Cultural diversity can be defined as the cultural differences that exist between people such as‚ language‚ traditions‚ and the religious beliefs along with the way society carries itself. It is inevitable in the United States to notice the wide variety of cultures that with the years have come to share this land with Americans. With the increase of diversity in the country‚ comes a wide variety of issues facing all sectors. In the criminal justice sector we see issues such as racial profiling
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Course Syllabus College of Criminal Justice and Security CJA/344 Version 3 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Copyright © 2012‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course offers a comprehensive‚ critical and balanced examination of the issues of crime and justice with respect to ethnicity. Procedures and policy in a pluralistic and multicultural society are examined relative to law enforcement‚ courts and corrections environments. Policies
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Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper Joseph Merritt CJA344 July 10‚2011 Melba Ferlow- Herrington Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper This paper will primarily focus on racial disparity in sentencing. While studying the different problems associated with racial disparity we will also look at why racial disparity exsist within sentencing. In society today there are a diversity of citizens‚ offenders‚ and leaders within the court system. However‚ race still plays a big role
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AJS 512 Abstract The criminal justice arena is made up of law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections and is vast as well as it is its own environment when referencing the leading or management of special groups. Numerous components within the criminal justice realm require team cooperation
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Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper YOUR NAME HERE University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper “Delinquency is defined as the total prevalence of delinquent acts during the past12 months. The delinquency scale was adopted from the delinquency scale currently utilized in the Monitoring the Future Study of United States students that has been ongoing since1975” (Benschop‚ Harrison‚ Korf‚ & Erickson‚ 2006
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Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper The Justice System sentencing of racial disparity will be discussing thought out this paper. Also discuss some reason racial disparity exists and case studies. There some diversity of people‚ offenders‚ and leader in the court system as of today. Race continues to play a role in the criminal justice system went it come to the sentencing process. Racial has changed some over the years
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In a general sense‚ diversity refers to the variety of human qualities among different people and groups. To be more specific‚ diversity refers to the social‚ ethnic‚ or gender variety in a community of people. The four topics focusing on are multiculturalism‚ cultural diversity‚ religious diversity‚ and diversity competency in the Criminal Justice System. By using keywords‚ concepts‚ and themes will help to analyze the arguments and dilemmas that are presented in the said topics. As well as‚ by
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Criminal law is a very wide displine in the study of law. Criminal law has the main purpose and objective of prevention of harm to individuals and the community. Criminal law plays a vital role in regulating the human behaviors. It spells out what tie individuals should do and what they should not do. Criminal law is a branch of public law that defines the conduct of individuals in the society. The whole community requires protection from the state and therefore it is very important to set out guidelines
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Cultural Diversity Week One 1. Some cultural diversity examples are‚ but not limited to; Geographic location‚ military and work experience‚ family status‚ income‚ religion‚ languages‚ and education. 2. I identify mostly with members of a less elite group of people. These members are not recognized by their race nor are judged by what they have done in their past but are praised by what they are doing in their present
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and the offender. Some of the major issues discussed will be forgiveness‚ restitution‚ and restoration in an attempt to heal. The type of crimes dealt with in this setting are not of a punitive nature‚ and there may be an opportunity to save this offender from the experience of the correctional system. The concept of restorative justice is not clearly defined; often referred to as a ‘movement‚’ and presented as an option to the mainstream of criminal justice. Rather than harsh punishment to the
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