‚ the debate between which method is more successful continues year after year. The consensus of
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al Justice Know your Terrorists Juan Ceballos Johnny Innocent Lerue Sarvis Sony Cameau David E. Allende Susan Johnson University Of Phoenix Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice CJE 313 Sgt. Patrick Hart December 11th‚ 2007 Know your Terrorists Terrorist" is a word used so often and so loosely that it has lost a clear meaning. Currently‚ the term "terrorist" is
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defense in Arizona. What purpose do you think this defense was intended to serve? Do you think the "insanity defense" should exist? Use your module readings to support your answer. Arizona uses a modified version of the M ’naghten rule (A test for criminal insanity). The defense team is responsible for proving that. The state of Arizona also uses the "Guilty but insane" verdict as well. I believe the reason the insanity defense is in place is to protect those that are mentally ill and commit crimes
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