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    Develop an initiative to reduce the use and sale of drugs within a community that might be proposed to a police chief as a cost effective and practical solution. Summarize‚ if any‚ the involvement of each major component in the criminal justice system in this initiative. Write a paper outlining your initiative. Use external resources to support your ideas.  Law enforcement agencies take a critical part in prevention strategies as well as community-based prevention groups. Most communities have

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    6622 2. According to Worrall certain methods of crime control do have an effect on crime while others may not. Using the literature for support‚ describe the effectiveness of each of the following methods. A- Directed Patrol for drugs and guns B- Deferred sentencing for drug offenders C- Chemical castration for sex offenders D- Student behavior modification program E- Big brother and big sister programs The United States of America has a crime problem. In response to it‚ we spend billions of

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    Due Process and Crime Control Models Emily Eaves CJA/353 August 21‚ 2010 Judge Stephen R. Ruddick Due Process and Crime Control Models The Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ Eighth‚ and Fourteenth Amendments are critical in the study of criminal procedure. “Criminal procedure is the branch of American constitutional law concerned with the state’s power to maintain an orderly society and the rights of citizens and residents to live in freedom from undue government interference with their

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    gun control & policy Gun Control and Policy: A Review of the Literature Abstract “A Well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed.” Amendment II‚ Bill of Rights Constitution of the U.S The Second Amendment has been a major issue in American politics since 1876. The nation ’s powerful gun lobby‚ the National Rifle Association‚ holds that it means the right to keep

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    Due Process or Crime Control Claudia I. Campos CJA 530 Ethics in Justice and Security January 11‚ 2010 Glenda Rohrbach Abstract Although crime control and due process have some similarities‚ there are more contrasts between the two. Crime control emphasizes crime prevention‚ whereas due process emphasizes the protection of citizen’s rights from mistakes made by criminal justice agencies. The ethical dimensions of key issues confronting the criminal justice system and private security concerning

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    Crime Control Model v. Due Process Model Herbert Packer‚ a law professor at Stanford University‚ created two models‚ the crime control model and the due process model‚ to represent the two competing systems of values within criminal justice. Both the Due Process and Crime Control Models have constitutional values that benefit all branches of the criminal justice system‚ individuals working within the system‚ and society. However‚ there is still an ongoing dispute as to which model is better

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    Jessica Vickers Dr. Jonne Akens Engl 1302 25 February 2013 Gun Control vs. Crime Rate According to the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” In this very amendment lies the main issue of gun control. “To many‚ the language of the amendment appears to grant to the people the absolute right to bear arms. However‚ the

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    The criminal justice system in the United States has traditionally operated under two fundamentally different theories. One theory is the Crime Control Model. This theory is characterized by the idea that criminals should be aggressively pursued and crimes aggressively punished. The other theory is the Due Process Model. This theory is characterized by the idea that the rights of the accused need to be carefully protected in any criminal justice investigation. (Levy‚ 1999) The Due Process

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    Crime Control Methods Due process and crime control are two separate ideals of the criminal justice system that coexist to eventually compliment each other. Due process works under the ideal "innocent until proven guilty." The crime control model is more of a "lock’em up now and ask questions later" mindset. Both have their advantages and disadvantages‚ however‚ they often balance each other out in the end. Due process is what allow a person their day in court. Any person suspected of committing

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    Due Process Vs. Crime Control The “crime control” model is defined as a process that uses every effort to repress and reduce crime. It has emphasis on speed‚ efficiency‚ and finality. This gives it the ability to apprehend‚ try‚ and convict a high number of offenders.(Cole‚ Smith‚ & DeJong‚ 2013‚ p. 13) Anyone familiar with “Judge Dredd” is also familiar with the crime control model. Due process is defined as a model where every effort must be made ensuring that decisions are made on reliable information

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