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    In order to begin to understand and analyze Dr. Peffer’s Theory of Social Justice‚ we want to first look at the five main principles. These principles are a Modified look at John Rawls’s “Two Principles” of Social Justice (1971). These five modified principles include The Basic Rights Principle‚ The Maximum Equal Basic Liberties Principle‚ The Fair Equality of Opportunity Principle‚ The Modified Difference Principle‚ The Social and Economic Democracy Principle. First of all‚ The Basic Rights Principle

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    • Mandatory: What is probable cause? How does probable cause affect the actions of police? How well do police officers meet the criteria of probable cause before taking action with regard to a criminal activity? Probable cause is a standard that all law enforcement officers abide by when searching for evidence on a person or their property to get a warrant and make an arrest. Probable cause affects the actions of police because if they do not follow these guidelines they can be reprimanded and

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    Women in the criminal justice have been treated unfair. They have become social parasites in America. There are factors that lead to the rise of women being treated unjust‚ this portion of this research paper will examine these factors. According to the Sentencing Project (2007)‚ the last two decades with how women are treated in the justice system has changed. As a result‚ drug sentencing laws‚ increased police officers in troubled communities has an effect on post-conviction‚ and reentry. Thus

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    people of all social‚ financial and ethnic levels forms the basis of who I am professionally and personally. In this course‚ we learned about ethical theories and theories of justice as it relates to moral rights and social justice. These theories have exerted influence on my leadership style as a middle school principal. Theory of social justice is important to me as a leader. As a leader‚ I am cognizant and refuse to be oblivious to the fact equity in resources and opportunities is not an option

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    Rational Choice Theory & Latent Trait Theory CJ200 September 28‚ 2013 1. Thesis I will explore Rational Choice Theory and Latent Trait Theory. I will further show how society responds to criminal behavior. I will show similarities and divergences between the two theories. 2. History of Criminology 3. Rational Choice Theory a. Evaluating the Risks of Crime b. Offense- and Offender-Specific Crime 4. Latent Trait Theory a. Crime and Human Nature b. General Theory of Crime

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    Criminal Control Theory

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    Crime Control theory Crime occurs when the benefits outweigh the costs—when people pursue self-interest in the absence of effective punishments. Crime is a free-willed choice. Rational Building on classical theory‚ crime is seen as a choice that is influenced by its costs and benefits—that is‚ by its “rationality.” Crime will be more likely to be deterred if its costs are raised (e.g.‚ more effort required‚ more punishment applied)‚ especially if the costs are certain and immediate. Information

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    Criminal behaviors‚ Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Abstract This paper will give the reader an understanding of criminal behavior and how it can greatly impact the offenders punishment‚ and sentencing in the criminal justice system. There are many mechanisms of criminal behavior‚ and many forms of punishing offenders. The background of an offender‚ will impact the decision of how long the offender will be sentenced‚ which will lead to the beginning of the correctional

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    crime control model and the due process model of the criminal justice system in use today seem only to have one thing in common. That is that each model obviously wishes to control crime. Each model seems to be like day and night as far as how that goal is met. The differences in these models are outstanding. Every step along the road to controlling crime is quite the opposite of each other. The major difference is how the criminal and criminal act is dealt with. The crime control model wishes

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    Leadership and Management Traits and Theories Cheri Adams HCA340: Managing in Health & Human Services Instructor: Celya Tilley October 3‚ 2011 Leadership and Management Traits and Theories An article from The Leadership Quarterly reported on a study: found that by and large‚ many bosses today are dishonest with and about their workers. The study specifically pointed out some damming evidence reported by workers about the honesty of their bosses: • 39% said their supervisors

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    In The Collapse of the American Criminal Justice‚ William Stuntz (2016) discloses‚ Legislators will define crimes too broadly and sentences too severely in order to make it easy for prosecutors to extract guilty pleas‚ which in turn permits prosecutors to punish criminal defendants on the cheap‚ and thereby spares legislators the need to spend more tax dollars on criminal law enforcement. constitutional law can reduce the risk of this political collusion by limiting legislators’ power to criminalize

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