the Policy Studies Organization First published in 1980‚ Street-Level Bureaucracy received critical acclaim for its insightful study of how public service workers‚ in effect‚ function as policy decision makers‚ as they wield their considerable discretion in the day-to-day implementation of public programs. Three decades later‚ the need to bolster the availability and effectiveness of healthcare‚
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4). In order for judges to rule fairly and equitably they must have the discretion to practice any lawful route. The core of the judicial function is the right to exercise discretion. Judges have the discretion to allow certain courses of actions such as mistrials‚ motion to exclude‚ testimony of certain witnesses (whether to exclude them or not) and sentencing of the accused. A judge will make choices at their discretion with the help of different options. The judicial system puts their trust in
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In today’s modern world‚ many people would be surprised to find out that there is still a racial caste system in America. After witnessing the election of a black president‚ people have started believing that America has entered a post-racial society. This is both a patently false and dangerous mindset. The segregation and stigma of race is still very much alive in our society. Instead of a formalized institution such as slavery or Jim Crow‚ America has found a new way to continue the marginalization
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Criminal Justice System Kimberly Cruse Kaplan University October 14‚ 2012 CJ150: Juvenile Delinquency The current juvenile justice system (JJS) has evolved over the past century with numerous differences that distinguish it from the criminal justice system (CJS). Juvenile justice proponents argued that the youth posses diminished responsibility as well as legal understanding. The earliest court started in Chicago‚ in 1899. A century later‚ there has been
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pornography‚ the acceptability of cohabitation before marriage‚ and the protection of children (Wikpedia‚ 2006). It has been suggested by some that there is a growing occurrence of over criminalization in the United States‚ that our police‚ prosecutorial‚ and judicial time‚ personnel and resources are being preoccupied with an overload in attempts to regulate public morality. The question has been asked as to just how far our government-sanctioned view of morality should intrude into the private
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offenses‚ is becoming a recognizable problem in the state of Florida and across the country. This punishment became enacted within the federal‚ state‚ and local judicial system when courtrooms and prosecutors were given permission to utilize prosecutorial discretion when deciding to send a juvenile to an adult court. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy felt this process was wrong when he stated: “there is no statutory differentiation between adults and juveniles with respect to authorized penalties” (Re‚ R
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Police discretion gives a police officer the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation‚ such as whom to stop for a traffic violations‚ whom to question‚ whom to arrest‚ and how to efficiently deal with public concerns and complaints. Police discretion is an essential aspect of law enforcement because police officers on an individual basis are required to deal with a
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actions and decisions‚ Senior Constable Cullen and Constable Black make‚ in the Lane Cove Break and Enter case study. This essay will also discuss the roles and functions of police and how they must be approached ethically‚ as well as the use of discretion and reporting misconduct and corruption. Ethics is described by the Webster’s online dictionary as a “motivation based on ideas of right and wrong”(n.d.). Simply put ethics is about the values and morals we hold and placing them into a right
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PLEA BARGAINING Plea Bargaining is the central feature of modern criminal justice system. It is also known as Pre-trial settlement‚ plea discussions‚ plea negotiations‚ resolution discussion etc. In its most traditional and general sense‚ “plea bargaining” refers to pre-trial negotiations between the defendant‚ usually conducted by the counsel and the prosecution‚ during which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for certain concessions by the prosecutor. The concept of plea-bargaining
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what should the media do to help reduce corruption in nigeria By: Amoka Eunice O. 08BE07309 Introduction The destructive impacts of corruption in the lives of nations throughout the world is acknowledged. Corruption is one factor that can impede the accelerated socio-economic transformation of developing countries of the world (Alawode‚ 2008). Corruption can be defined as the misappropriation of public resources to private ends (Ojo‚ 2003). Adeyemi (2013)‚ also defines corruption as efforts
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