jurisdictions do probation officers counsel both adults and juveniles. Pretrial services officers investigate an offender’s background to determine if that offender can be safely allowed back into the community before his or her trial date. They must assess the risk and make a recommendation to a judge who decides on the appropriate sentencing or bond amount. When offenders are allowed back into the community‚ pretrial officers supervise them to make sure that they stay with the terms of their
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Prison Overcrowding Terence Ingram Professor Karina Arzumanova‚ Esq. January 27‚ 2013 Strayer University Prison Overcrowding Criminal Activity is on the rise. With prison populations growing at an all-time rate‚ the federal prison system has not been able to keep up. As a result‚ this is a serious problem which puts inmates and guards in danger and holds back efforts to rehabilitate convicts. ( McLaughlin‚ 2012) Violence will be on the rise as more inmates are squeezed into small living
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA‚ ) ) Plaintiff‚ ) ) vs. ) Cause No.: 11-CR-125-RCB ) FRANCES DANIELLE SANDOVAL ) Defendant. ) SENTENCING MEMORANDUM COMES NOW Defendant FRANCES DANIELLE SANDOVAL‚ by and through her attorney‚ Paul J. Rubino‚ who hereby submits the following Sentencing Memorandum. It is respectfully submitted that a time-served and probation sentence would comply with all
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Judicial Referee i. The court appoints a judicial referee to conduct a private trial and render a judgment ii. Referees have most of the same powers as trial judges iii. Referees’ decisions stand as judgments of the court 3. Litigation Process a. Pretrial Litigation Process i. Pleadings 1. The
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The Criminal Justice System Myleka Kirkwood CJA/204 April 10‚ 2013 Lenard Wells The Criminal Justice System In today’s society crime does more than expose the weakness in social relationships it undermines the social order itself by destroying assumptions on which it is based (Schnalleger‚ Chapter 1 what is criminal justice‚ 2011). Society has many different definitions of crime. The text states that crime is conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government or
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Abstract Depending on which state a person is within‚ the criminal justice changes in rules‚ procedures and terms; the punishment for crimes committed within the United States are all alike. A crime is considered any act that pays no attention to the federal laws of America. However‚ not all violations of law are held to the highest standard of punishment. Offenses can differ from a speeding ticket to homicide. Depending on the offense committed will determines the result of the punishment. The
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Annotated Bibliography Fulton‚ Betsy‚ Amy Stichman‚ Lawrence Travis‚ and Edward Latessa. "Moderating Probation and Parole Officer Attitudes to Achieve Desired Outcomes." Prison Journal 77.3 (1997): 295-313. CECybrary. ProQuest Database. Allentown Business School‚ Center Valley‚ PA. 7 July 2004 . This study was an assessment of the role preferences of probation and parole officers and the conflict between control and treatment. It was determined that organizational philosophy is a determinate on
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Criminal Justice System Paper Over the last several decades psychologist‚ sociologist and criminologist have tested the different theories of what causes criminal behavior. Prior to defining criminal behavior‚ it is important to first define crime in itself. Is crime merely the act of breaking the law or does the depths of crime go beyond what theories have been established? In accordance
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CHAPTER 1 Historical Development of Law and the Justice System Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Which of the below is an orientation goal of the justice system? a. Protection of individual rights b. Fairness c. Efficiency d. Preventing crime Answer: a Objective: Describe the public order (crime control) and individual rights (due process) perspectives of criminal justice and how criminal procedure balances the two. Page number: 3 Level: Basic 2. Which of the following is a pragmatic goal of the justice
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Running Head: The Pre Trial Process After a suspect is arrested and officially charged with a crime‚ he or she becomes a criminal defendant (Zalman‚ 2008). This step is significant in the criminal justice process because it brings several new sets of rules into play related to the defendant’s trial. Before a criminal defendant can be tried however‚ a number of milestones must be met and several obligatory processes must be completed. These procedures are designed to ensure that a fair trial
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