Consider the role and status of victims in the criminal justice system There can be more than one way to define a victim‚ in one instance it’s believed that a victim is someone that has been harmed physically‚ emotionally and/or economically harmed by incriminating actions perpetrated by another being. (Karmen 2010) It can be argued that the family of the offender is in fact a victim too. In the sense that family and friends may experience the lost of a family member or a friend‚ if they were
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This paper will explore the term “family community” in relation to Indigenous Australians’ and how their way of life enriched by spirituality‚ music art and storytelling has been impacted by decades of political decisions and social attitudes. The deliberate policies of assimilation has caused intergenerational impact on indigenous families. The author will consider personal experiences of family offering a reflection of how values‚ beliefs and experiences may influence and perhaps question what
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Overcoming Stress‚ Fatigue‚ Brutality‚ and Corruption within the Police Force Betsy Krumbholz Everest University Online CCJE 1020-51 Intro to Criminal Justice Instructor Michael Teague November 25‚ 2012 Abstract This week’s assignment is overcoming stress‚ fatigue‚ brutality‚ and corruption within the police force. Unfortunately‚ the role of a police officer is one of the most stressful professions there is. We will be discussing the reasons why this is so‚ and what is being done to
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Written Task Article: ‘Hong Kong’s ethnic minority students deserve a fair chance in life’ Few are happy with education in Hong Kong. Local parents complain about mainlanders competing for places in kindergartens‚ while expatriates worry about rising fees in international schools. But a third group of children have it worse: ethnic minorities. For many in Hong Kong‚ ethnic minority kids are off the radar. This lack of interest does not reflect well on our attitudes towards wealth‚ social status
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The community I am focusing on is homeless families with children within the Gloucester County‚ New Jersey area. The problem area I am going to address is the educational barriers and challenges faced by homeless children and youths. Two of the very knowledgeable people who are experts in the community and the problems I am addressing are the executive director of Family Promise and a social worker/counselor from Gloucester County Special Services who advocates for these families and their children
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known as the Cheka was put in place for that goal. The Cheka‚ a task force whose name has no formal translation‚ hunted down citizens who Lenin considered a threat to his regime. As the government had many that opposed the communist government‚ the police force created terror throughout much of the Russian population. Although the exact numbers of executions and deaths from the Red Terror is not known‚ some historians think that as many as half a million were killed by the Cheka. Yet‚ executions were
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Interactions between a police department and the community in the jurisdiction that it patrols is very crucial. It is detrimental for the police officers to have a relationship with the people under their watch because the citizens in that area can either help or hurt them with cases that they are trying to deal with. According to Walker‚ Spohn‚ and DeLone (2018)‚ how the police officer interacts with the people shapes their attitudes towards the entire police department. Sir Robert Peel’s seventh
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Community and Family Studies: Context Area – Parenting and Caring. Authoritarian – The authoritarian style characteristics of a demanding and inflexible parent who usually has a preconceived goal to achieve. This parent expects obedience‚ and children have little input into decisions that many affect them. This form of parenting can result in a child becoming resentful and distant. Children of authoritarian parents tend to do moderately well in school and do not engage in problem behaviours‚ they
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What do members of minority groups gain and lose as they undergo a process of assimilation the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. As a minority you gain and lose it can be positive or negative. Every culture is different as we all know as a minority you have to adapt to the norms. As a minority you gain certain things such as learning a new language although it might be very difficult‚ given the right for a better education‚ being independence the
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What is a Gated Community and does it have to have gates? Discuss. This essay reviews the literature drawn upon and clarifies what it means by community. A full discussion is offered of what a gated community is and whether their associated gates are physical‚ psychological or simply visual barriers to outsiders and are GC defined by these gates? In order to further explore these issues‚ this essay invites theories and concepts such as Weber’s life chances‚ Cohen’s moral panic and Durkheim’s collective
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