CJS 430 Victimology Midterm 1. Explain victimology Victimiology is the scientific study of the victim’s plight‚ the criminal justice systems responses‚ and the publics reactions; a branch of criminology 2. Explain the difference between Victimology and Criminology. Give examples of each. Criminology and victimology differ in several important ways. Criminology is several hundred years old‚ victimology didn’t emerge until the secon half of the 20th century. Criminologists believe
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Page: 1 PERSONAL SIDE OF POLICING Smokin’ Joe Warner Fundamentals of Policing J**** G***** CJS-210 23 March 2012 Page: 2 Stress is a major contributor to burnout in the Law Enforcement field. There can be many contributors to this‚ but among them are the idea of having to use deadly force against someone or witnessing deadly force being used against a partner or coworker‚ lack of support from department members
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agencies to adopt innovative technologies and problem-solving techniques while empowering traditional police organizational structures. Some participants questioned whether predictive policing was‚ in fact‚ a new model. Many police department argued that good crime analysts have been practicing predictive policing for more than 40 years. (Pearsall‚ B. 2010 May) SINCE THE EARLY 1990s‚ New York City has experienced the deepest and most prolonged crime drop in recorded history. In 1994‚ Police Commissioner
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------------------------------------------------- Reactive vs. proactive policing Allison Hendricks February 22‚ 2013 University of Phoenix/axia policing February 22‚ 2013 University of Phoenix/axia policing Reactive patrol is police responding to specific requests from individuals or groups in a community that provides “immediate” response to calls. Reactive patrol provides help to ensure that calls are responded to in an efficient and timely manner. Reactive patrol also involves the
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1. Both forms of policing require the input from the community‚ but are applied differently. Community policing requires citizens to work proactively with law enforcement; however‚ “POP” is aimed at solving community problems by grouping community incidents to identify possible causes (pg. 4‚ 86) 2. SARA model stands for Scanning‚ Analysis‚ Response‚ and Assessment. (pg. 100-101) S. In the past year there have been 150 car burglaries‚ and the year before 70. Which gangs that live in the area‚ and
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Court Issues Analysis The court and court administrators are faced with numerous issues on a daily basis; everything from the crimes being committed‚ the language barriers‚ victims’ rights‚ and budget related issues just to name a few. The language barrier issue is one of the major challenges faced by the criminal justice system and administrators. The Administrative Office establishes the standards and guidelines for selecting and using interpreters in federal court proceedings (Interpreters Act
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Policing in Kelsey Budget Report AJS522 February 02‚ 2012 In this paper‚ I will discuss the budget cuts on the City of Kelsey. The mayor has assigned me as a budget director to review and perform budget cuts on the City’s Police Department‚ due to a 15% budget cut on the City deficit. The state legislature wants to hire less Police Officers and build more prisons. The Police Department currently has an annual budget of $16‚177‚678. With the 15% budget cut‚ the mayor is requesting from
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Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson notes in his article “Predictive Policing And Reasonable Suspicion‚” that law enforcement must acquire either “probable cause” to search or “reasonable suspicion” to seize an individual. He argues‚ “Because predictive policing does not provide personal knowledge about an ongoing crime‚ or particularized identification of the suspect involved‚ it cannot support the weight of reasonable
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The future of policing is fairly clear in what direction it is heading. It has been slowly reforming to meet the needs of the people‚ reduce crime‚ and make policing more efficient. Some of the reforms that will probably take place in the future include‚ better educated police officers and police managers‚ consolidation of police departments to save on money and resources‚ upgraded technology‚ race and gender equality‚ better testing techniques to recruit and promote within the department‚ and
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Criminal Acts and Choice Theories Response Stephanie Bangerter CJS 200 April 7‚ 2014 Criminal Acts and Choice Theories Response The two criminology models that best suits the basic knowledge of law in this country is the classical and neoclassical criminological theories. The classical theory makes basic assumptions such as: • “Crime is caused by the individual exercise of free will. Human beings are fundamentally rational‚ and most human behavior is the result of free will coupled
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