Temika Williams December 9‚ 2011 Final Paper JUS 510 Contemporary Criminal Justice Issues and Trends Joe Niehaus Dear Colleagues‚ In order to promote new and “stretch learning” (learning that expands your current knowledge in a given area) in graduate education‚ I am requesting that you complete and insert the following New Learning Disclosure Statement at the top of the first page of your Final Paper. Thanks. Joe Niehaus NEW LEARNING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT During the research
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fact that I wanted to base my life around helping others. Whether it be helping people physically‚ like a healthcare profession‚ or helping others in a cognitive way. I chose to help protect my community’s safety. I am pursuing a career in the Criminal Justice field for several of reasons. As a child‚ I was raised on the outskirts of Westfield‚ Indiana in a small‚ quaint trailer park. I was well-aware of a policeman
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prominent however‚ is socioeconomic status. The rich will always have an advantage in the justice system in comparison to people with low socioeconomic status. This is mostly due to three key factors; corrections‚ courts‚ and poor defense attorneys. The United States government needs to reform the criminal justice system in order to ensure that every case is equal to one another. First off‚ the corrections system is completely unfair to those who can not afford it. They might not be able to afford
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Running head: CRIMINOLOGY IN THE FUTURE 1 Criminology In The Future Laquita Taylor Criminology 314 Instructor JP January 31‚ 2015 Running head: CRIMINOLOGY IN THE FUTURE 2 This world is constantly changing every day. When the world changes‚ the people change‚ and new technology populates‚ and so does the crime rates. Criminals will try to create new ways to commit crimes. The criminal justice system should pay close attention to these new technologies to keep the people
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The point of viewing this proceeding was to see how the criminal justice system actually works versus how it can be portrayed by the media.
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Running head: Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional 1 Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional Krystal September 11‚ 2011 Ethics & Leadership in Criminal Justice Prof. Denton Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional 2 Leadership is the position or function of a leader‚ a person who guides or directs a group. Criminal justice professionals should develop and maintain leadership skills in their professional and personal
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Throughout our readings‚ it became clear that police are forced to deal with the burdens of our society’s inequalities‚ while politicians often ignore them. The politics of criminal justice are put in place in order to fix society and reduce crime‚ yet we are constantly seeing legislation‚ such as legislation to do with the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty‚ that seems to increase crime and even worsen racial and class divides‚ while the intention was the exact opposite. With the legislation still
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Introduction to Criminology Theory Helps us understand situations‚ feelings‚ human behaviour and human interactions. Thought of as totally speculative Social scientists observe a phenomenon and draw out what is happening‚ give it meaning Social science gives meaning to our lives and allows to predict possible future outcomes A way to reduce crime record is to de-criminalise certain things Assumptions prejudices Theories Theories are tested generalisations and not always ‘true’ No
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AJS 512 Abstract The criminal justice arena is made up of law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections and is vast as well as it is its own environment when referencing the leading or management of special groups. Numerous components within the criminal justice realm require team cooperation
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Criminal justice stakeholders affected by various social‚ political‚ economic‚ and institutional forces throughout the last five decades have implemented policies that have increased reliance on incarceration and its punitive purpose. In contemporary criminal justice reform efforts to scale back mass incarceration‚ some of the most active stakeholders have been this year’s presidential candidates‚ the for-profit prison industry‚ and community-based organizations. Democratic presidential nominee
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