Syllabus College of Criminal Justice and Security CJA/354 Version 4 Criminal Law Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This is an introductory course in the study of criminal law‚ general legal principles‚ and how the criminal law functions in and affects modern society. This course highlights a variety of key topics‚ including the concept of crime and the development of criminal law‚ defenses to criminal charges‚ and a number
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Criminal Law Paper CJA/354 Controversy Surrounding the Death Penalty Capital punishment has continued to be used as the major punishment for convicted felons for a long time now. However‚ it has been a subject of controversy in recent years and has been seen as an inhuman mode of punishment in the modern era. This is because of the various legal challenges it faces and the methods used in executing the punishment‚ which include the use of a firing squad‚ lethal injections
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Memo Date: March 27‚ 2013 To: Federal Bureau of Prisons From: Karrington C Norris Subject: Overcrowding of Juvenile Correctional Facilities Introduction Within the juvenile correctional facilities community‚ there are public and private institutions that both experience and suffer from similar problems. The problems that face these facilities are overcrowding. Through close comparison of the major issues with juvenile correctional facilities‚ the institutions are revealed to be ineffective
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Jails And Prisons Adam Putnam CJA/204 February 18‚ 2014 Leroy Hendrix Jails And Prisons In the following paragraphs comparisons between the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County‚ Virginia and Federal Corrections Institution Petersburg Medium in Hopewell City‚ Virginia. The types of prisons will be identified. The major differences between the Rappahannock Regional Jail and FCI Petersburg Medium will be examined. Jail and prison culture and subculture as well as the violent behavior that
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USA Patriot Act (2001) University of phoenix Legal issues in justice and security AJS 522 Kim Tandy July 15‚ 2013 USA Patriot Act (2001) On September 11‚ 2001 19 Al-Queda members attacked New York and Washington D.C. by hijacking four passenger airliners. Two of the airplanes American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines 175 were crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centers in New York City. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon which collapsed the
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The existence of Prisons can be traced back to the ancient period. Initially there was a belief that rigorous isolation and custodial measures would reform the offenders. In due course it is being substituted by the modern concept of social defense. Custody‚ care and treatment are the‚ three main functions of a modern prison organization. For over 100 years‚ there was emphasis on custody which‚ it was believed‚ depended on good order and discipline. The notion of prison discipline was to make
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Criminal Justice Overview Stephanie Smith CJA/394 October 20‚ 2014Roy Diaz Prison and County Correctional Faculties Overcrowding The subject of prison overcrowding has been an issue for many years. It is not just the prisons that are overcrowded but also the county correctional facilities. In the U.S.A. today 1 in nearly 100 Americans are currently incarcerated ("Alec"‚ 2014). The reasons that the numbers are so high are due to the many different laws and strategies that have been put into
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Jails and Prisons Nicholas Davis CJA/204 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE University of Phoenix Christopher Cannon May 13‚ 2013 Jails and Prisons Have you ever sat back and thought about what prison or jail is like? Is it just like in the movies or do inmates really not get that much free time? What is the difference between prison and jail? When talking about different kinds of prisons and the level at which they are labeled the three that come to mind are minimum‚ medium‚ and high
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Correctional History Paper Amber Jones CJA/234 December 13‚ 2010 Bob Bennett Various forms of punishments exercised during the 1700s were mutilation of all or some body parts‚ whippings‚ branding‚ and torture. Some people could be cast out or exiled from their neighborhood or country. The most serious crimes resulted in capital punishment. In addition‚ forced labor and the equivalent of prostitution was a common kind of punishment enforced on females. “Attitudes toward crime and punishment
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