Inside the Criminal Justice System There are many facets to the Criminal Justice System. Each facet plays an important role in the evolution of Criminal Justice System. The Criminal Justice system starts with local police officers moves all the way up to the prosecution and judges that see the cases. Each individual within the Criminal Justice System plays an important role in moving potential offenders through the system in a very effective manner. This process is important‚ so the system works
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For some reasons of justice or cost‚ most offenders are not imprisoned‚ and more than 90 percent 0f all imprisoned offenders are eventually released. If laws are enacted that limit probation or increase the length of imprisonment by abolishing parole‚ there must be corresponding increases in prison space to accommodate the results. Limiting or abolishing parole release causes increases in the use of probation. “Truth-in-sentencing” laws permit only small grants of good time‚ while “three-strikes-and-you’re-out”
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directives of Professor John M. Paitakes‚ PhD‚ Mr. Jim Paul an officer of the New Jersey Intensive Supervision Program‚ and a former subordinate of Dr. Paitakes for so many years during their Probation careers was our guest speaker who lectured our Criminal Justice 2618AA Class of Community Supervision‚ on ISP. Mr. Jim Paul‚ an Officer of the New Jersey State Intensive Supervision Program (ISP)‚ presentations to the class was very‚ very informative and detailed to the entire class. During his
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Borrowed Theory Application NU 540 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget‚ a researcher biologist and genetic epistemologist‚ was interested in how organisms adapt to the environment. He studied the cognitive development of children and believed it involves continuous organization of mental processes. Piaget uses two major aspects in his theory: the process of coming to know and the stages we move through as we acquire this ability (Huitt & Hammel‚ 2003). Piaget believed
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Technology affects our everyday life. Technology also affects the criminal justice field‚ especially in communication. The criminal justice system has different databases thanks to technology. These databases do things that humans wouldn’t be able to do or wouldn’t have the time to do. Two specific types of databases are AFIS and Iris scan. AFIS (also known as IAFIS) stands for Automated Fingerprint Identification System. AFIS is just that‚ a database created to keep track of fingerprints. Iris scan
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Criminal Justice Process: Final Study Guide Chapter 10 A. Impact of Arrests on Court Process: B. Arrests without a Warrant: * Most common form of arrest except for arrests made within the home * Must have a warrant before going into someone’s home with the exception of exigent or emergency situations * Examples of these situations: Pursuit or the destruction of evidence Arrests with a Warrant: * Legal preference- * Neutral magistrate- someone who is not involved in
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Media has a strong influence on today ’s society and the criminal justice system. Interaction with the media continues to create problems in overcoming the racial disparities in this nation‚ due to crime that is committed by ethnic minorities in the media increasing racial stereotypes. Media also has a great influence and disadvantages regarding high profile criminal cases‚ affecting the way Americans view the criminal justice system. High exposure to the news and entertainment media has been
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Disparity and Discrimination Cynthia Valentin 11-03-2014 Judith Brodsky CJS/221 Disparity and discrimination in the criminal justice system causes lack of equality based on the certain individual’s religious beliefs‚ color of skin and background. We live in a world where discrimination and disparities should no longer exist but unfortunately they do. The people around us are the ones who make the world what it is today therefore seeing someone for the way they look and not looking
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legal justice. We as human being have strong moral to treat others fairly regardless of their gender‚ race‚ or religion. The government is the only institution that can make this a reality. There are government policies and institution that are designed for the purpose of promoting important public values. Some of the most important things the government provides are: social and economic justice‚ criminal justice and freedom and equality. The most obvious way is criminal and civil justice. In 2008
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Be Smart - Understanding Food Labels and Nutrition FactsWritten by Patty Poon‚ M.Sc. last updated: May 2006Grocery shopping and reading labels are a delight for some and a real headache for others. Regardless of how you feel about them‚ determining whether a particular food product fits into your healthy diet plan has become easier. In addition to listing the amounts of macronutrients (fat‚ protein and carbohydrate including fiber)‚ a food label may also indicate vitamin and mineral content of the
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