Discretion plays an indispensable role in the criminal justice system (CJS). Discretion is the judgment or decision implemented through values‚ facts‚ and principles. In the CJS‚ it is the authority given to a decision maker to decide between alternatives or no alternatives. Discretion can be used by police in the area of the criminal investigation process. Its role is continuous from sentencing judgments to the point of detaining offenders in prison past their sentencing period. Discretion also
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Associate Level Material Appendix D Research Plan As part of your research plan‚ you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question‚ which is more specific and focused than a general topic‚ is the question that your research paper will be answering. For example‚ if your general area of interest is social security‚ a possible research question might ask “How can low-income families save more money if the United States
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Appendix D Indigenous Culture Web Site Review Template Question Response Web site 1 URL: www.aboriginalculture.com Name of Indigenous culture/religion presented in Web site Aborigines Consider the examples of roles and observances held sacred by these people. Is this practice being kept alive? Traditional Australian religions are no longer practiced Has the culture/religion evolved over time? Many of the Aborigines practices have not evolved over time If the culture/religion
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Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: Term Definition Ethnic group A group set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns Anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism is the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people. (Vocabulary.com 2012) Islamophobia Islamophobia is prejudice against Muslims. (Vocabulary.com 2012) Xenophobia Xenophobia is a fear of foreigners or strangers. (Vocabulary.com 2012) Persecution Persecution is
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D. Marie Wong Check Point 1 CJS/200 Craig Levins The crime control model and due process model are from my understanding of our reading materials this week a safety net of sorts. I say this because one protects the innocent from the criminals‚ while the other one protects the criminals from the system. In theory this makes sure that if you have done something wrong you will have to face up to it‚ while causing as little harm as possible to the innocents involved. It also was put in place to
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Ethical Decision Making Paper Jesse Wilkie 7/27/2015 CJS/211 Every individual view ethics differently. No matter how one may view ethics at the end of the day ethics is a determination of an individual’s own belief of what is right or wrong. According to the Ethics Awareness Inventory (EAI) it is a system for self-assessment and personal reflection. After reading through the assessment‚ I have found information that I can agree with and that are beneficial to me as an individual. The inventory
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CJS/220 Cayla Flowers April 27‚ 2014 Juvenile crime rates in the United States fell to a new 32-year low in 2013. In 2012 there were around 60‚000 violent crime arrests involving youths under the age of 18. From 2011 to 2012 there was a 10% decline in the number of youth arrests for all four offenses‚ which contributed to an overall drop of 36 percent since 2003. In 1994‚ police reported 500 violent youth crime arrests for every 100‚000 10-17-olds in the population. In 2008‚ the arrest rate
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DQ1 week 5 What is DNS? How do users benefit from it? Provide a brief description of the DNS process to resolve a URL to its IP address. Domain name systems (DNS) allows for an IP address to be assigned to a computer name or domain name. This system stores given names paired with IP addresses‚ which make identifying a computer on a network that much simpler. DNS follows an top-down heiratage‚ starting at the root on to top level‚ secondary level‚ subdomain level (optional)‚ and host level. Each
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Introductions to Corrections Heather Cunningham CJS/230 April 3‚ 2013 Viviyonne Lee Punishment is the infliction of an unpleasant or negative experience on an offender in response to an offense. Today‚ punishment includes rehabilitation‚ deterrence‚ retribution‚ incapacitation‚ and reparation. Punishment is a penalty that results as a rule or law violation. Once a criminal has been punished through physical or economic sanctions then the criminal is considered square with his victim along
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Since the inception of the Juvenile Justice System it has had critics those who side with its current vision of how to deal with offenders. Throughout the years the Juvenile Justice System has undergone several transformations. However‚ I believe the Juvenile Justice System is due for another change. Currently‚ the Juvenile Justice System is at a cross point; to focus on punishment rather than rehabilitation or focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Should we rehabilitate offenders or punish
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