Minorities are being overrepresented in the criminal justice system with numbers as high as “30% of the probation population (approximately 1.2 million people)‚ 44% of the prison population (est. 586‚300)‚ and over 40% for the parole population (est. 309‚000)” all of which are African American (Taxman‚ Byrne‚ 2005). The numbers continue to grow for the Hispanic population as well “12% of probationers (491‚700)‚ 18% of parolees (136‚000)‚ and 19% of prison inmates (251‚000) are Hispanic” (Taxman‚
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Although there are various types of violent criminals in this society‚ there are three that most people would consider most popular. The three types are thieves‚ rapists‚ and murderers. Each of the three can be characterized into categories to distinguish each. First of all‚ thieves are considered one of the most popular criminals. Thieves make their living by taking or stealing from others. They can be from the upper‚ middle‚ or lower class. They can also be of any race or gender. There
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Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Terri Jinks CJA/374 October 15‚ 2012 Jerry Kilgo Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections The juvenile justice system contains a thorough selection of systems and combined facilities intended to assist the youths that enter the system and the community‚ by extension (Champion‚ 2010). Nevertheless‚ the age limits are defined by federal laws and characteristically consist of juvenile wrongdoers seven-18‚ states regulate the methods of judgment‚ juvenile
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“in making sentencing decisions” (Bergman‚ n.d.). A well written presentence report will have the following information to help a judge in making his or her decision‚ “circumstances of the offense”‚ a “defendant’s personal history” as well as any criminal background available‚ and a “victim impact statement” (Bergman‚ n.d.). In the end‚ a well-written report (of any kind) will help the person making a decision to make the best one possible.
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operational models within the judicial system (Bohm & Haley‚ 2011). The two models are crime control model and due process model. I will show the differences between the two and which model is the most effective in reducing crime. Point out major differences between Packer’s crime control and due process models. Based on your reading and the Attend section in Unit 1‚ which model (crime control or due process) is more effective in reducing crime? In the first of two Packer’s model is the crime
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COMMUNICATION PROCESS MODEL Scenario 1: Who was the sender? Operations Manager Who was the receiver? I was What was the message? Regarding time off What channel was used to send the message? Email What was the misunderstanding that occurred? I had submitted a time off request two months earlier. The day before the day I requested off I emailed my manager to remind him that I would be off the next day. He informed me that he had denied my request and if I read my emails I would have known
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Juvenile Justice Process and Correction Keith Betts CJA/374 September 30‚ 2012 Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life‚ who is a known gang member‚ and has been in and out of the juvenile court system on numerous occasions. The 17-year-old young man has been involved in various crimes‚ such as purse snatching‚ breaking and entering‚ and drug possession. The juvenile offender previously served one year
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Running head: ETHICAL DILEMMA � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� ETHICAL DILLEMA � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �5� Ethical Dilemma Jody Richards University of Phoenix Ethics in Criminal Justice CJA 413 Juan Cephas April 15‚ 2010 � � Ethical Dilemma Ethics as defined by dictionary.com is the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group‚ culture‚ etc… Ethical dilemmas in the workplace are nothing new. Situations arise daily for most of us at not only
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Assignment 1.1 pg 15 Communication Process Model Who was the sender? The sender was my supervisor the principal of the school where I work. I was the receiver of the message. What was the message? The message was that he needed me to supervise the kids walking to school at the north entrance gate. What channel was used to send the message? The channel used was e-mail we often use this form of communication at work. What was the misunderstanding that occurred? The misunderstanding
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fact that I wanted to base my life around helping others. Whether it be helping people physically‚ like a healthcare profession‚ or helping others in a cognitive way. I chose to help protect my community’s safety. I am pursuing a career in the Criminal Justice field for several of reasons. As a child‚ I was raised on the outskirts of Westfield‚ Indiana in a small‚ quaint trailer park. I was well-aware of a policeman
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