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    second group involved in this system is the working class (also known as the lower classes)‚ which involves the powerless individuals that have no choice but to sell their labor to the higher class in order to make a living and survive in the real world. I like to see this system as the boss and the ones that work for the boss. The elite are able to maintain power over the working class because the higher class is seen as having more power than the

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    topics in the criminal justice system concerns the death penalty. The majority of the population in the U.S would say they are against the death penalty. However‚ the death penalty is one of the most beneficial sentences the court could deliver. Our state law allows a jury to vote for “death by lethal injection” for convicted criminals. I would not vote to change this law because offenders are granted a fair trial to prove their innocence‚ it acts as a deterrent to other criminals‚ and is the appropriate

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    have the right to remain silent during custodial interrogations. *Criminal defendants have a right to remain silent at their criminal trial. *In all other legal contexts‚ citizens have a right not to answer specific questions that might tend to incriminate them. 2. What is necessary for a statement to be considered “self-incriminating”? 5pts *A statement can be considered self-incriminating if it could lead to criminal liability in any jurisdiction. It is also giving a testimony in a

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    The Minority Community vs. Criminal Justice System The criminal law(s) have always been an issue with Black America in the United States. The criminal justice system has evolved into a negative effect on minority races. This has continued to annihilate the African-American community from the Jim Crow Laws established after slavery in 1800s to now in the 2000’s. The government elites established theories to keep blacks from opportunity and equality. Marxist theory explains this‚ how minorities can

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    Integrity and Honesty Integrity can be defined as "an uncompromising adherence to a code of moral‚ artistic or other values‚ utter sincerity‚ honesty and candor‚ avoidance of deception‚ expediency‚ artificiality or shallowness of any kind" (Webster’s 3rd New International Dictionary 1174). In simpler words this means to maintain high standards and follow the rules‚ even when no one is watching. Integrity is very important in our everyday life if we wish to be good people. The sad thing is that if

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    accommodations in preventing recidivism. This paper will report the results of an initial review on recidivism. The result of the literature-reviewed will examined different needs and accommodations among female offenders and how recidivism is formed. Various studies and ways to prevent recidivism will be explained from discouraging a revolving door for female offenders. Several factors will be examined such as‚ institution programs‚ families‚ and the community that

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    sex offender‚ yet his liberty was generously granted by our glorious justice system. Whether it be deficient funding of state prisons or the authorities simply appealed to Arizmendi’s disciplinary actions‚ his impetuous release allowed for this tragedy to befall upon our family. Individuals with the grand power of jurisdiction should not and cannot be placidly releasing these societal threats. Countless other dangerous criminals are given minimal sentence leaving innocent American families to sleep

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    retribution in the United States criminal justice system. The value for this round will be: justice‚ where everyone gets what they are due. In order to provide a criterion for which to judge the value‚ as well as a way to achieve my value‚ the value- criteria shall be: retribution‚ where the punishment of an individual is more often than not weighted by the gravity of the crime that they committed. This is not to say that the justice system is justified in putting our criminals through excruciating torture

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    similar alliances are emerging in various parts of the country‚ (Barrio ‚n.d.). Most street gangs in El Paso don ’t deal directly with Mexican cartels‚ but the alliance between the Barrio Azteca gang and the Juarez drug cartel is well documented. The Barrio Azteca gang was started in 1986 by five street gang members from El Paso‚ Texas. The Barrio Azteca was formed to unite El Paso street gang members who had been incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Barrio Azteca had grown from

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    are taken to punish the offender. The criminal justice system is made up of three components law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections. These three components work together to apprehend criminals‚ determine whether or not he or she are guilty‚ and if guilty to punish them for their criminal actions. Law enforcement is the first component of the criminal justice system. They are the first people to come in contact with the suspect in the criminal justice system. Law enforcement can be broken down

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