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    Over five million people are under the supervision of the criminal justice systems in the United States. Approximately‚ 1.6 million are incarcerated in local‚ state‚ and federal institutions. The remaining‚ or almost 70 percent of those under the responsibility of the criminal justice system‚ are being supervised in the community on probation or parole. This means that at any one time a large number of U.S. citizens are in the community under correctional supervision. For example‚ nearly 2 percent

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    Also‚ loyalty because no one deserves to go through life alone‚ not able to share their secrets and struggles-we all need someone to trust wholeheartedly. Finally‚ I believe in self-discipline. We need to be able to push ourselves and do what needs to be done‚ even if it is undesirable‚ because ultimately no one besides you can make you do anything. X. That being said‚ I ensure that my spare time is only consumed by the things I truly enjoy dong. My top three hobbies happen to be tumbling‚ singing

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    U.S. Criminal Justice System HSIN-CHIEH LIN BLACK STUDIES 100 JANUARY 13‚ 1997 In order to keep a safe society‚ it is important to establish a nation with good education to teach people judging from right or wrong ‚ excellent police force to keep our street safe‚ and most of all‚ a good criminal justice system to carry out the justice. United States is a place with little crimes‚ a nation with nice houses‚ beautiful beaches‚ and expensive shops without property just

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    The criminal justice system has goals that it tries to achieve. The CJS is to respond in the name of society when there is a crime that has been committed. The CJS spans from federal‚ state‚ and local governments. Within the system‚ there are three agencies that work together as a system to implement the criminal justice functions. The agencies are law enforcement‚ the courts‚ and the corrections. Each one of these agencies has a criminal justice process that proved the justice to the victims and

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    One of the cornerstones of the American Criminal Justice System the sixth amendment- the right to a trial by a jury of one’s peers. However‚ to the surprise of this audience‚ over 95 percent of all cases resulting in criminal convictions‚ in this country‚ never reach the ears of a jury‚ but instead are settled by plea bargain agreements. Plea bargains are legally binding agreements‚ in which the defendant exchanges guilt for a lighter sentence or reduced charge (Pollock‚ 2019‚ p.262). In the PBS

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    and sophisticated. Criminal law and civil law A crime is a offense against the state.To prevent our society against antisocial behavior criminal law is created‚ the police enforce these criminal laws. Then society will prosecute that person for that crime. Other crimes involve other enforcement agencies but again it will be the community or society which punishes the offender and which pays for the detection and prosecution of the offender. The prosecution of a criminal conviction must establish

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    Kingdom: a criminal justice system characterised by an emphasis on crime control rather than due process will inevitably produce miscarriages of justice.” STUDENT NUMBER: 111099151 CANDIDATE NUMBER: 110466 Outline * What is Criminal Justice System? * Theories and perspectives of criminal justice system * Miscarriage of justice * What due process entails * What crime control entails * The conflict between crime control and due process in the miscarriage of justice cases

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    No man take birth as a criminal. Their circumstances force them to do what their heart never wills. Their circumstances can be anything it can be due to poverty‚ ailments or shortage of food. As in the drama bishops candlesticks the convict steals to save his wife from suffering which he never wanted to do. But there was no way other than stealing. But after stealing as by his luck he was caught. And the punishment given to him was too big for his shoes. This was just an example. Imagine how many

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    Criminal justice stakeholders affected by various social‚ political‚ economic‚ and institutional forces throughout the last five decades have implemented policies that have increased reliance on incarceration and its punitive purpose. In contemporary criminal justice reform efforts to scale back mass incarceration‚ some of the most active stakeholders have been this year’s presidential candidates‚ the for-profit prison industry‚ and community-based organizations. Democratic presidential nominee

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    the African American race was brought into this country for to become slaves and serve the White American race. All of this was established based on the tone of their skin being ugly and seen as being deformed and the white American race were destined to be the superior race overruling African Americans in every aspect giving them basically no rights at all. Although slavery days are long and gone some may say that the White American race still has an upper hand on the African Americans by using the

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