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    Introduction The media plays a very important role in the entire criminal justice system. Most people go through their life having little or none direct contact with any law enforcement personnel‚ but they still think they have a genuine understanding of who the police are what they are about. They get this idea from what they see and here through the media‚ so it is crucial for law enforcement to have good‚ solid relations with all media outlets. . "Media Power" represents the extent to which

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    The concept of criminal trials within the English criminal justice system originates from the 12th century. The development of English common law established by King Henry II and culminated with the Constitutional signing of the Magna Carta 1215. Chapter thirty nine stipulates that no man shall be imprisoned without lawful judgement of his peers. This essay will begin with a quote by Lord Devlin in 1956. “The lamp which shows that freedom lives” and ““Each jury is a little parliament”. Trial by

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    Rational Choice Theory VS. Trait Theory Student Name Criminology : Park University Online Program In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the Rational Choice Theory(s) and the Trait Theory(s). We will start with the history of the two theories and progress toward some of the individual principles in the theories. Next step will be explaining how each theory contributes to criminal behavior. My closing paragraph will conclude

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    Verbal Communication Paper Within the criminal justice and law enforcement communities‚ communication plays a major role on getting information shared between all areas. Making sure all parties have seen or heard all the information about the case is very important‚ along with how the information is sent to them. There are two main sources of communications that are always used within the law‚ oral and written. Depending on who is giving the information is really what makes the difference

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    In all my higher education career I have completed various topics of research papers and projects. Although‚ I wouldn’t never thought that being a Criminal Justice major I was gone be required to do a research project and presentation about a specific work of art that depicts to wars of the past. At first I had a lot of trouble finding the “ideal” artwork to start my research paper on. As a matter of fact‚ I consider using any random sculpture‚ painting‚ or music‚ but after a few weeks into the semester

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    In Plato’s Republic he defines justice as “doing one’s own work and not meddling with what is not one’s own” (Plato 139‚ 433b). This definition begs the question what is one’s own work? Plato states that one’s own work is the work that one’s nature is best suited for‚ as each person is born with a different nature (Plato 101‚ 370b). To come to this definition Plato compares justice within the human soul to justice within a city. If Plato can find justice within the city and prove that the individual

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    to reduce recidivism. Earlier the role of a federal court system was to bring together the administration and judges (Cohen and Spitzer‚ 1996). The role of a judicial official is to administer procedural justice that helps a defendant to accept accountability. The Procedural Justice Theory suggests that a person will see rulings as legitimate‚ and adopt the court’s value and goals (Wales et al.‚ 2010). O’Scannlain (2010) states the role of the federal judge is to apply the Constitution of the

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    Comparative Criminal Justice Systems The goal of socialism is to minimize people’s suffering through public control of industry and social services; socialism rejects class-based society (TheFreeDictionary‚ 2010). Socialism promises prosperity‚ equality‚ and security to the people. However‚ in many cases socialism has brought poverty‚ misery‚ and tyranny to the people; equality is achieved in the sense that everyone is equal in misery (Perry‚ 1995‚ June). Key characteristics of the socialist system

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    who may perceive the justice system and legal actors as “enemies” due to high degree of power imbalance. This has potential to increase the trust between the client and the lawyer which is the fundament of the fiduciary relationships. Acquiring cultural competence goes beyond one-hour training sessions‚ it requires constant introspection‚ professional and self-development‚ and acquisition of new skills. The capability of acting in a culturally competent manner includes the elements of “awareness;

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    the life course theory‚ I tend to relate more to the latent trait theory. The latent trait theory proposes that there are certain traits or attributes that are present at birth (or established very early in life) that remain stable throughout life. Some of these traits can be viewed as negative or defective‚ and increase the likelihood that one engages in criminal activity. While parenting and opportunity can play a part in committing crimes‚ according to the latent trait theory‚ the propensity

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