within the criminal justice system (Alexander‚ 2010; Austin‚ et al.; Georges-Abeyie‚ 2006; González & Chang‚ 2011; Lynch & William‚ 1997; Mauer‚ 2007; Mauer & King‚ 2007; Spohn‚ 2000 (Alexander‚ 2010‚ Associated Press‚ 2007‚ Mauer M. 2009; Mauer M.‚ 2008; Spohn‚ 2000) Mass incarceration functions more like a caste system than a system of crime prevention serves the same purpose as pre-Civil War slavery and the post-Civil War Jim Crow laws: to maintain a racial caste system: a system designed to
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and Discrimination Carmen Redden University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA 423 Brian Bugge May 17‚ 2009 Disparity and Discrimination Statistics continue to reflect issues of disparity and discrimination within the American criminal justice system. The issues that affect the enforcement of laws and government policy can result in justice for the safety of society and/or justice that will single out members of society. With the diverse population living in the
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way or another. The criminal justice system of the United States of America. Some say it’s great‚ others hate it‚ probably because they’ve been through it. We’ve all seen it on T.V.- Cops‚ Law and Order SVU‚ I Almost Got Away With It. Someone commits a crime‚ the police get the bad guy‚ end of story. Unfortunately it’s not always as perfect as it may seem in real life. Sometimes the bad guys get away with it and innocent people are wrongly imprisoned. If the criminal justice system remains unrevised
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Intro to Criminal Justice Chapter 10–– 1. The Purpose of probation is the suspending and or delaying in a correctional term in jail so that‚ instead of being in jail‚ offenders are allowed almost a second chance and put back into the community for a period in which they must do the following (a) abide by certain conditions given by the court and (b) be supervised by a probation officer. Without probation jails would rapidly become even more overcrowded. Probation officers are the supervisor
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community living. It is important to examine each philosopher ’s idea of the "state of nature" to then understand what laws are important and why obedience is necessary. Thomas Hobbes saw the state of nature‚ not as a period in history‚ but a rather how individuals would act in the most fundamental state‚ a state where there was "continual fear‚ and danger of violent death; and the life of man‚ solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short." A state where the most natural condition for the human race was
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what problems they are causing Analyze: analysis how these gangs are having a negative affect on the state‚ pick one topic and focus on it (example: drugs) Respond: talk about all methods of policing‚ then show how they worked or didn ’t. “Basically the crackdown occurs when authorities flood a specific area that is known for problems and seek to remove the criminal element from the area” its called weed and seek. “a study of an April 1999 crackdown
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Over the course of the semester‚ we have seen many examples of how the media can negatively affect how people feel about the criminal justice system. I was exposed to shows like Law and Order and Snapped at a young age. Because I watched a lot of these types of shows at a young age‚ I realized that a job dealing with the criminal justice system was something I was interested in pursuing. I can even remember telling people that I wanted to be a forensic pathologist when I was only in sixth grade.
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Elizabeth Prest Foundations of Criminal Justice Systems: CRJS101 - 1404A – 09 Unit3 - Individual Project September 8‚ 2014 Here in the United States the law is derived into four sections. These four sources are constitutional law‚ statutory‚ administrative regulatory law‚ stare decisis‚ and the common law. These four laws combined makes criminal law. Constitutional law consists of state‚ namely‚ executive‚ legislature‚ and judiciary branches of government. Statutory laws are subordinate to
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The criminal justice system needs reform to avoid wrongful convictions and unprepared re-entry to society. Each year‚ thousands of people are convicted of crimes they do not commit. A few main causes of wrongful convictions are eyewitness misidentifications‚ government misconduct‚ and bad lawyering. In many cases‚ those exonerated of the crimes they didn’t commit and now they longer have the proper resources to re-enter society successfully. In one case example involving eyewitness misidentification
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The Criminal Justice System in the Middle Ages In the medieval ages‚ most medieval societies were monarchies. A Monarchy is a type of government system that is led under one ruler or leader most of the time know as the king‚ queen‚ or emperor. Many aspects of the political theory and practice was common to all societies. Two of the biggest influences on the government societies in the Medieval Ages were the cultural traditions and the religious beliefs. Adding all the aspects‚ cultural
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