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    Throughout history detectives and police have performed amazing feats with their abilities and were involved in some historically important cases of their era throughout the 1800’s till now. Historically local tribal groups were composed of kin-based communities or as villages‚ bands‚ and sometimes regions. Local groups were generally politically and economically autonomous‚ and often maintained kinship‚ political‚ economic‚ and ceremonial ties to other local groups and the collective nation. Beck

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    Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system is a complex concept in the society‚ but every individual recognizes the significant role it plays in their lives. According to Schmalleger et al. (2014)‚ the criminal justice system is the system in which offenders are detected‚ detained‚ tried‚ and punished accordingly. Five primary components make up the criminal justice system‚ which includes law enforcement‚ prosecution‚ defense attorneys‚ courts‚ and correction. Each element is important

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    Constitution brilliantly and attentively. With the creation of the three branches‚ Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial‚ the Constitution also created checks and balances‚ the capability for each branch to check the power of the others. To ensure the continuing proficiency of our democratic nation and "checks and balances" system‚ it is crucial to equalize the branches by separating‚ and equally distributing power among the three branches. However‚ before 1803‚ the judicial branch was lacking such

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    Components of Police Report There are several components of a typical police report that need to be completed when filled in. First you will need to summarize and make sure to communicate in a clear and succinct manner. Second you will need to describe the scene and the state the alleged crime in occurring in. Also who was involved in the crime‚ as long as when and where did the crime take place with specific details. While filling out a police report‚ make sure you use simple language‚ because

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    Community Corrections has faced many issues‚ as the whole Criminal Justice system faces as well. Between every budget crisis within the systems‚ important resources may be scarce or even cut. One of the main issues that I will be focusing on are the budgetary conflicts of interest and the allocation of finances within the Community Corrections system. Budget crisis are expected in systems of great magnitude‚ but the ineffectiveness of cost implementation of programs‚ use of expenditures and spending

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    Criminal Justice Trends: Corrections J.J. Myers CJA484 March 3‚ 2014 D.R. Mailloux Criminal Justice Trends: Corrections The relationship between the criminal justice system and society has always been up and down. Some individuals think that the system needs to be overhauled‚ and some that think the system is doing well and does not need to be replaced. In some areas of policing‚ policies have led to corruption and substandard policing practices. The first drastic change that we seen in the way the

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    Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections A description of the process the juvenile will follow after arrest‚ from intake‚ through court‚ sentencing‚ and punishment or rehabilitation. The process should be based on actual state laws and practices of your state or a state in which you are familiar. I will be using Case study two which is as follows: Xander L. is a 17-year-old African American male and documented gang member. His prior juvenile adjudications

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    The federal court system is made up of 3 layers: the district courts‚ the circuit courts. These are the first layer of appeal. The final layer is appeal in the federal courts. There are 94 district courts‚ 13 circuit courts‚ and one Supreme Court throughout the country. The Supreme Court is the only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution; Article III mentions the Supreme Court. District courts were created by acts of congress. All the judges and justices are picked by the president

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    The criminal law is in place not only to punish and control the offender but to also offer them a considerable measure of protection through the judicial system of punishment and control. The criminal law provides and distils a feeling and place of safety and well-being whilst providing justice and deterring crime. Within the criminal justice system‚ there are practices in use to identify how an offender is classed and treated an example of these are instrumental factors and non-instrumental factors

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    Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Lanika Alexander CJA/374 November 12‚ 2012 Deatrice Haney Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections When I first got picked up I was really scared but I knew what I had done was wrong. I had been breaking into houses for a while now. Always in and out real quick and I always picked the houses where I knew the owners were at work because they all lived on the same street as me so I knew their schedules as well as I knew my own. But this time it

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