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    Discretion In The Criminal Justice System Discretion is the eminence of once behavior or the way of speaking in order to avoid any offensive occurrence or speaking up any private issues or information in public. It is the self-determination for someone to choose or think what should be better to be done in particular circumstances. Especially for a judge‚ a public official or other private party has the authority to make decisions on any legal matters or other big official subjects. Thus‚ a person

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    In the field of criminal justice there are many pros‚ but along with these pros there are many cons. When looking at the pros of the criminal justice field there are some that stand out pretty heavily. Some of these pros include‚ job security‚ and being able to help people. But with each one of these pros there is a direct opposite. The cons include‚ stress‚ and the dangerous situations you will be put in. You have to ask yourself‚ do the pros outweigh the cons? Job security is something that everyone

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    According to Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century‚ Chapter 11. “Modern sentencing practices are influenced by five goals‚ which weave their way through widely disseminated professional and legal models‚ continuing public calls for sentencing reform.” The five goals of contemporary sentencing are Retribution‚ Incapacitation‚ Deterrence‚ Rehabilitation and Restoration. We are going to discuss what each goal means for sentencing criminals. Retribution a demand for punishment

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    media. Only two of the rapists were brought to “justice‚” getting not only a rape charge‚ but they were also charged with kidnapping. That so called justice was short lived when the kidnapping charges were dropped and one only serving

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    system‚ the poor suffer. There is a double standard in who the criminal justice system chooses to punish. For example‚ a man who commits fraud‚ insider trading‚ etc.‚ is charged with 109 felonies and only receives a maximum of 10 years in prison but only serves six. In comparison‚ a man who commits theft by stealing videocassettes from Walmart receives 50 years. Situations like these‚ raise the question as to who the criminal justice system truly benefits and who it does not. It is evident through

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    The American criminal justice system makes up a huge part of a society. Not only in the sense that many people actively work in this system‚ but it impacts our society in a major way. Crime‚ according to the chapter‚ is when people in the community deviate from the norm of that society. Crime will always exist‚ in any place where there is a group of people. The consequences of one or more people committing a crime can help improve the society. The government has tried many times to pass legislation

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    The criminal justice system originated as far back as the American colonial days. The criminal justice system is defined as the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws (need citation). According to the National Center for Victims of Crime‚ which is the nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them‚ there are two main systems: state and federal. State criminal justice systems

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    promising future technology in the criminal justice arena? Fully explain the technology and why you believe it is the most promising? Technology is getting more and more advanced‚ for that matter it make things in criminal justice much easier. Technology helps us to improve public safety in many ways. For example‚ it can keep criminal records and identities save. It can keep criminals away from buying weapons and other dangerous tools. In order to catch a criminal you have to have the right tools

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    In criminal justice there are two types of ethical decision-making approaches. The two types of approaches are deontological and consequentialist ethical decision-making approaches. Each one of these approaches like all things is similar in some ways and different in some ways. Therefore‚ I will explain them both briefly. Now deontological ethics is one of those kinds of normative theories regarding which choices are morally required‚ forbidden‚ or permitted. In terms this is what helps us make our

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    Criminal Justice Integration Project University of Phoenix Javon Lewis‚ Prysanthum Armstrong‚ Brigit Williams‚ and Deon Hagerty AJS/502 Harry Kirk‚ Instructor November 12‚ 2012 Criminal Justice Integration Project There are many prison facilities that are ran privately today. These facilities are known to better rehabilitate those convicted upon entering society again. Team B has developed a private prison to house those individuals who are convicted of committing crimes. Team B has also implemented

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