Critical Issues in the American Criminal Justice System: Sentencing Decisions and the Death Penalty Richard W Ramsay Dr. Allen Lowery CJ 6624 – Court Administration December 1‚ 2010 Abstract This paper discusses three critical issues in the criminal justice system. It touches on the general issues of punishment philosophies‚ sentence decision making‚ and prison overcrowding and focused more specifically on the negative effects of each. Highlighted in this informational paper
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The positive values of work and school release programs are that they can potentially reduce criminal behavior; improve the lives of inmates‚ their families and the well being of the communities to which they return. These programs offer inmates treatment‚ counseling‚ training and education‚ which are vital in assisting the ex-offender with a successful transition. Work release programs are designed to prepare an inmate to return to the community in a slightly controlled environment‚ while learning
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the criminal justice system. It provides an overview of corrections‚ including corrections history‚ the persons‚ agencies‚ and organizations that manage convicted offenders. Other topics that are covered include policy and procedure‚ sentencing‚ probation‚ and rehabilitations of prisoners. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into
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risen to a point where one in 100 American adults was behind bars. A second Pew study‚ the following year‚ added another disturbing dimension to the picture‚ revealing that one in 31 adults in the United States was either incarcerated or on probation or parole” (Pew Center on the States‚ 2011). It is very costly for the states to maintain the prisoners behind bars. It has been estimated that the cost of state spending on corrections is 52 billion dollars. Recidivism is a term used by law enforcement
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which provide a service of detention or incarceration‚ parole‚ and probation (Clear‚ Todd‚ Cole‚ & Reisig‚ 2009). All of these services and
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the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as adolescents (p. 728). With court cases such as Graham v Florid and Sullivan v Florida the court system has shown small progressions towards terminating a judge’s ability to deliver life sentences to juveniles‚ but it does not give a great
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com/about_5087269_role-correctional-system.html) The only goal the correctional system has is to punish those who are incarcerated‚ so they never commit another crime and have to come back. It is the most common way of punishment besides capital punishment‚ parole or probation. Its supose to teach them a lesson and be the most affective way‚ but is it? The correctional system is also supposed to rehabilitate inmates. Rehabilitation‚ if done well‚ will make the criminal functional in normal society after release. This
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Does America have a crime problem‚ or a mental health problem? Or‚ do we have a mental health problem that is contributing to our growing crime problem and incarceration rates? Numbers indicate that America’s growing crime and incarceration rates are greatly contributed to by untreated mental health issues. While having a mental illness does not automatically negate ones responsibility for having committed a crime‚ it is something that needs addressed during and after incarceration. Anyone who has
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CJ220 Criminal Justice and the Community Community policing is explained as a collaboration of community and the police working together to help identify and solve criminal activities. Additionally‚ the whole concept behind it is to promote public safety and to enhance the quality of life within the neighborhoods in which we reside in. Community policing is composed of two major components which are community partnership and problem solving. Community policing is a program that was initially
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Cited: Anderson‚ David. Sensible Justice; Alternatives To Prison. New York: Random‚ 1997. "Between Prison and Probation." Corrections Compendium. October‚ 1996: pp 22-23. Infonautics Corporation. Federal probation and pretrial services-a cost effective and successful community connect. Baltimore: Infonautics Corporation‚ 1998. Lawrence‚ Austin. Prison and its Alternatives. Strategic Planning and Special Projects
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