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    Plea Bargaining Process The plea bargaining process is very important to the criminal justice system because without it the criminal justice system would grind to a halt. Plea-bargaining is important because if every case went to a trial it would take years for criminals to get from the time of arrest till the time of trial. The video we saw showed an example of how the process works to get criminals who plea guilty to committing minor crimes through the system faster so that the courts can concentrate

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    police officer to exercise discretion. Police discretion is a choice by a law enforcement officer based on his or her training and experience whether to investigate or apprehend‚ the disposition of suspects and the application of sanctions (Schmalleger‚ 2015). Perhaps the most common practice for using discretions would be in those instances were the police handbook falls short‚ better known as the gray areas. Furthermore‚ police officers have also been known to use discretion when it comes to enforcing

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    University Online Professor: Ivan Kaminsky Introduction to Criminal Justice June 11‚ 2013 Phase 3 Discussion Board Assignment Criminal Justice Process Juveniles are not extended the right to a jury of their peers. What is the most significant reason why this right is not extended to juveniles? Please explain in detail why you chose that particular reason. I do not think that there is only one significant reason as to why juveniles are not extended the right to a jury of their peers.

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    Discretion: Respect and Life

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    The Importance of … Why is being discreet‚ communicating‚ and respectful important? These three things help make life a lot easier. Having these three things will make you a well-rounded person. Discretion is a state of being tactful and inconspicuous. Communication skills are a trait that everyone should posses. These things will make people take you seriously. When you have these theses things you should show it everyday and night. It should radiate off of you like the sun. You should light up

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    street at their discretion based on suspicion of criminal activity. One of the most highly publicized cases of NYPD’s stop and frisk tactic was the 2014 death of Eric Garner in the hands of Staten Island Police Department. The Eric Garner’s case followed outpours from citizens calling for change in NYPD’s stop and frisk guidelines and other police departments as well. This week’s article

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    Importance of Family Life Shelia August AUSOC 101.11.1 Prof. Maxey November 9‚ 2011 Why is Family life important? I am employee for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. I work on death row and I can’t help but to ponder how someone at the age of 27 or younger can be on death row for years; what have we done wrong as a society to produce people who so young but who are unfit to live in society. I know that this is a question without an easy answer. But it’s one we all should ask and strive

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    France‚ Netherlands‚ England‚ and some other countries and it ended in 1600. The center of Venice law was codified in the Promissione Maleficorum in the early 1300 century. In the beginning Italy was not a unified country until the 1860’s which was why at the start of the Renaissance Italy had 250 states. The popes ruled the central Italy‚ but couldn’t extend their control to the rest of Italy. The Renaissance was strongly supported by the ruling families of the Italian city-states and they employed

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    Prosecutorial Discretion is the prosecuting attorney having complete authority on the turnout of a case. The prosecuting attorney has discretionary power over matters that involve "whether or not to bring criminal charges‚ deciding the nature of the charges‚ plea bargaining‚ and sentence recommendation" (U.S. Legal Inc‚ 2016‚ p. 1). Prosecutors are not obligated to take a victims accusations and represent it in front of a jury. However‚ the prosecutor is obligated to listen to the story‚ analyze

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    Police discretion essentially alludes to the decision-making power/choice that is afforded to police in terms of the handling of a given situation; the fewer rules given to officers and the more individual power they wield‚ the greater the discretion. Alternately‚ with more rules placed on officers concerning the ways in which they should conduct themselves/police business‚ the lower the level of discretion. In many ways‚ police discretion is very important; every day‚ officers are faced with situations

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    Dark Side of Discretion

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    Research Report The Dark Side of Discretion Robert B. Kaiser Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan Hogan Assessment Systems THE DARK SIDE OF DISCRETION Leader Personality and Organizational Decline Robert B. Kaiser Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan Hogan Assessment Systems Author Notes Rob Kaiser is a partner with Kaplan DeVries Inc. Robert Hogan is President of Hogan Assessment Systems. Correspondence concerning this article may be directed to either author at Rob Kaiser‚ 1903 G Ashwood Ct

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