The Youth Criminal Justice Act is the law that governs Canada’s youth justice system. It applies to youth who are at least 12 but under 18 years old‚ who are alleged to have committed criminal offences. In over a century of youth justice legislation in Canada‚ there have been three youth justice statutes: the Juvenile Delinquents Act (1908-1984)‚ the Young Offenders Act (YOA) (1984-2003)‚ and the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (2003-present). A set of amendments to the YCJA was adopted by Parliament
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tactical light‚ Mr. Bank’s belt‚ pill bottles‚ Mr. Banks & Ms.O’Connell’s cell phones‚ and pictures of the crime scene. b. Why and how does it prove or disprove the crime(s) you have listed? I would collect all the evidence possible to make sure it wasn’t a homicide. Collecting all of the above would help eliminate or prove whether it was a suicide or homicide. I could list why I collected each item‚ but it would just be listing it for the same reason. Key points would be looking for blood‚ DNA
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Bargaining Plea bargaining is extremely popular in our criminal justice system. In fact‚ 90 percent of all criminal cases are negotiated through plea bargains. The defendant‚ the victim‚ law enforcement officials‚ the prosecutor‚ and the state‚ all benefit in various and significant ways from plea bargains. In this paper I will discuss how plea bargaining ensures that the criminal justice system is not overrun by criminal cases. I will also explain what plea bargaining means and where it originated
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discuss three forms of injustice or bias in the American corrections system as it applies to differing branches of government and criminal justice. First‚ intermediate sentencing for non-violent offenders and why it should be expanded. Second‚ Political bias in the judicial system in regards to light sentences to violent offenders. Lastly‚ I will discuss the pardon power of the executive branch politicians in our society and how it can be unjust due to bias. I am in favor of intermediate sentencing
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in the early stages of creating a Virtual Jail program that combines electronic monitoring with treatment programs for substance abuse or other issues. SOLUTION The county contracted with Rocky Mountain Offender Management Systems (RMOMS)‚ which provides Kern County with state-of-the-art monitoring devices from Gryphex that can switch easily from Radio Frequency to GPS tracking and back‚ all within one device. “We combine world-class‚ industry-leading hosting services with cuttingedge technology
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Criminal Justice Trends Criminal Justice Trends In today’s modern society the criminal justice field must stay up to date with the latest trends in order to effectively combat crime. As new crimes are committed‚ new technology and resources to solve and prevent these crimes is needed. This is a recap of the criminal justice trends that came with the birth of policing to what has yet to come in our modern world. In 1829 the London Metropolitan Police District was created. This was the
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protecting you. Whether it’s police department‚ to the United States army‚ it is always good to know people are fighting to protect you. The Criminal Justice System will always be a part of U.S. society‚ however its major flaws can weigh out the good it is trying to bring. The criminal justice system‚is something people rely on and
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Victims’ Rights paper Sandee Maige CJA 313 Contemporary Issues In Criminal Justice Professor Hale May 20‚ 2010 As Americans in the United States we [Use "we‚" "us‚" or "our" to mean yourself and coauthors‚ not general humanity (or yourself and the
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Pornography Lead To Rape and Increased Rates of Rape? State the pro position: Diana E. H. Russell argues that the evidence is overwhelming that exposure to pornography is a major causal factor of rape. She utilizes the concept of "multiple causation" to explain the relationship between pornography and rape. State the con position: Anthony D’Amato contends that the incidence of rape has declined 85% in the last 25 years while access to pornography via the Internet has become more widely available
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During the 20th century‚ the American criminal justice system greatly advanced mainly through the evaluation of the Cleveland Survey‚ the professionalization of the modern police‚ and the development of the Modern Penal Code. First of all‚ the Cleveland Survey was the first crime survey in the US which later was embraced by the criminal justice system. In the Cleveland Survey‚ “detailed examinations were made of the police administration‚ of the activities of the courts‚ judges and prosecutors‚
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