Social Issues in the Criminal Justice Field Virginia Whitcomb Kaplan University Professor McGovern CJ100: Preparing for a Career in Public Safety 1/1/15 All of society deals with social issues‚ either directly or indirectly. These can be problems or matters affecting all of society‚ usually in a negative manner. In the US‚ some predominant social issues include homelessness‚ domestic violence and gang violence. Criminal justice professionals face these types of issues daily. The criminal justice
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The Criminal Justice System of UK Law of United Kingdom #The United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law‚ which applies in England and Wales‚ and Northern Ireland law‚ which applies in Northern Ireland‚ are based on common-law principles. Scots law‚ which applies in Scotland‚ is a pluralistic system based on civil-law principles‚ with common law elements dating back to the High Middle Ages. The Treaty of Union‚ put into effect by the Acts of Union in 1707‚ guaranteed the continued
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happening to many island nations around the world. The main cause of these disappearances is “global warming” which is defined as “an increase in the earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate”1. Controversial debates on causes of global warming are on-going. According to the research conducted by Derek Markham‚ a famous analyst on climate change‚ the main causes of global warming may be carbon dioxide emissions from burning plants and gasoline‚ deforestation and
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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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Global Hunger is the most prevalent issue in the modern world. In much of Asia‚ Africa and other parts of the developing world‚ people are malnourished and do not have access to sufficient food. From lack of food‚ children suffer the most with many young people being underweight‚ having a higher under-five mortality rate and most children in the affected areas being malnourished. Hunger levels in third-world countries has decreased however in war affected countries such as Iraq‚ hunger has increased
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Community Corrections has faced many issues‚ as the whole Criminal Justice system faces as well. Between every budget crisis within the systems‚ important resources may be scarce or even cut. One of the main issues that I will be focusing on are the budgetary conflicts of interest and the allocation of finances within the Community Corrections system. Budget crisis are expected in systems of great magnitude‚ but the ineffectiveness of cost implementation of programs‚ use of expenditures and spending
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Jake Davidson World History Key Assignment #6 Global Issue Essay In today’s world there are many problems but one of the most concerning is the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. In this essay I will discuss HIV/AIDS concerns that affect this epidemic. The definition of HIV is a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Worldwide about 34 million people are living
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Global perspective The United Arab Emirates is one of the countries from GCC that has a massive impact because of global warming. The United Arab Emirates is one of the countries from the GCC that has been affected severely from global warming as it is considered to be one of the rapidly developed countries in the Middle East. Nevertheless‚ it has a number of negative activities that will have affect the environment. Firstly‚ the United Arab Emirates is in the list of top ten countries that produce
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1 Ethics‚ or moral conduct‚ are of major importance in the Criminal Justice field today. If the police force condoned unethical behavior‚ there would be very little‚ if any‚ justice being served. Official police misconduct is any “objectionable actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties‚ which can lead to a miscarriage of justice”. (wikipedia.com). However‚ “police misconduct may include a broader range of misconduct‚ reflecting the high standards that we expect
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Jonas Houseright MinE 4554 February 22‚ 2011 Safety and Health Issues in the China Coal Mining Industry The country of China is a world juggernaut in the industry of coal mining. China alone produces roughly one-third of the world economy’s coal. This is largely due to the industrial revolution that has been taking place in China over the past decade which requires a very high energy demand‚ but being on top of the world production of coal has come with a colossal price. Not only is China
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