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    their own hands not thinking twice about the consequences. Crime is not a joke‚ especially when it involves innocent civilians who can end up hurt‚ with no protection of their own. This is why criminal justice is so important‚ it is their for the people. It is their to protect and get justice. It is there for knowledge and for people who dont necessarily feel the need to know about the law and how important it is to understand its meaning. In the first few chapters‚ I learned that there

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    Seven Essential Interview Skills Kathy Thomas Criminal Justice Communications September 28‚ 2012 You are a probation officer who was conducting a home visit for probationer Bobby Jean. You walk up to the door‚ she answers‚ and you notice a bag of marijuana sitting on the kitchen table. She promises that it is not hers. You provide her with a urine screen and it is clean. Based on the above scenario‚ please respond to the following questions: * What would you do? * Would this scenario

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    29 January If you can’t do the time‚ don’t do the crime.  In recent discussion of Juvenile Justice‚ a controversial issue has been whether juveniles should be tried as adults in adult courts for heinous crimes they have committed. On one hand‚ some argue that they should not be tried as adults and do not deserve harsh sentences but as children seeking help. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that those who commit such heinous

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    1. You should have a basic understanding of the terms ‘valid’ and ‘sound’ and be able to identify valid and sound arguments. 2. In the trial of Dudley and Stephens‚ how did the defense argue that Dudley and Stephens were innocent? Why does the prosecution reject this argument? How would a utilitarian judge the case? * They were argued to be innocent because it was out of necessity to kill the boy * Had they not killed and eaten the boy‚ they could have died * The boy was already

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    The Juvenile Justice Policy Jason Austin The juvenile justice system in dealing with juvenile offenders has cyclically gone from a rehabilitative approach to a punitive approach a number of times since its inception (Jenson & Howard‚ 1998). Research by Bernard (1992)‚ as cited in Jenson and Howard (1998)‚ examined the history of the juvenile justice system from 1820 and found that when juvenile crime is determined to be high‚ the justice system responds with severe punishments and few

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    The Plausibility of Thrasymachus’ Argument on Justice It is my objective in this paper‚ to illustrate the claims made by Thrasymachus‚ in The Republic‚ as argument to Socrates’ views on what justice is. I will then evaluate the claims‚ "justice is nothing other than the advantage of the stronger" (338c)‚ and that "a just man always gets less than an unjust one" (343d)‚ in an effort to see how Thrasymachus uses these statements to provoke an argument. Despite the contradictory nature of these statements

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    The subject matter of the "Republic" is the nature of justice and its relation to human existence. Book I of the "republic" contains a critical examination of the nature and virtue of justice. Socrates engages in a dialectic with Thrasymachus‚ Polemarchus‚ and Cephalus‚ a method which leads to the asking and answering of questions which directs to a logical refutation and thus leading to a convincing argument of the true nature of justice. And that is the main function of Book I‚ to clear the ground

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    Justice With a Basis Do people really know what justice is nowadays? Justice is defined as treatment that is based on what is morally right and fair. Governments seem to think highly of it. All governments have a justice system‚ dedicated to maintaining and upholding justice. Some justice systems work‚ causing the people to feel safe and secure. But some don’t‚ causing anxiety and trouble. My knowledge of the Reformation‚ the founding of America‚ and the present time convinces me that a dependable

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    Merriam Webster defines justice as the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action. Humans believe that they should have the right to justice‚ fairness and proper treatment. A common theme found in much of the Greek literature we’ve read over the course of this semester is the seeking of justice by many characters in an attempt to procure the vengeance they believe they deserve. When these characters feel wronged‚ they believe that it is up to them to acquire their own justice by any means necessary

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    that everything has a purpose‚ which is determined and fulfilled by natural law. However‚ he makes a very clear contradiction to Aristotle’s beliefs when it comes to the issue of what the purpose of justice is. Aristotle believes that justice is the presence of all virtue‚ while Thomas believes that Justice is one thing on its own‚ he believes that it is specifically the virtue of a good citizen. This idea is one that Aristotle could not have understood‚ because in his time‚ being a good citizen is

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