Research in Criminal Justice Joshua Johnston CJA/324 March 2015 Criminal justice is one of countless career fields that utilizes research in its everyday functions. Each and every department or organization has its own type of research‚ as well the focus of that research. From psychological research and criminal analysis‚ to advances in the way crime scenes and evidence are processed. Research is a very important part of the technological advances and information gains in the world of criminal
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Ethical Scrapbook Part II CJA/324 November 29‚ 2012 Virginia Swisher Our first questions and issue discussed deals with the subject “Good Samaritan.” We as a team had to decide should jurisdictions have a “Good Samaritan” law requiring an individual to help another if he or she is able. Without thought or time wasted debating one another‚ we all agree (except Frank) that no there should not be “Good Samaritan” law. We believed that if individuals want to assist when someone is in distress
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Keishla M. Del Valle Marrero University of Phoenix CJA/394 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND FUTURES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Week 3 January 12‚ 2015 Prof. Hector Garcia Part A: Case Volume Overloads. It has been commonly known and is no secret that case volumes in court have increased among with crime due to the constant new laws being created‚ the lack of fear from the criminals and in some occasions the lack of procedure knowledge from the community with possible offenders. I’ve seen many cases that
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Victims Rights and Vengeance CJA/324 November 19‚ 2013 David Burris Victims Rights and Vengeance What is your personal stance on the current state of victims’ rights in America? In the United States attorney ’s battle every day for victims and to secure their rights. In today ’s society laws are being implemented every day to ensure that we help victims of crimes. The court system tries to look out for individuals that have been victimized. There are many individuals that advocate for
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Syllabus College of Criminal Justice and Security CJA/354 Version 4 Criminal Law Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This is an introductory course in the study of criminal law‚ general legal principles‚ and how the criminal law functions in and affects modern society. This course highlights a variety of key topics‚ including the concept of crime and the development of criminal law‚ defenses to criminal charges‚ and a number
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Court Issues & Victims ’ Rights Sarah Szafranski CJA/394 02/02/2015 Maxine Bryant Court Issues & Victims ’ Rights As a victim‚ one is entitled to certain rights. Despite the fact that some of the rights are universal‚ others are only awarded by a jurisdiction. For instance‚ the State of Georgia has its own set of special rights that are accorded to any victim. As such‚ it is vital for every individual to understand what these rights entail in order to make sure that they receive fair and just treatment
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Victim’s Rights and Vengeance CJA/324 ETHICS in CRIMINAL JUSTICE June 30‚ 2014 This paper examines aspects of victimized people‚ the effect of wrongdoing on victimized people. Particular attention is drawn to the stereotypes associated with victims and constructions of the ideal victim. Procedural and administration rights particularly assume an imperative part in characterizing whether exploited people are given proper consideration. A lot of people
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Management Accounting Use the data below to answer questions 1 through 3. The following data for ABC Ltd pertain to the production of 3‚000 skate gaurds during April. Direct Materials (All materials purchased were used): Standard cost: $9.00 per meter. Total actual cost: $5‚985. Standard cost allowed for units produced was $5‚400. Materials efficiency variance was $270 unfavourable. 1) The flexible budget amount expressed in number of input units per output unit is: a) 0.20 meters b) 0.21
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Social Process Social Process The social process theory draws the conclusion that criminals were raised in an environment that forms them to make unlawful decisions. People are influenced by what they are taught and their surroundings such as where they were raised‚ their guardians‚ and people they associated with. Individual’s actions and thought process will be based on what their first instinct is and their first instinct will be what they know best. For example‚ if a boy is raised
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CALIFORNIA’S RACE BASED LOCKDOWN Learning Team B Overview History Reasons Pros & Cons Success? Failure? Repurcussions Discrimination? Conclusion References HISTORY A state appeals court up held a 2002 ruling for Pelican bay in Northern California HISTORY 2005 U.S. supreme court ruling. HISTORY In 2009 pelican bay started using race separation gain. REASONS REASONS REASONS PROS Helped for Corrections Officers to recognize prison issues rapidly. Maintained
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