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    discussed their trails‚ how long they been incarcerated when they’ll be released‚ and how often they been in & out the system. There were also some factors that were discussed on why some of them end up back in the system‚ why some of them act out the way they do‚ and why one individual turns to drugs. This video showed me how right I was about how corrupted the criminal justice system is when the narrator said there are more prisoners incarcerated than the number of beds they have to offer. The military

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    Meg Houbolt April 19‚ 2013 “Paradise Lost” Criminal Justice 101-A Law Enforcement 102-A Jessie Misskelley’s signed a Miranda waiver on tape before he was interrogated by Detective Ridge. His confession is not admissible under Iowa law on “Miranda” voluntariness‚ but I do not believe that the evidence supports his confession. In the case of State of IOwa‚ Appellee v. Jimmie Lee HODGES page 347‚ Hodges confessed to the crime that he was accused of after the police officer “suggested that by

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    RE: Assignment 2.1 - What is Justice? The ideological score I received on the brainstorming worksheet was 7. Now that can mean different things depending on how people look at different scenarios and situations when it comes to justice. Justice in my own definition would be giving each person what he or she deserves or in other terms‚ giving each person his or her due. However‚ many people relate the terms fairness and justice. Justice has usually been used with the reference to

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    Racial Disparity is defined as ¬¬¬existing in the criminal justice system when the proportion of a racial/ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the proportion of such groups in the general population. Basically racial disparity is the inequity of arrests and sentencing for certain groups of people which seem to be a huge problem. In order for the racial disparity policy to be successful we must first identify the components that have led to the current level of incarceration

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Background - In the spring of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization‚ the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ targeted Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at the ending segregation. The police reacted violently with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Hundreds of protesters‚ including King‚ were jailed. At first‚ King was criticized for taking on Birmingham; eight white

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    In criminal justice organizations‚ management and leadership are generally not considered synonymous with one another‚ yet they share some complimentary qualities as it relates to directing people or influencing them to complete tasks required of a common vision. The shared connection between management and leadership synthesize the overall goals of the closed system within law enforcement agencies to support the agency’s mission along with the shared mission of the criminal justice system in general

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    Role of the jury: The jury is an integral part of the courts. It consists of twelve random people from the public who sit in a seated area beside the judge. Before the trial commences‚ one person from the twelve is selected as a ‘foreman’ by the jury. They are a spokesperson for the whole jury. A jury isn’t always necessary‚ only really for defamation and assault cases. The jury’s role is decide whether they believe‚ given the facts‚ if a person is guilty or not guilty of committing the offence

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    working in the correction’s profession‚ not only do the correction officers need to be sure that criminals stay safe and are able to pay their debt to society‚ they also are responsible for the rehabilitation of the inmates. Once inmates are released from prison they may also have to serve probation or parole as part of their sentencing. Probation or parole is determined on the person’s background such as criminal history‚ family background‚ education‚ and mental health. For example if someone is released

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    drug cartel is well documented. The Barrio Azteca gang was started in 1986 by five street gang members from El Paso‚ Texas. The Barrio Azteca was formed to unite El Paso street gang members who had been incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Barrio Azteca had grown from with 35 members and now consists of over 1‚000 members‚ (Barrio ‚n.d.).. The Barrio Azteca has a very high tendency for violence being responsible for 6 murders in the El Paso County Jail. Aztecas have

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    number of people arrested spiked. By ninety-ninety‚ there was over one million‚ one hundred thousand‚ one hundred‚ seventy-nine thousand‚ two hundred prisoners. Federal law’s set a trend that was overdone; he was wrong for his ninety-ninety-four criminal bill. Many of our prisoners begin incarcerated for many small misdemeanor crimes that had longer sentences‚ mandatory minimums to spend a long time in jail. If they do not have money to bail out of jail or have someone that is willing to bail

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