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    What term is used to describe the science of organizing and analyzing information to make the information more easily understood? statistics 2.Which of the following individuals used statistical methods during the 17th century to study the intelligence of his family members? Francis Galton 3.Which of the following would be used to describe the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data? Descriptive Statistics(the average age of everyone

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    guilty. District courts are created by the Constitution. They are the trial courts of Kansas with jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases‚ including divorce and domestic relations‚ damage suits‚ probate and administration of estates‚ guardianships‚ conservatorships‚ care of the mentally ill‚ juvenile matters‚ and small claims. It is here that the criminal and civil jury trials are held. Appeals may be taken from the district courts to the Court of Appeals and in some cases to the Supreme

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    College Of University of Phoenix In what ways could this new terminology and knowledge be applied to a career in criminal justice? It will help during research and also by knowing the correct terminology the work being performed will be assisted in any criminal justice career by aiding those performing the task giving them the ability to understand how the criminal justice system works and what research is and how research is done. This would give anyone a better ability to comprehend the research

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    discrimination in criminal justice is rampantly widespread as demonstrated by proliferating police brutality and murder‚ racial profiling‚ the war on drugs (and all it entails such a mandatory minimum sentencing‚ three strike laws‚ mass incarceration‚ powder and crack cocaine

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    reality that we face daily‚ it could have justly been them all. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and when broken down in respect to African American race‚ one out of every eleven people is behind bars (US Bureau of Justice‚ 2009). Year after year‚ we witness that more African American men‚ compared to other races‚ are imprisoned. For what you may ask? And simply answered for being a black man in America. The concepts of discrimination‚ racism‚ and most importantly

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    Dartanya Bruin CJ100 Preparing for a Career in Criminal Justice Prof: Gibbons Unit 9 Assignment How the Criminal Justice System Affects Different Populations The Criminal Justice field is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.  Working is corrections‚ trust‚ honor‚ integrity‚ and determination has to be in play.  The role of a criminal justice professional is to protect and serve the society in implementing the laws that rule the nation.  In order to fight crime‚ it takes integrity‚ which

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    does not‚ especially in the Criminal Justice System. Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System results from the dissimilar treatment of similarly situated people based on race. The history of racial disparity in the Criminal Justice System in the U.S has been longstanding. With this country’s shameful past of slavery‚ the Jim Crow laws‚ and numerous other racially based injustices‚ it seems obvious that race plays a factor in many facets of the criminal justice system‚ such as who is more likely

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    3. Discuss some of the inequalities that exist within our criminal justice system. Deviance is defined by breaking social norms‚ which includes minor offenses‚ such as not swearing in front of children‚ and more serious deviance‚ like murder. Deviance that is perceive as dangerous to social structure is labeled a “crime” and is punished by societies. Each society defines deviance differently based on what their values are. Values are culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is

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    Criminal Justice System Paper Steve Hunter CJA/204 February 6‚ 2011 Gary Howard Criminal Justice System Paper A crime is which one breaks the law‚ meaning an individual or a group partakes in an event to do something wrong and one is accused in which a crime was committed. A crime (1981-2005)‚ according to The Free Dictionary is defined as “A violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term

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    Philosophy of Justice in America Michael A. Paul CJA204 July 25‚ 2010 Royce Decker The Philosophy of Justice in America Justice is truth in action and is morally right and truth set forth. In the scenario of the balance of individual rights and public order‚ the truth has to be acknowledged for the justice system to work properly and fairly to provide a balance to the system. While looking at different forms of justice‚ we look at socialcriminal‚ and administrative justice. Social Justice

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