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    Comparative Criminal Justice Systems September 1‚ 2011 With so many different cultural and historical perspectives‚ it can change the way the criminal justice system works. Two types of criminal justice systems in which bring a lot of historical and cultural perspective include Iraq and Italy. Both countries also have legal tradition in which help in the way the criminal justice system works. In addition‚ both politics and legal issues can also cause the criminal justice system to change.

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    Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice Paper presented as a part of a Congressional Research Briefing entitled “Juvenile Crime: Causes and Consequences‚” Washington‚ January 19‚ 2000. Address correspondence to the author at the Department of Psychology‚ Temple University‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19122‚ or at lds@vm.temple.edu. 1 I’d like to talk today about recent changes in juvenile justice policy that are being implemented despite a full consideration of what

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    Justice and Authority paper Discretionary authority in the Criminal Justice system Allen Ray CJA/550 April 11th‚ 2011 Discussions in how discretion is exercised in the legal profession often raises debate in the criminal justice system. Discretion is vastly misused in many of the criminal justice fields. Areas such as youth justice‚ sentencing‚ policing‚ and a host of many other legal fields need better understanding‚ interpretation and communication. As with many practices‚ the object

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    The American Judicial System: Does it favor the criminal? by xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx submitted to xxxxxxxxxx Business Law Instructor for ENG xxx: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx March 26‚ 2000 The American Judicial System: Does it favor the criminal? Statement of Purpose As crime in America seems to be decreasing‚ reports from law enforcement experts state that: violent crimes are expected to increase (Butterfield 6). Many people feel that the American Judicial System treats

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    Criminal Justice System Paper CJA/204 Vonnie Cooper March 28‚ 2011 Ken Salmon The word “crime” means an illegal action that is prohibited by law or a breakage of certain laws set forth by the criminal justice system. When someone

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    Criminal Justice System Paper The criminal justice system and the criminal justice process has shaped the laws of this country into what they are today from the concerns of politicians and government leaders as far back as the 1800s with crime control. Basically‚ the criminal justice system was designed to ensure the safety of individuals whom are citizens of this country. Essentially‚ the criminal justice system is “the structural basis used to maintain social control” (Education Decisions

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    Trina Trelles Criminal Justice 141 Phase 2 the Criminal Justice System Today DB Habitual Offender Laws are made to target poor minority groups. More than half of California’s adult male population is Latino or nonwhite (55%)‚ but three of every four men in prison are Latino or nonwhite: 41% are Latino‚ 29% are African American‚ and 6% are of another race.  All Contents © Public Policy Institute of California 2012 | New York Times Report Of 1/8/2007 found those with

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    Katie Roxxx Criminal Justice Mr. Ward 1/25/13 Is the American criminal justice system fair to all citizens? If asked this question‚ many people would go both ways. Some people would say it’s fair‚ while others would accuse it of being unfair. There are many reasons to why it would be fair but there are also many reasons to why it would be unfair. Many people would say that the American criminal justice system is fair is for many reasons. One reason is that every single person has certain

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    Who’s in Charge Here? Some Observations on the Relationship Between Disasters and the American Criminal Justice System Robert J. Louden‚ Ph.D. Professor and Program Director‚ Criminal Justice Department of Sociology‚ Anthropology and Criminal Justice Georgian Court University 900 Lakewood Avenue‚ Lakewood‚ New Jersey 08701 (732) 987-2711 loudenr@georgian.edu www.georgian.edu Abstract: Since the beginning of time the world has experienced a wide range of disasters. Responsibility

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    Roles & Needs of a Criminal Justice Professional Sarah Cavileer Kaplan University CJ100: Preparing For a Career in Public Safety September 18‚ 2012 As we all know – there are tons of social issues within the entire world that Criminal Justice Practitioners deal with‚ most likely‚ on a daily basis. One of the many social issues I’ve chosen is Prison Overcrowding. Prison Overcrowding is one of America’s most critical issues in the Criminal Justice system. Just as the name states‚ the problem

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