The criminal justice system originated as far back as the American colonial days. The criminal justice system is defined as the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws (need citation). According to the National Center for Victims of Crime‚ which is the nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them‚ there are two main systems: state and federal. State criminal justice systems
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TJJD was created on December 1‚ 2011 replacing the Texas Juvenile Probation Commissions (TJPC) and Texas Youth Commission (TYC). Their mission is to transform young lives and create safer communities. Along with their mission comes their core values of justice‚ safety‚ integrity‚ partnership‚ and innovation. With this in
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History of Corrections Michael Perdun Professor Mendez CJ232 July 24‚ 2010 The historical development of corrections since the colonial period is very interesting to look into. After the colonial period there were other significant events that led up to how the history of corrections is so important such as the arrival of the penitentiary‚ the reformatory movement‚ the rise of the progressives‚ the rise of the medical model‚ community
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Social justice issues occur in every “nook and cranny” of the earth. I believe that these issues are typically results of disproportional wealth and resources‚ unjust treatment of individuals in regards‚ but not limited‚ to race‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ and/or religion. A social problem that relates to social justice‚ and is prevalent today in the United States‚ would be police brutality. Police brutality can be viewed as the deliberate use of exaggerated force by a police officer‚ which oftentimes
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Abstract Prisoner reentry programs are generally of two types: Faith and Non-faith. Recently‚ both types of programs have come under increasing scrutiny and interest since these type of programs purport to hold the promise to lessen the nation’s recidivism rate. While immense policy challenges lie ahead‚ and fiscal concerns drain state and municipal budgets‚ the effectiveness and efficiency of such programs should be further analyzed and debated. This research examined five faith-based‚ male-only
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involvement when creating programs. One of such program types Exodus has to offer is for youth empowerment. These programs concentrate on teens and young adults who are 16 to 24 years of age. ARCHES is a journaling curriculum program for the youth on probation‚ which teaches participants to handle challenging situations‚ difficult feelings‚ how to communicate and be responsible for their actions. Another program Exodus offers is NextSTEPS. This program is similar to ARCHES‚ except it targets a different
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felons lose more than this type of freedom as part of their punishment. It is as if the punishment is never over and the sentence never ends. That is what I believe causes most convicted felons to get out of prison and commit another crime. Because recidivism rates are so high‚ the “debt to society” at the heart of this issue is not with respect to serving a sentence for a particular crime‚ it is in having not adopted a criminal lifestyle (Latham‚ 2011). The convicted felon ought to have the obligation
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How successful has the prison system been in achieving a balance between disciplinary and therapeutic strategies in dealing with drugs? Introduction: The role of the prison can be described in various ways. Nevertheless‚ in a broader sense‚ prisons are meant to perform the varied objectives of punishment which include deterrence‚ retribution and rehabilitation. The generalized understanding of the function of the prison is however‚ at the least‚ to keep troublesome individuals away from the society
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Drug courts were shown to have been effective in reducing drug related crimes and recidivism (Franco‚ 2010). Drug courts had many advocates that supported their success. One included Janet Reno who was the United States Attorney at the time and became a champion of drug courts. Reno even paved the way for federal funding to plan for court
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using different methods. In 2013‚ Ethan Couch‚ an American minor who was 16 years old at that year‚ killed 4 people because he was driving under the influence of alcohol. Ethan was tried in the juvenile court and he was only sentenced ten years’ probation and with no time in jail. The victims’ family members were so frustrated because they said that the justice was not received but other members of society thought that this was a good decision because the main goal of the juvenile court is to rehabilitate
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