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    Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere‚” understanding that issues targeting a single group of people can jeopardize society as a whole. Consequently‚ it’s important to recognize that as a nation we are presumably equal in the eyes of the law regardless of ethnicity or wealth. Yet even in modern day America our criminal justice system still incarcerates blacks at a much higher rate than their white counterparts‚ inevitably leading to a lifetime of

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    second group involved in this system is the working class (also known as the lower classes)‚ which involves the powerless individuals that have no choice but to sell their labor to the higher class in order to make a living and survive in the real world. I like to see this system as the boss and the ones that work for the boss. The elite are able to maintain power over the working class because the higher class is seen as having more power than the

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    Unit 9: Interview Analysis Lisa Bowser Kaplan University CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Prof: Joseph (Joey) Reynolds August 31‚ 2012 My interviewee was Commander Hamry‚ of the Milton police department in Washington. When interviewing Commander Hamry‚ I found the following to be his impressions of the police force in general: Why are ethics and character so important in the field of law enforcement? Because we represent everything we believe in‚ not only in local and state

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    Because I assumed he was a criminal‚ I also made the assumption that the police officers who came after‚ were in pursuit of him. As a result of believing that he is a criminal and was desperately running away from law enforcement‚ I assumed he must have done something wrong. At the same time‚ I felt the urge to protect him. Perhaps I’m just jaded towards the justice system and especially police officers‚ but I also felt as if the man was in trouble

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    has become exceptionally evident that racism was and still is a problem. Remarkably racism is a vast problem in the criminal justice system. A grand question is how racism in the legal system truly effects the black community? Unfair convictions towards black people‚ police brutality‚ and system abuse of power are the main effects of unfair treatment in the criminal justice system. For instance‚ unequal convictions towards black people. A white man and a black man can commit the same crime‚ but the

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    There are different ways the criminal justice system operates within the various jurisdictions‚ however‚ there are also several similarities (Bohm & Haley‚ 2011). The typical response to criminal offenses begins with initial crime report or crime found by police‚ followed by the charging of the offense or offenses once the suspect has been located and arrested. In some jurisdictions‚ the case is presented to the prosecutor‚ before charges are placed‚ for review. After the suspect has been arrested

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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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    sex offender‚ yet his 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

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    Assessment 1: Are criminal cases won or lost on the evidence‚ or on the stories that are told. Word Count: 2500 The aim of this essay is to define the concepts of evidence and story telling by way answering the question of‚ are cases won or lost on the evidence or the stories told. To place the assignment in the correct context for the discussion‚ it will use illustrations from the cases discussed in lecture to describe the difference between actual criminal evidence and the stories

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    The rehab of criminals in our justice system is flawed in many ways. The criminals that try to get “clean” or try to have a better life‚ can’t because of having to pay child support while they have nowhere to live or they can’t find a job because they have a criminal record. Many criminals who sell drugs or illegal items start right back up just weeks after getting out of prison or jail because they can’t afford to pay for their survival so they see it as easy money. This is an important issue that

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