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    The Criminal Justice System is the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending‚ prosecuting‚ defending‚ sentencing and punishes those who is suspected or convicted of criminal offenses. The two main systems are the State and Federal: The state criminal justice systems handles crime committed within their state boundaries while the Federal criminal justice system handles crimes committed on federal property or in several states; Federal crimes compared to state crimes are more

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    Criminal Justice Process: Final Study Guide Chapter 10 A. Impact of Arrests on Court Process: B. Arrests without a Warrant: * Most common form of arrest except for arrests made within the home * Must have a warrant before going into someone’s home with the exception of exigent or emergency situations * Examples of these situations: Pursuit or the destruction of evidence Arrests with a Warrant: * Legal preference- * Neutral magistrate- someone who is not involved in

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    Criminal Justice A student ride-along allows the student to observe the use of discretion and techniques that are used by the police officers who patrol our communities. Many people falsely believe that policing is what they see portrayed in the media. We never realize that there is much more to police work then what we consider entertaining or even amusing. By watching a patrol officer in the field‚ I was able to gain valuable insights into questions concerning why police officers stop

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    the Fields of Criminal Justice and Criminology Austin Steers Intro to Criminal Justice 1AH Mr. Whitfield Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana February 27‚ 2013 In this paper I hope to explore the concept of the comparisons of the two different fields of criminal justice and criminology‚ and learn more about it myself. I plan to explore the history of both‚ and compare them primarily by that. Criminology as defined by Webster’s is the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law

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    ethnicity‚ social class‚ gay and lesbian battering‚ and gender asymmetry provide various actions the Canadian criminal justice systems can take to assist in reducing the socially structured invisibility of certain victims‚ and their reluctance to use the criminal justice system. The criminal justice framework in Canada respond to domestic violence pro-charging and pro- prosecution policies‚ dual arrest –when the police are unable to ascertain the ‘primary aggressor’ and thus arrest both parties‚ mandatory

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    legal justice. We as human being have strong moral to treat others fairly regardless of their gender‚ race‚ or religion. The government is the only institution that can make this a reality. There are government policies and institution that are designed for the purpose of promoting important public values. Some of the most important things the government provides are: social and economic justicecriminal justice and freedom and equality. The most obvious way is criminal and civil justice. In 2008

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    Running head: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EASTERN RELIGIONS There are over one billion people from different types of races‚ nationalities and cultures across the globe‚ ranging from the southern Philippines to Nigeria they are united by their common Islamic faith. A small group live in the Arab the world and the world ’s largest Muslim community is in Indonesia‚ where substantial parts of Asia and most of Africa are Muslim‚ while significant minorities are to be found in the Soviet Union

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    Technology affects our everyday life. Technology also affects the criminal justice field‚ especially in communication. The criminal justice system has different databases thanks to technology. These databases do things that humans wouldn’t be able to do or wouldn’t have the time to do. Two specific types of databases are AFIS and Iris scan. AFIS (also known as IAFIS) stands for Automated Fingerprint Identification System. AFIS is just that‚ a database created to keep track of fingerprints. Iris scan

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    the law is attempting to balance the rights and interest of the society and individual family members. The legal recognition of same sex relationships in Australia has dramatically evolved over the years. Same sex relationships have tackled huge issues in regards to marriage‚ discrimination and property rights. As same sex relationships have been excluded from a number of rights and obligations for example; the legal recognition of same sex marriage. The Marriage Act 1965 (Cth) defines marriage

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    Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice CJA/510 January 10‚ 2011 Brian Robinson Organizational behavior in a criminal justice agency is the way in which employees and their superiors interact amongst themselves and with one another both positively and negatively. Organizational behavior itself is the study of social conduct as it relates to the confines of a specific group. It is the study of how an individual or group interacts with one another and the dynamics of the personal relationships

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