The criminal justice system today is just a redesigned way to limit the freedom of African Americans. Today‚ even though African American men only make up a little over 6% of the population‚ they make up over 40% of the people that are incarcerated. Part of the reason this stat is so disproportional is because of history. Historically African Americans have been oppressed first through slavery‚ and then through the Jim Crow laws and segregation‚ and now through the criminal justice system. The criminal
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LP4 Assignment Heather Spier If I were in charge of a state corrections department the way I would design my facilities would be similar but differentiate based upon the need of security. Criminals with longer sentences who have commited serious crimes such as murder‚ etc. would be placed in a maximum security prison. It would be surrounded by high stone walls with detection devices and huge spotlights. There would be great security as to eliminate any fleeing of prisoners. Criminals of less
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Associations between drug and alcohol use and juvenile criminal activities have been a well-known fact‚ that’s often thought of as a correlation. “The estimated prevalence of substance abuse disorder and juvenile offending approaches 67% across studies in justice settings” (Liddle‚ 2014). Whether the alcohol and other drug (AOD) use led them to the criminal activity or AOD will be an issue for the juvenile offender once they are out of the justice system. Questions form at this transition stage for
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Recidivism of Juvenile Transfers and Community Programs Over the past years‚ scholars and courts have studied the recidivism of young offenders whom have been convicted as adults. As prosecutions of young offenders continue to increase within the adult court system‚ many argue whether programs are being used properly to reintroduce repeat offenders back into society. Loughran‚ put the juvenile process in perspective with his statement‚ “theoretical intent of broader transfer provisions was clear
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Juvenile Delinquency; Causes and Possible Solutions 06/12/2011 By definition a juvenile delinquent is a young person‚ under the age of 18‚ who fails to do what is required by law. Our juvenile court system has the difficult task of finding the proper way to deal with these individuals. Unfortunately there is no perfect solution. Should juvenile delinquents be treated harshly? Should they be treated as an adult? Should they be put into a rehabilitation facility? There have been several
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Should the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes be legalized? Wouldn’t it be simple to provide a simple black or white answer to this question? Across the nation there is much debate on this very topic‚ one that I don’t believe can be solved so easily with a yes or no. There are so many activists that have strong opinions on this subject and go to the fullest extent to ensure they are heard. As simple straight forward as this question is it was hard for me to determine which side of the
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Attached is a sample APA Annotated Bibliography. This sample annotated bibliography‚ obtained from the link on the Diana Hacker website http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Haddad-APA-AnnBib.pdf ‚ (Reproduced with permission) should provide you with examples for writing annotated bibliographies in APA format style. PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS AN ADDED TITLE PAGE TO REFLECT THE 6TH EDITION APA CHANGES NOT REFLECTED IN THE SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY FROM THE HACKER SITE. PLEASE USE THE SETUP ON THIS FIRST PAGE AND
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Modern Communication in the Criminal Justice System Tony D Kummet University of Phoenix Abstract Technologies have developed specifically for law enforcement. In the late 1800’s the first case was solved with fingerprint recognition. This happened slowly‚ following ridge lines in a single print‚ identifying it to one suspect. Today officers can search millions of fingerprints in seconds with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Technologies have also went portable with the
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The Goals of Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System By: Brian Ouellette Criminal Justice CCJ 1020 Mr. Leonardo Cadogan Abstract In the United States there is no standard when it comes to punishment and sentencing. This area of the criminal justice system is in a constant state of change. Sentencing practices and goals are always being closely examined. From "getting tough on crime" to more rehabilitative approaches‚ the views and goals of sentencing are always being
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for a tooth"‚ revealing the importance of a strict justice system in Mesopotamian society and establishing the authority of the gods and the state. Overall‚ the
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