Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System has found that Indigenous Australians have a far higher rate of contact with the criminal justice system. Indigenous adults are 14 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-indigenous person. In 2007‚ Indigenous juveniles accounted for 59% of the total juvenile detention population; this is an issue that begins to occur even before adulthood. It was found that violent crimes were more common in the Indigenous community; with Indigenous people 12.5 times more
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Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication‚ particularly the human ability to do so. Oral style refers to how we convey messages through the spoken word. There are three key points speak appropriately‚ speak Cleary‚ speak vividly. When you speak appropriately means that you are using language that adapts to the needs‚ knowledge‚ and attitudes of your listeners and avoidant language that alienates any audience embers. When you speak clearly means that you are using
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Professional Ethical Standards in Criminal Justice Careers While researching a growing number of career potentials in the field of criminal justice‚ one sticks out more than the others. The field of practicing law and being a lawyer certainly created more interest than some of the others. An attorney has an interesting job‚ and the side of the law he/she chooses to practice proposes different ethical situations that would create potential dilemmas in everyday situations. Attorneys are people
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Introduction to Criminal Justice January 06‚ 2013 Social justice is a concept of a society in which every human being is treated justly‚ without discrimination based on financial status‚ race‚ gender‚ and ethnicity. The Declaration of Independence states “all men are created equal.” Nowadays we call that equality “social justice”. All in all‚ social justice means equal justice‚ concerning all facets of society. Basically meaning‚ all people have
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The Role of the Criminal Justice System is to maintain public-order (John Covey) CJ 100 Dr. Harry O. White‚ Jr. Park University Abstract This essay will attempt to discuss and contrast three segments of the criminal justice system‚ Law enforcement‚ Courts‚ and Corrections. Without all three sections working together‚ there would not be public-order. The first person an offender comes into contact with is law enforcement. These are the people who investigate and ultimately make the arrest
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE Robert Reiff once said‚ the problems of crime always get reduced to “What can be done about criminals?” Nobody asks‚ what can be about victims?” (Shcmelleger‚ 1999) The consequences of crime vary from one individual to another. Crime can involve financial loss‚ property damage‚ physical injury‚ and death. Less obvious but sometimes more devastating are the psychological wounds‚ left in the wake of victimization‚ wounds that may never heal. In an attempt to prevent victimization
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The main components of the criminal justice system are as follows: police‚ courts‚ and corrections. They can be described of its functions and purpose. These components of the justice system work together to achieve justice. Each of these components’ parts in the criminal justice system work toward a common goal with the movement of cases and people through the system is smooth due to cooperation between the various components of the system. This is what we call the Consensus Model. This model is
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Do men and women speak the same language? From the beginning of time we have made a clear distinction between men and women. They look different‚ they each bring their own contribution to society and they both have to go through different obstacles. It was John Gray who wrote a book called “Men are from Mars‚ Women are from Venus” which later became a very famous quote to call out on the many differences between the two. Even though both are in fact very different‚ one would think that they develop
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officer. He was well respected and known for bonding and socializing with students throughout the day. Having dealt with him personally my senior year‚ I was quickly reminded that police officers are not out to ruin people. They are there to make the best of situations ensuring people who are in the wrong learn from their mistakes‚ make changes in their actions to facilitate better choices for future decisions. The officer furthered my aspirations to work towards becoming a police officer. The positive
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Essential Interview Skills Kathy Thomas Criminal Justice Communications September 28‚ 2012 You are a probation officer who was conducting a home visit for probationer Bobby Jean. You walk up to the door‚ she answers‚ and you notice a bag of marijuana sitting on the kitchen table. She promises that it is not hers. You provide her with a urine screen and it is clean. Based on the above scenario‚ please respond to the following questions: * What would you do? * Would this scenario lead you
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