What is the role of a criminal justice professional? There are numerous amounts of roles that a criminal justice practitioner plays. Depending on which section of the criminal justice system you are certified in‚ your studies ensures your specialty in your career field. In this particular essay‚ we will focus on the key social issues contributing to the service of the criminal justice practitioners‚ the role of the criminal justice professionals serving needs‚ and how the key social issues impact
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In today’s criminal justice system‚ jails and prisons are becoming more overcrowded due to the recent increase in crime rates. Many criminal justice agencies have recently found a new method of punishment that can be used deter people from committing criminal actions and further prevent overcrowding the prisons. This new method of punishment is known as restorative justice. This new method of punishment focuses on having the offender restore the losses of both their victim and their community in
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For some reasons of justice or cost‚ most offenders are not imprisoned‚ and more than 90 percent 0f all imprisoned offenders are eventually released. If laws are enacted that limit probation or increase the length of imprisonment by abolishing parole‚ there must be corresponding increases in prison space to accommodate the results. Limiting or abolishing parole release causes increases in the use of probation. “Truth-in-sentencing” laws permit only small grants of good time‚ while “three-strikes-and-you’re-out”
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Youth Criminal Justice Act Issues and Perspectives in Social Welfare Abstract The Youth Criminal Justice Act is a federal legislation that deals with deviance among youth. This policy is the third legislation to come into existence that separate criminal laws and courts for youth and adults. The purpose of this policy is to protect the public‚ issue purposeful consequences to the offenders‚ meet the needs of the victims‚ and distinguish between youth and adult justice. The Youth Criminal Justice
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“The fate of millions of people—indeed the future of the black community itself—may depend on the willingness of those who care about racial justice to re-examine their basic assumptions about the role of the criminal justice system in our society.” This quote from Michelle Alexander gives realization that our justice system is not perfect. While sentencing people to death may seem like the best option when in morn‚ we neglect the fact that innocents is still at hand. This goes in regards to the
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The Juvenile Justice System’s Need to Focus on Rehabilitation The Juvenile Justice System’s Need to Focus on Rehabilitation Amanda R. Molnar Axia College of the University of Phoenix The Juvenile Justice System Needs to Focus on Rehabilitation The juvenile justice system has long been in debate over whether its focus should be rehabilitation or punishment. From its birth in the early 20th century‚ the juvenile justice system has changed its focus from punishment to rehabilitation and back
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of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review.Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans’ innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology‚ some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans. Maslow used the terms Physiological‚ Safety‚ Belongingness and Love‚ Esteem‚ Self-Actualization and Self-Transcendence needs to
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Prisoners with Special Needs CJA/234 October 7‚ 2013 Prisoners with Special Needs A special need inmate has a physical or mental disability that limits their capacity to function in the normal inmate population. The United States is made up of individuals of all walks of life. The prisoners held in American prisons are no different. The United States prison system does not discriminated among its prisoners. These prisoners may have physical or mental disabilities however‚ if they committed
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INTRODUCTION Generally‚ people tend to have different needs toward each other because they tend to have different backgrounds‚ which are affected by their social and culture conditions‚ education levels‚ economic conditions‚ and many more. In fact‚ research shows that human will seek another need when one need has been fulfilled. This means that humans will prioritize achieving their basic needs before moving to other needs. Nonetheless‚ in order to purchase a product‚ there will be different
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Needs of a pregnant mother Principles of care: * To impress the patient about the importance of regular checkup. * To maintain and improve the health status of the woman to the optimum till delivery. * To improve and tone up the psychology‚ explaining the changes and events likely to occur during pregnancy and labour. Needs of the pregnant mother The needs of a pregnant mother are as follows: i. Diet ii. Personal hygiene including breast care iii. Rest and sleep iv
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