Criminal Justice and my Future Endeavors Criminal justice is a field with many different facets. There are various reasons why people choose to pursue jobs in criminal justice‚ some like the uncertainties of what the next day will hold‚ and others have the desire to help their communities out any way possible. There are many different jobs to choose from that go beyond traditional law enforcement. There is a huge rise in criminal justice practitioners because crime and violence is rapidly rising
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recidivism rates in the United States? How do we know what is the most effective way? What one may feel is correct is the other may feel is inappropriate. Because of such inconsistencies‚ the Criminal Justice System has identified six perspectives on justice. I am going to explore each perspective and discuss how each one would relate to domestic violence. The first perspective‚ Crime Control‚ has a ?no tolerance? approach to Criminal Justice and is victim focused. Supporters of this perspective
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In today’s criminal justice system‚ eyewitness testimony is one of the most commonly used pieces of evidence by a jury. It plays a crucial role in criminal court casesas it is relied on heavily for investigating and prosecuting crimes. Eyewitness testimony refers to an account given by a person of an event they have witnessed (McLeod‚ 2009).Whether a person is convicted of a crime or not can ultimately depend on how reliable a person’s recollection of a crime is. When correct‚ eye witness testimony
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cut off because there would be no way to tell if his injuries was from the job or from the robbery. Oh‚ but if that wasn’t adding salt to an already open wound‚ Mack Cannoli arrived to ask me how was I going to pay my father’s debt now that he can’t. What the man had offered as a way to help pay the debt had me taking a swing at him‚ but his men stopped me. Luckily‚ the police officer who was investigating the robbery walked in. I was calling them loan sharks and that my father was on his way to
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African Americans suffer from economic‚ psychological‚ political and social exploitation at the hands of powerful Whites in this country. As a result of this exploitation‚ Black people usually are put into situations where the commission of a criminal act is often seen as the most effective resolution to their problems. Most Caucasians‚ however‚ will probably never understand the predicament in which most Black find themselves. Stolen from our homeland and then forced to work under the most miserable
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Finding a career to pursue an be a challenging and long process. However‚ once a person narrows down their career field it become easier to decide on which path to choose. The criminal justice field has three different aspects that work together to ensure that justice is served. The first is police‚ which is where the careers like police officers are. The second is the courts where jobs like being a judge‚ or a lawyer. The third and final part is corrections where parole officers work. (Schmalleger)
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The Criminal Justice System: Unfair to Minorities and the Less Social Elite The criminal justice system of the United States is said to be a fair system. The system is not supposed to discriminate against different races‚ religious groups or social classes‚ everyone is supposed to get the same equal treatment. Unfortunately that’s not the case. Many different types of people including African American’s‚ Hispanics and the poor are getting unfair treatment in the criminal justice system. The
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS Generally speaking‚ the concept of the legal system can often seem very complex‚ confusing‚ and intimidating. However‚ to assist in comprehending the system‚ the state of Kansas has defined a sequence of events in processing criminal cases where each action encompasses a specific function. Whether it is the police officer who investigates the crime‚ the prosecutor who must gather the facts for action‚ the defendant who must obtain a lawyer and prove their case
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A Changing System Looking into criminal justice procedure‚ many administrations are at work. Starting with the police‚ to the courts and concluding in corrections. Though all these sectors have different tasks‚ their combined focus is processing the law. Regardless what the process is called criminal justice will continue to serve with discretion‚ conviction‚ and correction. When first presented with the question whether criminal justice is a system‚ non-system‚ and network I leaned toward a network
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Criminal Justice Opinion Portfolio Privacy rights and Press Freedoms In recent years the press has sensationalized topics of sex and violence that has spurred sales‚ yet lay waste to the public that it directly includes (Press Freedom‚ 2006). Advocates of the press declare and pronounce their first amendment rights when questioned about their tactics for sales and what is genuinely news; opposition would more directly see public domain be given the jurisdiction to press freedoms‚ rather than the
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