Forensic science plays a major role in the criminal justice system by getting the evidence of the crime. Investigators can understand how blood splatters‚ drug traces and even having the ability in identifying a body. Each crime has their own challenges and their unique challenges and differences. Trace Evidence Evidence such as hair‚ clothing fibers and microscopic particles id the form of trace evidence. The importance is that criminals leave something of themselves behind which
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Kristy Stump Professor Wardrop Criminal Justice 101 05 February 2011 The Criminal Justice System The ultimate goal of the criminal justice system is justice. The truth in action is criminal justice within the process called administration of justice. During the 60’s and 70’s the American criminal justice focused on the rights of criminal defendants while seeking to understand the root cause of crime and violence. The three core components of the American justice system are Police‚ Courts and Corrections
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evidence that the Canadian Criminal Justice System is unfair. This paper argues that many Canadians of different race‚ religion‚ and sexual orientation are treated unfair in the Criminal Justice System. It is extremely important to argue that the Canadian Criminal Justice System is unfair because most Canadians are unaware of the vast majority of hate crimes committed by the police. As mentioned previously‚ the majority of Canadians are overall pleased with the Criminal Justice System‚ however‚ they may
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There has been a great debate in the criminal justice system when it comes to its prisons. When it comes to the prison system we want to know if it’s functional and a sound prison that houses people who have been found guilty of breaking the law. As it concerns to the public the questions that you can ask yourself is “Do you know what goes on in the prison? Do you know the general statement that the criminal justice system has when it comes to the prions and the inmates on how they are handled with
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second group involved in this system is the working class (also known as the lower classes)‚ which involves the powerless individuals that have no choice but to sell their labor to the higher class in order to make a living and survive in the real world. I like to see this system as the boss and the ones that work for the boss. The elite are able to maintain power over the working class because the higher class is seen as having more power than the
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racial hierarchy playing a large role in the creation and maintaining of certain institutions. For instance‚ in the criminal justice system‚ a system dominated by white men‚ the power lies in those who wish to keep it. Thus these men are more likely to incarcerate and profit off of those they are afraid of‚ in this case other races‚ and try to dominate over them‚ entrenching the system in racist ideas. Institutional Racism is what leads to the large number of ethnic and racially diverse prisoners‚
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Disparities for People of Color: In the United States‚ the shadows of the justice system‚ more often than not‚ obscure the path to equality‚ which casts a wall over the lives of people of color‚ who find themselves caught in a system of inequality. As individuals try to navigate this complicated labyrinth of the American Legal System‚ they encounter multiple barriers. These barriers can obstruct access to fair and equal justice. They show systemic flaws that cannot be ignored. There are clear signs
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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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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 criminal justice system in the United States today because of its perspective of “an eye for an eye”. Retribution is a theory that states that people should be punished for that crime that they have committed equally to what they have done (396). It is not like the other two goals of punishment‚ which is deterrence and rehabilitation that does not make much of an impact on criminals we see today. Deterrence has many problems that arise with it and is not very affective‚ such as a criminal would
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