The Criminal Justice System Myleka Kirkwood CJA/204 April 10‚ 2013 Lenard Wells The Criminal Justice System In today’s society crime does more than expose the weakness in social relationships it undermines the social order itself by destroying assumptions on which it is based (Schnalleger‚ Chapter 1 what is criminal justice‚ 2011). Society has many different definitions of crime. The text states that crime is conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government or
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organizational and administrative side of criminal justice seems to revolve around a variety of models. Some models have been developed years ago and some are even being constructed today. Some reflect off each other and some take a model and build on it. One thing is for sure; models are either closed -system models or open -system models. Closed-system models are the most widely used. They are also the easiest to use. The reason behind this is that with closed-system models explanations of occurrences do
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The first 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
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in the world logically and clearly. Education enables individuals to put their potential to use and make a difference in the future. It is essential for individuals to be educated in a way that they will expand their knowledge vastly. An ideal educational model is very difficult to achieve‚ and is often argued over by people in society. Every person in the world is unique in their own way‚ having their own strengths and weaknesses. Everyone has a learning style that is unique to them‚ developed
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Exam #1 Review 1. Conflict vs. Consensus Models of Criminal Justice Consensus Model a. This model of criminology views criminal law as reflecting the interest of the public b. Incorporates a utilitarian perspective Conflict Model c. According to this model of criminology‚ criminal law serves the interests of the elite and powerful at the expense of the majority of society. d. Rooted in traditional Marxism Consensus Perspective e. A product of social values and needs f. Emile Durkheim suggested that
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I believe that the due process model (which puts emphasis on an individuals rights) is essential and should constantly be our primary focus of this criminal justice system‚ although under the due process model there is a probability of criminals being set free or acquitted due to some technicality where individuals rights had been violated. As humans‚ we make mistakes and as we grow‚ we will learn from such mistakes. To affirm that those rights would not be violated again‚ but to allow a persons
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nterest in restorative justice has been growing since the early 1990s. In many countries‚ programs‚ studies and discussion groups on the subject have proliferated. The failure of the punitive justice model‚ excessive use of incarceration and the alienation of victims and lack of response to their needs have generated support for this new way of thinking (Roach‚ 2000; Law Commission of Canada‚ 2003; Hudson‚ 2003). In Canada‚ the emergence of the restorative justice model can also be attributed to
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community justice models; involvement‚ partnership‚ mobilization and intermediary model. I expanded on the neighborhood watch since it is a perfect example of the mobilization model. In addition‚ I vouched for the involvement model as being the most effective approach to community justice strategies. In community justice several approaches have been made in order to help members of the community and the justice systems develop a critical understanding of some of the variation in community justice activity
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In addition‚ the offender needs special treatment and care so they can become functional and a valuable part of society. However‚ it is argumentative. According to The Justice Model offenders are under their own control in which free will should be held responsible‚ especially for their wrongful actions. In that case‚ the offender is not a victim and must be treated as an offender (Hess & Orthmann‚ 2012). In addition‚ the
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We chose to write our paper and give our presentation on the Juvenile Justice Services of Utah. We chose this topic first and foremost because this is the direction and area in which we both have chosen to pursue in our future employment and something that we both feel passionate about. Going beyond that‚ we both have made choices as a youth that led us to this path. Our paper will outline the objectives of JJS‚ who qualifies and what requirements they must meet‚ how the program works‚ and the desired
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