Justice and Authority paper Discretionary authority in the Criminal Justice system Allen Ray CJA/550 April 11th‚ 2011 Discussions in how discretion is exercised in the legal profession often raises debate in the criminal justice system. Discretion is vastly misused in many of the criminal justice fields. Areas such as youth justice‚ sentencing‚ policing‚ and a host of many other legal fields need better understanding‚ interpretation and communication. As with many practices‚ the object
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Comparative Criminal Justice Systems The goal of socialism is to minimize people’s suffering through public control of industry and social services; socialism rejects class-based society (TheFreeDictionary‚ 2010). Socialism promises prosperity‚ equality‚ and security to the people. However‚ in many cases socialism has brought poverty‚ misery‚ and tyranny to the people; equality is achieved in the sense that everyone is equal in misery (Perry‚ 1995‚ June). Key characteristics of the socialist system
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manufacturing base for investments. There are key government policies which have been put in place to encourage investors and aid the growth of their businesses. Investors are allowed to contribute towards the formulation of government policies which affects their businesses. Below I will be discussing and deliberation on the key government policies that have been put in place for the benefits of investors internally and externally. Firstly is Liberal Equity Policy. Foreign investors within the manufacturing
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behavior that is prohibited by law and is punishable by the government. Many laws divide crimes into categories depending on the seriousness of the offense‚ the age of the offender‚ the punishment that can be administered and the actual court. According to sociologists there are multiple explanations for crime and sociologists have created different theories. Also‚ there are many types of activities that are considered crime and the criminal justice system has the responsibility to keep all citizens of
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Policy Analysis on Juvenile Justice Reform CJA/464 September 17‚ 2013 Raymond Smith Policy Analysis on Juvenile Justice Reform Within this paper the writer will be discuss the public policy on Juvenile Justice Reform. Within the paper the writer will describe the issue‚ tell if the policy a regulatory or legislative-initiated policy‚ and who initiated the issue or policy. Also the writer will discuss is there a constitutional issue‚ and how will the issue or policy affect the community‚ the
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Running Head: Criminal Justice Administration MANAGEMENT STYLES Student Name: Courtney Evans Course Title: Organization and Administration of Criminal Justice Professor Name: Dr. Odo Submission Date: September 29th‚ 2011 Abstract This research paper addressed and discussed the three types of management styles and its role within an organization. Specifically‚ these management styles are the scientific management‚ human relations management
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ADS 654 POLICY ANALYSIS QUESTION: EXPLAIN ANY TWO (2) ACTORS IN POLICY FORMULATION AND TWO (2) ACTORS IN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. DEFINITION OF POLICY Public policy defined by Brooks as the broad framework of ideas and values in which decisions are made and action or inaction is pursued by governments in relation to some issues or problems. It means the government has power to come out with certain policy and decision or silent in certain conditions. For example‚ for the sake of welfare‚ the
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As I described above‚ I am very interested in Criminal Justice and the Justice System itself; thus I have formed a belief that if you like the things you are doing‚ then you possibly will be good at it. My transcript will portray the worthy academic achievements I have earned throughout the Criminal Justice courses; indicating that I understand the material and that I can apply this knowledge outside the classroom. When I applied for universities during my last year in high school‚ I set myself multiple
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"The Youth Criminal Justice Act is a piece of Canadian legislation...that determines the way in which youths are prosecuted under Canada’s criminal justice system." The act was implemented April 1‚ 2003‚ after "7 years‚ 3 drafts‚ and more than 160 amendments." The clearly stated purpose of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is "protection of the public through crime prevention‚ rehabilitation‚ and meaningful consequences (s.3(1)(a)(I-iii))." For a better understanding on whether the courts were following
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‘Policies embody claims to speak with authority‚ they legitimate and initiate practices in the world‚ and they privilege certain visions and interests’ Ball (1990; p22). There is a vast number of definitions for what is a policy as the word varies over different disciplines. According to the literature policy means a plan of action‚ or a statement of aims or ideals. Ball (1994a; p10)‚ states that “policy is text and action‚ words and deeds‚ it is enacted as well as what is intended”. Based on
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