Discretion plays an indispensable role in the criminal justice system (CJS). Discretion is the judgment or decision implemented through values‚ facts‚ and principles. In the CJS‚ it is the authority given to a decision maker to decide between alternatives or no alternatives. Discretion can be used by police in the area of the criminal investigation process. Its role is continuous from sentencing judgments to the point of detaining offenders in prison past their sentencing period. Discretion also
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Policing Policing aroused in the 1800’s; over 200 years ago it all started with a man on foot patrolling with no experience or legal weapons in hand to provide security to others. The average officer had little education and no training or experience; that was also not in the best of health. In the 1900’s‚ the average officer had a high school education and was predominantly male. Adhering to a police manual‚ the officers did not have laws in place for inappropriate conduct. The officers did
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Ethics in Policing CJS/210 November 1‚ 2009 William Whitlatch‚ Instructor Ethics in Policing According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ ethics is defined “as the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation” (Merriam-Webster Online). This concept is prevalent in the world of police work since police officers are supposed to be the “good” in whatever is considered a “bad” situation. Many police departments offer training in ethics during the time in which
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Arrays: Lists and Tables Although the value of a variable may change during execution of a program‚ in all our programs so far‚ a single value has been associated with each variable name at any given time. In this chapter‚ we will discuss the concept of an array—a collection of variables of the same type and referenced by the same name. We will discuss one-dimensional arrays (lists) at length and focus briefly on twodimensional arrays (tables). You will learn how to set up and use arrays to accomplish
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American Prisons Pam Harvick CJS/230 December 7‚ 2013 Theresa Degard American Prisons In the late 1700’s prison was an idea that had not taken on form. Serving time was a set idea of principals and many saw the need for change. As time went on a penitentiary became a more solid idea that began to take shape. Ideals of a penitentiary A penitentiary was meant to be secular and spiritual (Foster‚ B.‚ 2006). A penitentiary was supposed to be a clean‚ healthy place for inmates to serve their
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The Future of Policing Christina Johnson CJS/210 September 14‚ 2014 Ronald Rucker University of Phoenix Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However‚ some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent‚ and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall‚ they
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D. Marie Wong Check Point 1 CJS/200 Craig Levins The crime control model and due process model are from my understanding of our reading materials this week a safety net of sorts. I say this because one protects the innocent from the criminals‚ while the other one protects the criminals from the system. In theory this makes sure that if you have done something wrong you will have to face up to it‚ while causing as little harm as possible to the innocents involved. It also was put in place to
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Society of the 1800’s During the 1800’s there were three prominent cultures that could be found within Antebellum or Pre-Civil War America. These cultures include the North‚ South‚ and the Southern Black or Slave culture. These societies differed in many ways‚ some to an extreme degree. The Northern culture is the closest to the modern day America that we know as it was the most progressive culture. The Southern culture was extremely elitist and intolerant of social reform not benefiting the slave
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Quizlet study cards:http://quizlet.com/22983674/cj-305-police-ethics-flash-cards/ Final Review: CJ 305 Bring Green Scantron! police required to read the citizen their rights who are arrested by police -Miranda was convicted of rape. Gideon v Wainright (case): -Courts are required to provide counsel. -Ordered states to provide lawyers for those unable to afford them in criminal proceedings which could jail or imprison the defendant; warren court’s judicial activism in criminal rights
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I believe this West Los Angeles Administration of Justice program has equipped and readied me with the suffice amount of knowledge and skill set to be a competitive individual. This introduction course had helped me develop an also instilled in me pertinent skills and knowledge in aspects such as reasoning‚ professionalism‚ problem solving techniques‚ and a firm intellectual foundation of education to further my knowledge in the field of Criminal Justice. I feel I have been prepared to pursue a opportunity
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