University of Phoenix
Balance in the Administration of Justice and Security
Michelle Cleaton
CJA 550 Legal Issues in Justice and Security
Professor: Brenda F. Ward, JD
December 20, 2009
Justice and security have issues that affect them in their day-to-day operations. The issues have to balance to ensure no violated rights. What are the cumulative issues concerning the legal environment in when justice and security administrations operate? How does the change in technology and mass communication affect justice and security areas? How are the issues involving an individual’s rights versus the needs of the justice system and security maintain order and public …show more content…
Issues concerning the legal environment are numerous, especially when you are looking at how justice and security administrations operate. Just who are legal or security administrators? A legal or security administrator is someone who fills a non-attorney employee or office manager position and is responsible for overall day-to-day operations. They are responsible for ensuring the delivery of services by supervising staff and identifying and developing business opportunities. They also work within law departments and handle many responsibilities other than substantive legal work or assignments of it. Those who work in the administrative side of law enforcement and security have to ensure they are not violating the rights of the victim or criminal when they are working on cases. Travel is one of the big issues that justice and security …show more content…
The committee stated for the first challenge, “…it is important to recognize that interoperable communications is not merely a technological issue or an end in itself. It is rather a key means of achieving a desirable objective--the effective response to and mitigation of events or incidents that require the coordinated actions of emergency responders. These events could encompass a wide range of possibilities, such as multi-vehicle accidents, major floods or wildfires, or a terrorist attack that involved thousands of injuries” (United States General Accounting Office, 2003, para 22). They also said that with technology constantly changing, there would always be issues with communication. The committee stated for the second challenge, “…develop national interoperability performance goals and technical standards that balance consistency with the need for flexibility in adapting them to state and regional needs and circumstances (United States General Accounting Office, 2003, para 36). The government would have to develop a strategy to meet public safety and still be able to communicate. The committee stated for the third challenge, “…incompatible communication systems impede intergovernmental coordination efforts. The Committee recommended that the federal government take a leadership role in resolving the communications interoperability problem (United States General Accounting Office, 2003, para