Comparative criminal justice: Making sense of difference The task of comparative criminal justice‚ most scholars would agree‚ is to com pare and contrast our ways of responding to crime with those practiced else where. It also often involves‚ even if it does not necessarily have to do so‚ borrowing from‚ or at least trying to learn from‚ what is done in other places. It would seem obvious therefore that‚ if it is to be at all helpful‚ comparison requires understanding and interpreting what those
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RUNNING HEAD: CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS Abstract In this paper‚ we will discuss the cultural differences faced within the criminal justice system. The differences include cultural beliefs‚ practices‚ race‚ gender‚ and etc. The criminal justice system in the United States does not have an exact solution on how to proceed and embed our country with the cultures beliefs and practices performed by now citizens of the United States. Within this paper‚ the cultural concerns
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Kids are not adults. It has been debated over the years whether the juvenile system should be left with only one judicial system where the same rules apply to both adults and juveniles remaining. Children have been tried as adults without any consideration of their age or crime committed. Only after their teenage years does a child realize important concepts and rules society expects. Research shows that the prosecution of juveniles as adults does not help reduce crime and can affect some psychologically
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SUBSCRIBE The New Yorker SEARCH Our Local Correspondents OCTOBER 6‚ 2014 ISSUE Before the Law A boy was accused of taking a backpack. The courts took the next three years of his life. BY JENNIFER GONNERMAN SHARETWEET TABLE OF CONTENTS Kalief Browder spent more than a thousand days confined on Rikers Island. CREDIT PHOTOGRAPH BY ZACH GROSS In the early hours of Saturday‚ May 15‚ 2010‚ ten days before his seventeenth birthday‚ Kalief Browder and a friend were returning home from a party in the
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Juvenile Rehabilitation: Adult Prisons vs. Juvenile Incarceration Maureen Fries-Labra English 122 Anna Hopson December 14‚ 2009 Juvenile Rehabilitation: Adult Prisons vs. Juvenile Incarceration The criminal justice system has a branch for juvenile offenders. Established in the early twentieth century; it is the responsibility of this division to decide the fates of youthful offenders. This is administered by family court with support of social workers and family. With the increased number
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People’s religious views and culture determine whether they believe if justice and fate are determined by a higher power or occur by chance. Major religions such as: Christianity and Muslims believe their deity predestines the outcome of their life. According to their Bible or Koran and their belief system they think their deity has total control over their life. In the story of Oedipus‚ he grows up in Greek culture where the people of Greece believe in Greek Gods‚ -- now known as Greek mythology—through
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GROSSMONT COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AOJ 224/225 – FORENSIC PUBLIC SERVICE INTERNSHIP INSTRUCTOR: Tina Young‚ MFS‚ CBPE VOICE MAIL: 619-644-7837‚ 24-hrs / day E-MAIL: tina.young@gcccd.edu or gt_young@prodigy.net WEB SITE: http://www.tinayoung.webs.com/ OFFICE HOURS: Office location: Building 34‚ Room 266 (Most often will find me in forensic lab‚ Bldg 34‚ Rm 111) Mon: 12:00noon -1:00pm; 12:30 – 1:30pm during academic senate days: Tue/Th: 11:30am-12:00pm; 2:50-3:20pm Wed:
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Restorative Justice for Juvenile Carjacking Offenders in Milwaukee I. Introduction Recently the City and County of Milwaukee have been facing a complicated issue‚ car thefts by juveniles. This situation has not only led to major inconveniences for the victims‚ but also the death of some offenders and bystanders. Because this is considered a property offense‚ even the tough on crime crowd is reluctant to throw the book at these teens. However‚ there has been outcry from the community alleging these
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experienced a fellow persons murder by a juvenile they often side with the idea they should not. To those who have known someone who has they often declare that they should. There is evidence to support both sides but it is truly a personal decision. Should juveniles be tried as adults‚ I would go as far as to say that it depends on the circumstances. From personal experience I have had friends killed by Juveniles and had acquaintances tried as both adults and juveniles. This is a very touchy subject to
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to say there weren’t any trends that the criminal justice system was being plagued with. Between gangs‚ terrorism and crime in general we have a huge problem on our hands rather it be old news and a new crime trend. For the criminal justice system right now the possible retaliation from terrorist and what sort of technology advancement they might come with is going to be at the top of our list. In the past (early 2000) the criminal justice system found problems with a demanding change that
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