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    restitution for the crime. Another example would be if your car is stolen‚ then the criminal who stole your car must compensate you with either returning the car stolen in the original condition it was in or the dollar value of the car. Restitution (Compensation Theory) can satisfy both the Retributivist and Utilitarian Theories. With retributivist it takes in to the thought of not only the deserts of the criminal but also the victim. Restitution gives retributivist the ability to avoid criticism

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    For the purpose of this paper I’m going to keep the identity of the person confedital‚ and will refer to him as Sean. From there it was expressed being a blood is a brother hood. For my topic of interest I decided to research street gangs‚ I wanted to better understand the connection between street life and home life‚ and how certain gang members became gang affiliated. For the purpose of this research project I interviewed two gang members one a bloods and the other a Crip. In the opening statement

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    Amanda Burris Introduction to the Courts Assignment 1.1 Federalism: An outdated concept? Mrs. Mary Morgan January 14 2012 Federalism has been around since the start of our nation. It has tried to balance and set boundaries between the national and state government which has changed significantly since the start of time. It is still evolving as we are in the twenty-first century. The role that our government has today is expanding. The framers helped create this federalist system

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    statutory provisions. Most individuals agree that the most basic goal of the criminal justice system is to protect society from crime. Criminal justice professionals are generally oriented toward one of two opposite goal law and order or individual rights. The pragmatic goals include the goal of preventing crime. Organizations have developed standards‚ which are detailed goals for improving the system. Although the criminal justice system is referred to as a system‚ it is more accurate to refer to

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    Before we can talk about ethics in criminal justice and the slippery slope‚ we must first define what ethics is. Ethics is‚ “that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct‚ with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions” (Dictionary‚ n.d.). Having defined ethics how does it play out in criminal justice? It goes without saying that every department should have ethics training‚ and it should extend beyond just the field of criminal justice. It applies to everyone

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    [pic] CJA/204 – March‚ 2011 (update) College of Criminal Justice and Security Introduction to Criminal Justice CJA/204 Version 2 Course Syllabus Program Council The Academic Program Councils for each college oversee the design and development of all University of Phoenix curricula. Council members include full-time and practitioner faculty members who have extensive experience

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    If you have been arrested and charged with a crime‚ the most important first step you can take is to speak with a criminal defense attorney. The court can appoint counsel for you if your financial situation can not afford a private criminal lawyer‚ or you also have the option to defend yourself in a court of law - although this is not advised. With the pool of criminal defense lawyers being a vast one‚ it’s a good idea to get a head start and discuss your case with a number of attorneys before you

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    Identification Doctrine: Limitations in Establishing Corporate Criminal Liability The identification doctrine is the traditional method by which companies are held liable under the principles of the common law. According to this theory‚ the solution for the problem of attributing the unlawful acts to a corporation for offences that require intention was to merge the identified individual with the corporation. For the purpose of establishing corporate liability‚ a company may be responsible for the

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    Criminal Justice Trends Lisa Anderson Criminal Justice Administration Capstone June 11‚ 2012 Robert Metzger Criminal Justice Trends Criminal justice system is forever changing to protect and server society. Relationships between the United States government‚ state‚ and local policing looking at programs from the past‚ need changes for the future. State and local law enforcement responsibilities‚ and functions in fighting crime by enforcing laws‚ apprehending offenders‚ preventing crime‚ and

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    much different way‚ because they had to fight for many things that a vast majority of people never had to fight for. For some of these people‚ being a criminal was the ultimate American Dream. It was not that they were bad people‚ but they knew that living the life of a felon would give them everything they had ever dreamt of. This gave these criminals the motivation to chase their dream‚ achieve their dream‚ and eventually be blinded by the dream itself. In America‚ there have always been classes

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