The federal prison system has been unable to keep pace with the steady flow of inmates pouring into its facilities during the past five years‚ despite adding space for thousands of new offenders‚ according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. The report also found that the Bureau of Prisons has already surged to 39 percent above capacity and is projected to jump to more than 45 percent above its limits by 2018 (GAO‚ 2012). According to a The New York Times article written by Adam Liptak
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I would like to present two problem areas in the criminal justice field‚ Confessions and Interrogations. Did you know that people confess to crimes that they did not commit. Pressure and interrogations have got some people to soak up a false confession leading them to jail. You’d think that innocent people would never confess to something that they did not do. I once believed that a confessions trumped all evidence. I assumed that once a confession was made‚ that it is the ending factor to the case
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Criminal Justice Careers Marielu Villa Westwood College Abstract This paper reflects about criminal justice careers that will help me get knowledge and get a better idea about the career that I choose. Components of criminal justice: law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections. A brief description about the career‚ the requirements‚ and the hiring criteria the career has. Tell why the position interest me‚ how does it relate to the career path that I want‚ and finally what I’m looking for in gaining
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College Of University of Phoenix In what ways could this new terminology and knowledge be applied to a career in criminal justice? It will help during research and also by knowing the correct terminology the work being performed will be assisted in any criminal justice career by aiding those performing the task giving them the ability to understand how the criminal justice system works and what research is and how research is done. This would give anyone a better ability to comprehend the research
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punishment and the utilitarian justification for punishment? The retributive justification for punishment focuses on what the offender deserves as a result of his or her criminal behavior and the utilitarian focus on the future criminal behavior of both the person being punished and other members of society. 2. What is retroactive justice? Utilitarian justification of punishment that views punishment as a means to repair the harm and injury caused by the crime and focuses on the victim and the community
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important for me to talk about it. Well it’s Racial Discrimination. I’m here to tell you that you aren’t exempt from it. It happens all around the world even in little New Zealand and not just in America or England but here as well. Racial discrimination happens to all of us. We don’t think that it happens in ‘our’ town but it does. We go “not me‚ I treat everyone as equal‚ I don’t discriminate against anyone”. Do you know racial discrimination is defined as ‘views‚ practices and actions reflecting
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to say there weren’t any trends that the criminal justice system was being plagued with. Between gangs‚ terrorism and crime in general we have a huge problem on our hands rather it be old news and a new crime trend. For the criminal justice system right now the possible retaliation from terrorist and what sort of technology advancement they might come with is going to be at the top of our list. In the past (early 2000) the criminal justice system found problems with a demanding change that
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of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is to make sure that if those kind of things happen to you or your community‚ the youth would get punished for what they have done. The YCJA became a law in 2003‚ under the Liberal Justice Minister Anne Mclellan. Since then less youth had gone through jail. The YCJA applies to youth from 12 to 17 years old. For teen under 14 they get less serious punishment‚ and for older teens they get more punishment. YCJA is extremely important to our justice system; it protects
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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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The criminal justice policy I have chosen to talk about is the 2010 – 2015 government policy: reoffending and rehabilitation. I will be analysing the government which was in power when this policy was set out and will also be looking at the impact the policy had on our society. The government’s main aim when looking at policies is to make sure our communities feel safe and secure‚ policies can both make a change and have a huge effect on our society. I will be exploring the outcomes and limitations
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