2. The Criminal investigation Process Police powers You should be mindful of the fact that the exercise of police authority is regulated. The main police powers are defined by statutes including the: Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities.) Act 2002. (LEPRA) and the Bail Act. 1978 NSW Police powers include: 1. The power to arrest (discussed in more detail below). 2. The power to issue cautions‚ warnings and infringement notices in relation to minor offences. 3. The right to obtain
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Definitions of Justice like “giving individuals what they deserve” or “equal distribution of resources” cause tension with utilitarianism concept because it states that what people ‘deserve’ is not essential as maximizing the overall well-being. The concept of utilitarianism is to maximize happiness or minimize suffering and none of these concepts bears a direct relationship with the concept of justice. So‚ a decrease in suffering or increase in happiness will not correlate with an increase in justice. The
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Exercise 6. 1. Outline and explain the three key goals victims can pursue through the criminal justice system. Victims can pursue one or even a combination of three distinct goals. The first is too see to it that hard-core offenders who act as predators are punished‚ The second is to use the justice process as leverage to compel lawbreakers to undergo rehabilitative treatment. The third possible aim is to get the court to order convicts to make restitution for any expenses arising from injuries
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and sophisticated. Criminal law and civil law A crime is a offense against the state.To prevent our society against antisocial behavior criminal law is created‚ the police enforce these criminal laws. Then society will prosecute that person for that crime. Other crimes involve other enforcement agencies but again it will be the community or society which punishes the offender and which pays for the detection and prosecution of the offender. The prosecution of a criminal conviction must establish
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Introduction: I will be debating the relationships of offending‚ victimisation and treatment within the criminal justice process with gender. Gender is where someone’s characteristics that are built in socially in of women and men. It differs from society to society. It depends on which gender you belong too you are educated with the appropriate society norms and behaviour which will affect on how they will treat the same and opposite sex. This can either be in households‚ work place or in the community
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Quantitative Research Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Security Professor Beshears 27 February 2014 Quantitative research collects numerical data through surveys‚ questionnaires‚ and polls. Quantitative research main purpose is to find the relationship between two variables. According to Babbie (2010) a descriptive study establishes only associations between variables while experimental defines the casualties (pg. 1). The data that is collected from the research is usually used
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Criminal Justice Organizational Trends Paper Antonio Gayler CJA/444 August 21‚ 2014 Edward Lopez Running head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONAL TRENDS PAPER 1 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONAL TRENDS PAPER 5 Criminal Justice Organizational Trends Paper The advancement of technology is affecting everyone in their everyday lives whether we want to accept it or not. The criminal justice system is no stranger to this; it has created more work for them and in order for them to keep pace with
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Criminal Justice: Concept‚ Process‚ System‚ and Agencies Helen Jordan-Seals CRJS 1001-12 – Contemporary Criminal Justice System July 29‚ 2012 The Criminal Justice System goes as far back as the days of Jesus. There were Soldiers who acted like policeman‚ the tribune which was the court system‚ and Caesar‚ Herod and even Pontius Pilate stood as judge. The prison system was that of dark caves and dungeons. As we journey to the twenty-first century‚ nothing has genuinely changed.
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“Steps in the Criminal Trial Process” Patricia Baine Strayer University SOC 205 February 12‚ 2012 Professor Lisa Riggleman-Gross The following outline will illustrate and define the steps in the criminal trial process from arrest to appeal process. 1) Person commits the crime. i. Suspect is identified by police and arrested. ii. Police interview and charge the suspect. 2) Hires attorney. i. Suspect and attorney meet and
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