“in making sentencing decisions” (Bergman‚ n.d.). A well written presentence report will have the following information to help a judge in making his or her decision‚ “circumstances of the offense”‚ a “defendant’s personal history” as well as any criminal background available‚ and a “victim impact statement” (Bergman‚ n.d.). In the end‚ a well-written report (of any kind) will help the person making a decision to make the best one possible.
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Learning Theories‚ Practical application in Criminal Justice High tech offenders can come in all different shapes and sizes‚ as well as flavors. You can have the guy who works as an accountant for a multi international corporation‚ that’s quietly syphoning money from various accounts into his own offshore retirement fund account. How about the local DMV employee Trish who’s submitting falsified information to get ID’s for various amounts of cash. For minors‚ illegal aliens‚ or say that Russian
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Criminal Justice A student ride-along allows the student to observe the use of discretion and techniques that are used by the police officers who patrol our communities. Many people falsely believe that policing is what they see portrayed in the media. We never realize that there is much more to police work then what we consider entertaining or even amusing. By watching a patrol officer in the field‚ I was able to gain valuable insights into questions concerning why police officers stop
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crime through collaboration b/w law enforcement‚ DA & community -Coordinating existing community resources and build new -Comminty-oriented policing approach *Johnson’s War on Poverty: --> Systematic change in urban communities to eliminate "criminal opportunity structures" --> How do fundamentals beliefs about the cause of crime influence policy intiatives? Major Principles of Social Process Approach: -Crime is socialized behavior -Socialization: process whereby culture is transmitted -Agents
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FINAL EXAMINATION M8A1 YOUR NAME HERE EXCELSIOR COLLEGE 1.Identify two types of ethics and explain their role in criminal justice organizations. Support your responses with resources. Ethics- A social‚ religious‚ or civil code of behavior considered correct especially that of a particular group‚ professional‚ or individual.” (Collins‚ 2003) Kenneth Peak asserts that there are two types of ethics; absolute and relative. When dealing with absolute ethics‚ Peak claims that there is no fluctuation
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Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system is nothing more than different sets of agencies tasked to carry out penalties for those who have committed a crime and broken the law. How the criminal justice system actually works depends on where and who is in charge such as‚ a city‚ county‚ federal government and also where the laws are effective such as‚ military jurisdiction. The main two systems that make up the criminal justice system are State and Federal systems. State criminal justice
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to sentence and serve the full time INDIVIDUALIZED JUSTICE AND THE JUDGE (cont.) Forms of punishment: capital punishment-death penalty…injection imprisonment-prison or jail probation- sentenced to being babysit in lieu of going to jail fines-fine you money restitution and community service-paying back the victim and volunteer by doing community service restorative justice-get victim and suspect to get along INDIVIDUALIZED JUSTICE AND THE JUDGE (cont.) The sentencing process The presentence
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Challenges of Leading Groups in Criminal Justice Leaders of criminal justice organizations have complex challenges that require creative and innovative approaches and solutions. Future leaders in corrections will need to consider how to respond to and incorporate the benefits of various trends. Corrections leaders will deal with direct operational issues‚ such as staffing shortages and a shift toward privatization. They will need to adjust to the changes in sentencing laws. It is likely that
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prominent however‚ is socioeconomic status. The rich will always have an advantage in the justice system in comparison to people with low socioeconomic status. This is mostly due to three key factors; corrections‚ courts‚ and poor defense attorneys. The United States government needs to reform the criminal justice system in order to ensure that every case is equal to one another. First off‚ the corrections system is completely unfair to those who can not afford it. They might not be able to afford
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Temika Williams December 9‚ 2011 Final Paper JUS 510 Contemporary Criminal Justice Issues and Trends Joe Niehaus Dear Colleagues‚ In order to promote new and “stretch learning” (learning that expands your current knowledge in a given area) in graduate education‚ I am requesting that you complete and insert the following New Learning Disclosure Statement at the top of the first page of your Final Paper. Thanks. Joe Niehaus NEW LEARNING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT During the research
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