The criminal justice system has been around for years with history dating back to the 14th century. Working in this field there are many roles and responsibilities that are the duties of the professional. There are both social and individual needs of this profession. Some social needs include preventing and understanding child abuse‚ homelessness‚ and prison overcrowding. Some individual needs include suicide prevention‚ mental health help‚ and justice for victims. Preventing and understanding child
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“Their way is not our way!” INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND INDIGENOUS OVER-REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALIA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND - The Lucky Country? Hidden from the eyes of the world‚ two thirds of Aboriginal people in remote communities in Australia live in circumstances comparable to those 700 years ago in Europe. Health and mortality statistics in remote Aboriginal communities are some of the worst in the world. Despite decades of government
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Process Plea bargaining is the essence of the criminal justice system‚ and it is the process in which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge in order to receive some consideration from the state. There are various types of plea bargaining deals that defendants may accept‚ which include charge bargaining‚ count bargaining‚ and sentence bargaining. Charge bargaining requires the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious crime than the one originally charged with. Count bargaining requires
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also hear animal ordinance public offense cases as well. In municipal court you will have an arraignment where you are able to please guilty‚ not guilty or no contest. You do have the right to an attorney but this court does not have jury trials. Jail time or fines are usually what happens when you are found guilty. District courts are created by the Constitution. They are the trial courts of Kansas with jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases‚ including divorce and domestic relations
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role has its benefit for the criminal justice system as a whole. It is understandable that each role plays a part in the sentencing with the hope that justice is being served but with much intentions and seen all too well that everyone is not satisfied with the sentencing phase and may feel that justice has not been served and some may feel that it has. In the courtroom the roles of each person happens to be a part of case and the prosecutor‚ defense attorney‚ criminal‚ and victim all play a role
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decrease the crimes they are causing in Arizona. We will look at what factors contribute to gang violence. Lastly we will look at the programs to help gang members from committing future crimes. I will propose a plan to lower crime rates from gangs in Arizona and use the SARA model to determine if it will effectively resolve the issue. Gang Related Crimes in Arizona Discuss Ganges in general and what they are ---> Discuss why gangs are a problem
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Diversion in the Criminal Justice System Criminal Justice Policy April 16‚2012 Research Paper April 16‚ 2012 Diversion has been known to be called‚ “the easy way out”‚ or “a slap on the wrist”‚ but diversion entails more than an offender saying‚ “They got an easy way out”. According to the book diversion can be a type of rehabilitation‚ “The National Academy of Sciences defines it as “any planned intervention that reduces an offender’s criminal activity” (Walker 2008‚ pg
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Racial Disparity In The Criminal Justice System My topic is racial disparity within the criminal justice system. According to “The Sentencing Project” Racial disparity in the criminal justice system exists when the proportion of a racial or ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the proportion of such groups in the general population .The reason I chose this topic is because I think it is such a undermined problem across the country today. The term racial disparity refers
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correctional institution are four pillar of criminal justice system‚ if one pillar gets demolished then whole justice system come to an end. Justice can be provided only when this entire four pillar are strongly interlinked with each other. Police is the most precious component of criminal justice system. If police do not perform their duty correctly then it affects the whole criminal system .Free and fair investigation is a key to provide better “justice” only. In India condition of police is worsen
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Criminal Justice System Paper Steve Hunter CJA/204 February 6‚ 2011 Gary Howard Criminal Justice System Paper A crime is which one breaks the law‚ meaning an individual or a group partakes in an event to do something wrong and one is accused in which a crime was committed. A crime (1981-2005)‚ according to The Free Dictionary is defined as “A violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term
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