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    The third contact of the criminal justice system is the corrections. Corrections form of discipline of punishment can range from jails‚ prisons‚ probation‚ parole‚ house arrest‚ etc. Jails are ran by local government and law enforcement‚ which is intended to hold inmates awaiting trial or serving a short sentence. The short sentence is usually no more than above one year. Jails operate work release programs‚ educational‚ drug prevention programs and others. These programs are created to help the

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    organizational and administrative side of criminal justice seems to revolve around a variety of models. Some models have been developed years ago and some are even being constructed today. Some reflect off each other and some take a model and build on it. One thing is for sure; models are either closed -system models or open -system models. Closed-system models are the most widely used. They are also the easiest to use. The reason behind this is that with closed-system models explanations of occurrences

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Background - In the spring of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization‚ the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ targeted Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at the ending segregation. The police reacted violently with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Hundreds of protesters‚ including King‚ were jailed. At first‚ King was criticized for taking on Birmingham; eight white

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    substantially observed the rules of the institution; (b) release would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense or promote disrespect for the law; and (c) release would not jeopardize the public welfare. Parole has a three-fold purpose: (1) through the assistance of the United States Probation Officer‚ a parolee may obtain help with problems concerning employment‚ residence‚ finances‚ or other personal problems which often trouble a person trying to adjust to life upon release from prison; (2)

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    In the criminal justice system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. These groups include the police who investigate the crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. When there is a trial‚ a selective number of individuals are called before the court known as the jury. It is not only the right and duty of juries to judge the facts‚ but also what is the law. To ultimately determine a verdict‚ the jury must take all information into consideration

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    has become exceptionally evident that racism was and still is a problem. Remarkably racism is a vast problem in the criminal justice system. A grand question is how racism in the legal system truly effects the black community? Unfair convictions towards black people‚ police brutality‚ and system abuse of power are the main effects of unfair treatment in the criminal justice system. For instance‚ unequal convictions towards black people. A white man and a black man can commit the same crime‚ but the

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    Because I assumed he was a criminal‚ I also made the assumption that the police officers who came after‚ were in pursuit of him. As a result of believing that he is a criminal and was desperately running away from law enforcement‚ I assumed he must have done something wrong. At the same time‚ I felt the urge to protect him. Perhaps I’m just jaded towards the justice system and especially police officers‚ but I also felt as if the man was in trouble

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    Unit 8 Essay Prof. Steven Kaufman Unit 8 Essays Answer all of the following questions: 1. Identify and describe ways that terrorism has impacted the police mission in the U.S.? * Be sure to provide examples. Describe at least two disagreements that exist regarding the appropriate law enforcement behavior to fight terrorism and maintain personal liberties? I don’t believe that it has impact all police officer in the U.S because what happened in one place don’t mean it has to impact all

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    discussed their trails‚ how long they been incarcerated when they’ll be released‚ and how often they been in & out the system. There were also some factors that were discussed on why some of them end up back in the system‚ why some of them act out the way they do‚ and why one individual turns to drugs. This video showed me how right I was about how corrupted the criminal justice system is when the narrator said there are more prisoners incarcerated than the number of beds they have to offer. The military

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    Meg Houbolt April 19‚ 2013 “Paradise Lost” Criminal Justice 101-A Law Enforcement 102-A Jessie Misskelley’s signed a Miranda waiver on tape before he was interrogated by Detective Ridge. His confession is not admissible under Iowa law on “Miranda” voluntariness‚ but I do not believe that the evidence supports his confession. In the case of State of IOwa‚ Appellee v. Jimmie Lee HODGES page 347‚ Hodges confessed to the crime that he was accused of after the police officer “suggested that by

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