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    Various aspects of police operations Jose Sanchez Cja/214 November 23‚ 2011 Francisco Juarez Various aspects of police operations Being a police officer is not as easy as we all think. There are many risks that police officers take by trying to protect our community. Some of this risks police officers take can even take them to dead‚ every year a lot of them get injured and some they are just killed from all over the world. Let’s begin with some as simple as a car crash‚ the police officers

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    The criminal justice system is composed of many parts‚ but the three main parts include: the police‚ the courts‚ and corrections. Without them‚ the world would be thrown into chaos. Each serves their own purpose‚ can work well together‚ and‚ at times‚ can hinder each other. They all are constant forces pushing‚ pulling‚ and working together to meet a common goal. To keep order and protect those who can’t protect themselves. First and foremost‚ there has to be an understanding of what each part

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    the criminal justice system The government document “Unequal Justice Under the Law— Racial Inequities in the Justice System” by Clarence M. Dunnaville‚ Jr. have many strengths. This governments document purpose is to enlighten people about the commission of law enforcement agencies‚ court systems‚ legislators and both federal and state governments and each responsibility in the criminal justice system. The author presented a detailed journal on disparate treatment occurring in the criminal justice

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    Role of the jury: The jury is an integral part of the courts. It consists of twelve random people from the public who sit in a seated area beside the judge. Before the trial commences‚ one person from the twelve is selected as a ‘foreman’ by the jury. They are a spokesperson for the whole jury. A jury isn’t always necessary‚ only really for defamation and assault cases. The jury’s role is decide whether they believe‚ given the facts‚ if a person is guilty or not guilty of committing the offence

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    state has an independent authority to govern itself and the mandate to govern and protect its citizens. The law enforcement officers are the agents of enforcing the law‚ and the police play a very significant role in promoting peace. There are policies that guide how the police maintain law and order and which describe the growing series of actions that an officer can take when resolving a situation. These policies recognize the rights of the people‚ and that the police have the instruction to respect

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    affect on the state‚ pick one topic and focus on it (example: drugs) Respond: talk about all methods of policing‚ then show how they worked or didn ’t. “Basically the crackdown occurs when authorities flood a specific area that is known for problems and seek to remove the criminal element from the area” its called weed and seek. “a study of an April 1999 crackdown on drugs in seven Virginia neighborhoods showed a 92 percent reduction in reported crime during the crack down period with

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    Criminal Justice Essay Jeremy Hanes CJA/204 10 June2013 Erica Veljic In today’s society crime is increasing every day and the types of crime are changing. It seems more and more that crimes of identity theft and organized crime are on the rise. According to the CJi Interactive Media crime is defined as “ conduct in violation of the criminal laws of the state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction‚ for which there is no legally acceptable justification

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    does not‚ especially in the Criminal Justice System. Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System results from the dissimilar treatment of similarly situated people based on race. The history of racial disparity in the Criminal Justice System in the U.S has been longstanding. With this country’s shameful past of slavery‚ the Jim Crow laws‚ and numerous other racially based injustices‚ it seems obvious that race plays a factor in many facets of the criminal justice system‚ such as who is more likely

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    Background - In the spring of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization‚ the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ targeted Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at the ending segregation. The police reacted violently with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Hundreds of protesters‚ including King‚ were jailed. At first‚ King was criticized for taking on Birmingham; eight white clergymen published a letter calling his actions "unwise and

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    Leadership in Criminal Justice Mitchell Meadows University of South Florida Abstract Leadership is a necessary component of any organization to include a criminal justice organization. In recent years‚ research has clearly indicated that leadership must be present in criminal justice organizations for a multitude of reasons. Leaders provide motivation and inspire their followers to progress while advancing toward a shared vision. This paper will discuss several different aspects

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