Frank Herton CJ411: Drugs and Alcohol in the Criminal Justice System Unit 2 Assignment May 1‚ 2012 Drug and alcohol abuse has been around as long as humans have been around. People have always had the desire to use substances to make them feel relaxed or stimulated. So because drugs and alcohol have always been existent‚ they have always been a part of our American culture through politics‚ media and advertising‚ and other American concepts. The time period of 1950-2000 was exceptionally active
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I have always had a sense for justice‚ especial advocating those that could not speak for themselves. I should also mention that most of my family members here in the U.S. and overseas in Europe are in the law enforcement sector. I am not looking for a job of being a Police Officer or a Guard in a prison‚ I am more looking into either social services or in the research sector. (Most jobs do require to be U.S. citizenship‚ which is another step that I have to take.) My Degree plan is Associates
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Jim Crow‚ originating in the late 19th century‚ was the name given to the racial caste system that implemented many anti-black legislations. Following the Great Depression of the 1930’s‚ the poverty that resulted from the economic disaster created more racial tension between whites and blacks. Working class white Americans blamed black Americans for stealing their jobs and homes‚ which influenced local and state governments to reinforce the “separate but equal” decision from the Plessy v. Ferguson
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Critical Legal Issues in Criminal Justice CJ500 Unit 9 Project Brenda Colbert September 26‚ 2011 When it comes to the criminal process‚ it typically ends when a defendant is found not guilty. However‚ in retrospect‚ it does not end whenever a defendant is found guilty‚ and that is for three primary reasons: 1) the accused must be sentenced; 2) the accused can and often does appeal their conviction; and 3) in the event that the accused’s appeal fails to succeed‚ the U.S. Constitution provides
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model is the legal model‚ this basically entails that the supreme court justices make their decision from basic facts‚ laws and precedent. A precedent is an older case that either is dealing with the same issue or something similar to it. This precedent allows Justices’ to plan toward helping to contribute to their new case that is in progress. The second step of the judicial model is the Attitudinal model. The attitudinal model make decisions based on the supreme justices’ beliefs. Supreme court members
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Diversion in the Criminal Justice System Criminal Justice Policy April 16‚2012 Research Paper April 16‚ 2012 Diversion has been known to be called‚ “the easy way out”‚ or “a slap on the wrist”‚ but diversion entails more than an offender saying‚ “They got an easy way out”. According to the book diversion can be a type of rehabilitation‚ “The National Academy of Sciences defines it as “any planned intervention that reduces an offender’s criminal activity” (Walker 2008‚ pg
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Criminal Justice Workplace Observation Cynthia Willison CJA 444 April 23‚ 2012 Mike Raneses Criminal Justice Workplace Observation Each agency that takes part in criminal justice in any form has a climate‚ which has set ways with concerns within the criminal justice agencies. For instance‚ the organizational climate in a military facility is a high structure‚ organized‚ and formal in its procedures and processes. The military police are the law enforcement of the military. Similar to a civilian
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the criminal justice system The government document “Unequal Justice Under the Law— Racial Inequities in the Justice System” by Clarence M. Dunnaville‚ Jr. have many strengths. This governments document purpose is to enlighten people about the commission of law enforcement agencies‚ court systems‚ legislators and both federal and state governments and each responsibility in the criminal justice system. The author presented a detailed journal on disparate treatment occurring in the criminal justice
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people that make up our society. For criminal justice practitioners these people can be broken up in to two groups the law abiding citizens and the criminals. The role of the criminal justice practitioner can at time be simple for example: when it comes to the law abiding citizen the role is to serve and protect. But when it comes to criminal the role of the criminal justice practitioner can become complex. In this paper I will attempt to explore the criminal justice professional’s role in fulfilling
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Criminal Justice Practitioners Shaureka Hill Kaplan University Criminal Justice Practitioners The expectations society has for law enforcement officers are to protect and serve all individual‚ families‚ and businesses. Society and individuals expect law enforcement to be non-judgmental or discriminate to individuals. Society expects law enforcement to be none corruptive or brutal towards individuals with different religious views and sexual preferences. Off duty law enforcements should have
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