1. Briefly outline the components of the CJS system and explain their relationship to each other and to the community. The criminal justice system has four main components‚ law enforcement‚ prosecution‚ Judiciary and corrections. The first of the four which is law enforcement has the duty of upholding the law and protecting the rights of those within the community. Many law enforcement officers don’t necessarily see it that way‚ primarily because municipalities focus more on infractions rather than
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Marcos Villagomez Courtroom 11-9-2013 During this paper I am going to be covering topics such as the courtroom work groups‚ the role of a prosecutor‚ the effects of the criminal justice funnel and the backlog of cases on the court system and the courtroom work group. Topics such as these are important to cover so that each individual has a complete understanding of the pros and cons of systems in the judicial system. What is a courtroom work group? “The professional courtroom actors
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Criminal Justice System Shelby Goodwin Professor Debra Shiftlett-Picardi Foundations of the Criminal Justice System Search Warrant Issue Process and Fourth Amendment Requirements The Search Warrant is known as an order being written and issued from the officials of the court. The warrant bestows the officer full authority to find a person at a particular place while looking for particular objects and to take possession if objects are found with the person. As per the criminal court‚
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Law Enforcement Reporting & Recording Writing Importance Scenarios 1-4 September 15‚ 2010 Week 1 By ???????? Prepared for ???????? Importance of Written Communication in Criminal Justice A Criminal Justice career can be greatly enhanced with good written communication skills for the following reasons: one reason is that it is important that our written documentation and reports are clearly stated for interpretation. The well written report or document provides the audience with the
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Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation Lori Bell CJA/550 October 31‚ 2011 Brenda Ward Civilian oversight of law enforcement is a vital element of the democratic society. Effective civilian oversight of police is crucial to guarantee that the police use its power of authority in a way that exhibits respect for the law and individual rights and freedoms. The committee’s responsibility is to maintain a balance between police independence and to complete investigations and maintain order without
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When you think of the criminal justice system‚ you think of justice being served to those who wish to threaten it. The criminal justice system is a very powerful system that protects our society but like society‚ it is not perfect. The justice system runs off of discrimination against race and gender It is believed that African Americans are the criminals‚ Caucasians are the victims‚ and women are too weak to even be in the system. Is this information accurate? I believe that crime should not be
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I believe that the media definitely plays a major factor in the criminal justice system in today’s society. Several years ago the effect may have not been a strong as it has now. This could be due to the growth in technology. We currently live in a society where we are surrounded by all types of media. It can be the news‚ social network‚ games‚ movies‚ music‚ etc.‚ and just as our textbook say exposure to media content is found everywhere. Within these media we sure hear and see many thing which
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Need of Reforms in Criminal Justice System Law is a set of rules and regulation prescribed by the administration in justice. The first and the foremost objective of law are welfare and betterment of society i.e. in easy words we can say that provide justice to a common man. In today’s era Change is constant‚ this is evident as the time is changing and so is the law in the form of amendment. But even in the new phase of legislations the “criminal justice system” of India is yet to improve. The
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Improving the Criminal Justice System Ivy B. Danforth University of Phoenix Public Policy Issues CJA/580 Jeffery P. Codner March 29‚ 2010 Improving the Criminal Justice System Senator Jim Webb crusades against prison overcrowding citing a need to repair the criminal justice system by recalculating “who goes to prison and for how long” (Webb‚ 2009‚ p. 4). The U. S. Justice Department and Senator Webb agree that drug abuse and addiction results in an overburdened justice system. According
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“There can be no justice unless criminals are punished.” Justice can be defined as fair treatment or behavior. For Christians‚ the idea of justice comes from a belief that all people are created in the image of God (imago dei) and should therefore be treated with dignity and respect. Therefore‚ whenever a person commits a crime it is the responsibility of the government to make sure that the issue of justice is addressed. Some Christians believe that punishing criminals is the only way
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