The justice system in today’s society is not bias. People today‚ just like to say that they are. If you have committed a crime white or black you will pay a price for it. The way I see it is‚ you get what you get no matter what race. People today‚ just want to believe what they see on tv. Which is clearly not true in some aspects of the news media. The news does not show how the whites are treated by police. The media only shows what they want you to see. If you look at the per capita for the united
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The first juvenile court was established in Chicago in 1899. Prior to then‚ minors above seven years of age were brought to trial in a regular criminal court‚ although many countries have already operated designated prisons for juvenile offenders. Throughout the following 50 years‚ the courts have evolved to a significantly different form from the rest of the system. Most importantly was the multidimensional approach towards the child‚ tailoring rehabilitation programs which best fit their specific
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AUSTRALIAN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS The average national rate at which young people are placed in custody in Australia is 31 in every 100‚000. The rate at which young people are placed in custody in NSW is 38 in every 100‚000. This compares with 56 in Western Australia‚ 99 in the Northern Territory and 9 in Victoria where greater emphasis is placed on diversionary and preventative programs. Several broad observations and trends in Australian juvenile justice can be identified at the national
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Misuse in the Justice system. Many people are convicted of wrongful crimes that they never committed. This is due to bias‚ racism‚ and of course corruption. A total of 20‚000 people are wrongfully accused of a crime they never committed. This is a number that should not be ignored. We need to explore the effects of this justice system and what influences the outcome of the cases. One of the causes that influence the outcome of the case is bias. Bias is a prejudice in favor of an object or person
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Maria Grays CAB November 19‚ 2008 The way we dress has an impact on how we are viewed upon or categorized in society. Whether we are at work‚ school‚ the mall‚ or simply taking a stroll in the park‚ we are judged just because of our clothing. The fact of the matter is clothing plays a key role in how we live our lives in many ways and in how we will be portrayed or even treated. Clothing could even effect us as a person promoting high or low Self-esteem‚ in which the statement "you are
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The American justice system is one of the greatest aspects of the U.S. Constitution. The judicial branch insures that anyone in America receives a fair trial‚ that a nobody is incarcerated without due process and significant evidence‚ it assumes innocents until proven guilt‚ and protects the rights of citizens‚ victims‚ and the accused. The American justice system works most of the time‚ in that criminals normally go to jail while innocent people are set free; however‚ every system has its faults
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Judge Parker’s Court House and outlaws tried Fort Smith Arkansas Isaac Charles Parker • Born- October 15‚ 1838 • Hometown- Barnesfield‚ Ohio • Thought primary school to pay for law school • 1859- Moved to Missouri and had his own practice by 1861 working in county circuit courts • 1859- Became a lawyer at age 21 • 1861- Married Mary O’Toole‚ they had two sons‚ Charles and James • 1861-1863- City attorney • 1864- Member of electoral college (voted for Lincoln) • Died- November 17th‚ 1896 Isaac
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To the editor of time magazine Our country is in the process of getting tared apart. Our justice system is discriminating against our african-american citizens and this needs to stop! We have to stop the shootings of african-americans that has occured all over our country so that we once again can be proud to call ourselfs Americans. During the last couple of years atrocious killings have occured here in the US. I belive everyone has heard about cases like Trayvon Martin‚ Michael Brown and Eric
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The issue I have been hired to explore is the injustices of the Criminal Justice system in the Judicial System‚ and the findings are not so astonishing There is no doubt the criminal justice system in the United States is broken. Between the issues of disproportionate mass incarcerations‚ the illusions of the “War on Drugs” and the targeting of other racial and religious backgrounds. These are the just some of the injustices that will be elaborated on throughout this report as well as now incarceration
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The Juvenile Justice System: Problems and Solutions The juvenile justice system operates quite differently from the adult court system. It was created when Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act‚ with the first juvenile court being established in 1899‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois. (Seiter‚ 2014‚ 2011‚ 2008‚ 2005). The main goal of the juvenile justice system is to reform young offenders‚ so that they can remain at home with their families. Although‚ this system aids in reforming young offenders‚ there
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