played a role for youth to offend. For instance‚ one key aspect I have learned is the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) which‚ corresponds to relations between youth and the law. The topic of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is critical in today’s society as it is still used for young offenders between the ages of 12 and 17 years old (Smandych & Winterdyk‚ 2016‚ p.64). Moreover‚ the Youth Criminal Justice Act was established to create its own set of rules and principles in order
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“There can be no justice unless criminals are punished.” Justice can be defined as fair treatment or behavior. For Christians‚ the idea of justice comes from a belief that all people are created in the image of God (imago dei) and should therefore be treated with dignity and respect. Therefore‚ whenever a person commits a crime it is the responsibility of the government to make sure that the issue of justice is addressed. Some Christians believe that punishing criminals is the only way
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Use of forensics and biotechnology in Criminal Justice Abstract “Proof” is defined as an act or process of showing that something is true (Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary). In criminal justice‚ proof is seemingly the most important factor in crime solving. As the old saying goes “it’s not what you know‚ it’s what you can prove.” The method of gathering and examining information is known as forensic science; a prominent resource in the law enforcement field. Whether on television or in
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confidence in exposing my voice). Last-but not least-of my hobbies it reading. I love escaping from my own reality for a while and into someone else’s‚ just letting my mind go numb for a bit. X. Although when I do visit my own reality I am planning out my future goals. First and foremost of these is to attend college and receive my psychology and criminal justice degrees‚ allowing me to reach my second goal which is to become a criminal profiler for the government. My last goal is to travel to as many
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Throughout history in America‚ minorities have been poorly treated in the criminal justice system‚ particularly in cases where darker-skinned people from a diversity of racial backgrounds including African Americans‚ and Latinos—being treated worse than their lighter-skinned folks by whites or even members of their own racial community.Early America‚ blacks were torchered for the slightest violation of informal laws and a lot of times they were blamed for crimes they did not even commit but the
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Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation The criminal justice system has always operated under discretionary authority. This includes law enforcement‚ the court system and corrections. Police officers enjoy the benefit of whether to charge for small infractions and whether an incident requires force to be applied. The court system uses discretionary authority in sentencing of the guilty. The department of corrections uses discretionary authority in the everyday running of the prison system‚ as they
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“Wedding Cake Model” Michal Bates Intro to Criminal Justice The criminal justice wedding cake is a diagram to show the importance of a crime and where it would be categorized. There are four layers on the cake that signify each of the major types of crimes: (1) misdemeanors‚ (2) less serious felonies‚ (3) serious felonies‚ and (4) celebrated cases. Also‚ the size of these layers depends on the importance of the crimes‚ with misdemeanors being the largest and at the bottom and the celebrated
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Justice: an idea of impartiality and retribution has been at the foundation of countless articles on law and conduct. Workforces such as police officers‚ judges‚ and lawyers uphold laws to provide justice in their communities. However‚ these same people whose duty it is to uphold the law are in some cases found abusing or neglecting the law. This neglect and abuse often leads to the demise of equal treatment and rectitude among the people. Justice is not the denial of a fair judgment and restitution
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My educational goals and plans involve criminal justice‚ human services‚ and vet science. I went to Niacc for two years to try and get my Criminal Justice degree. I took several classes for it‚ but fell short of money to finish what I needed to graduate. I have always been interested in T.V. shows like Criminal Minds and Law and Order: SVU‚ 48 Hours‚ and Dateline. Those shows give me the idea of what I want to do and who I want to be like. I don’t know the destined occupation in that career field
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Criminal behaviors‚ Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Abstract This paper will give the reader an understanding of criminal behavior and how it can greatly impact the offenders punishment‚ and sentencing in the criminal justice system. There are many mechanisms of criminal behavior‚ and many forms of punishing offenders. The background of an offender‚ will impact the decision of how long the offender will be sentenced‚ which will lead to the beginning of the correctional
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