of the accused in the criminal justice system. Popularly expressed in the phrase ‘innocent until proven guilty’‚ it is a concept that sits squarely within the rule of law‚ which aims to protect individual rights from arbitrary and unjust governmental regulation. The presumption of innocence is the promise of an objective analysis of the evidence and facts‚ and is such an integral part of the adversary system that it is known as the ‘golden thread’ of the criminal justice system‚ aiding in striking
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technology has allowed for numerous technological advancements within the Criminal Justice System‚ resulting in more efficient and reliable ways to receive and process data. The advancement of technology helped develop a more efficent method in identifying criminals biometrically through improvements in databases.A new biometric system‚ the Next Generation Identification (NGI)‚ was evolved by the FBI from the previous system‚to better improve the effect and accuracy of biometric scans when addressing
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The criminal justice system needs reform to avoid wrongful convictions and unprepared re-entry to society. Each year‚ thousands of people are convicted of crimes they do not commit. A few main causes of wrongful convictions are eyewitness misidentifications‚ government misconduct‚ and bad lawyering. In many cases‚ those exonerated of the crimes they didn’t commit and now they longer have the proper resources to re-enter society successfully. In one case example involving eyewitness misidentification
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happens in school‚ jobs‚ homes etc. There are many awful lingering effects of slavery and racism happening today but the worst are gang violence‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and single parent households. “Racism is one of the main issues facing the Criminal Justice System in the United States. Race
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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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Victims’ Rights paper Sandee Maige CJA 313 Contemporary Issues In Criminal Justice Professor Hale May 20‚ 2010 As Americans in the United States we [Use "we‚" "us‚" or "our" to mean yourself and coauthors‚ not general humanity (or yourself and the
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Introduction This week’s assignment which involves a scenario on criminal law where as an officer (Jones) was approached by a female saying she was robbed and beaten. The victim told the officer Jones that the perpetrator was wearing white pants with a red shirt but she could not see their face because they were wearing a ski mask. She had no idea of the sex but did believe they were about 5’8” tall and they had a gun. She told the officer Jones this had only happened about a minute or two ago
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for many people living in America. The field of Criminal Justice has the unique problem of trying to coral the issues involved with disparity and discrimination on both sides of a fence. There is the workplace side of the justice system where it can still be said that due to race‚ gender‚ religion‚ etc… professionals are not earning the same money that other professionals are‚ doing the same job. Then there is the criminal element of the justice system to consider. Many citizens are not giving a fair
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liberty was generously granted by our glorious justice system. Whether it be deficient funding of state prisons or the authorities simply appealed to Arizmendi’s disciplinary actions‚ his impetuous release allowed for this tragedy to befall upon our family. Individuals with the grand power of jurisdiction should not and cannot be placidly releasing these societal threats. Countless other dangerous criminals are given minimal sentence leaving innocent American families to sleep in terror and uncertainty
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What the American Justice System addresses is that sometimes the system pushes toward the wrong side. For example‚ it seems that the American Justice System would rather excuse a couple of innocent men and to punish an innocent man. Sometimes‚ they don’t have enough evidence to say who did a crime. So‚ the Justice System has many flaws that need to be addressed. I found the documentary‚ “Making a Murder” and the podcast‚ “Serial” very similar because in both stories the authorities made a big
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