Case Attrition CJS/220 March 28‚ 2012 The exercising of discretion by all system actors‚ public and private‚ and from the nature of the criminal process itself is a result of case attrition. Basically‚ case attrition is when an arrest does not end in a trial conviction‚ which happens quite often in the court justice system. This is not new experience‚ nor one limited to the United States; several other Western countries and in the early parts of the twentieth century
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terms they are able‚ or should there be significant rules about non-discrimination and anti-nepotism put in place as to hiring and terms of employment? Explain your position in terms of moral and/or economic factors. Samuel Ward LGST 210-002 Matthew Lister 12/19/2014 Workplace morality and hiring ethics Following my graduation from the University of Pennsylvania‚ I will be flung into the job-search market competing against millions of other well qualified students. What is interesting
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Malith Wijeratne Professor Julie Marzano RDG055-01 July 7‚ 2011 Madame C.J. Walker was an inventor‚ businesswoman‚ philanthropist and a social activist who made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women. The Guinness Book of Records cites Walker as the first female‚ black or white who becomes a millionaire by her own achievements. Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23‚ 1867 on a Delta‚ Louisiana plantation‚ this daughter of former
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Human services agencies in New York City There were over 1000 agencies that offered services to people within the NYC area. The list I have compiled contains agencies that assist people with developmental disabilities‚ childcare‚ domestic violence‚ employment and job training‚ homelessness‚ housing‚ psychiatric disabilities‚ and aging. 1. FEGS Health and Human services System 2. Care for the homeless 3. Birch Family Services 4. Lutheran Social Service 5. Good Shephard Service 6. Coalition
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CJS 430 Victimology Midterm 1. Explain victimology Victimiology is the scientific study of the victim’s plight‚ the criminal justice systems responses‚ and the publics reactions; a branch of criminology 2. Explain the difference between Victimology and Criminology. Give examples of each. Criminology and victimology differ in several important ways. Criminology is several hundred years old‚ victimology didn’t emerge until the secon half of the 20th century. Criminologists believe
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Critical Regulatory Issue in Health Care Febuary 19‚ 2013 HCS/430 Ann Nevers Critical Regulatory Issue in Health Care Pharmacists are vital to the health care industry because it provides medicine. Over time the responsibilities and duties of pharmacists have shifted drastically. The Food and Drug Administration is an agency that monitors and ensures safety of medicines Americans will use. Pharmaceuticals are the most regulated products in the country. The laws pertaining to the
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Development of Corrections Justin Miltenberger CJS/230 9/16/2012 Frederick Waltz 1. What reforms did Elizabeth Fry lobby for the early 1800s? How have women’s prisons changed? Fry had formed the ladies society that would reformate the female prisoners. To this day female prisons are a lot like the male prisons now they have increased security‚ more training‚ and special housing to deal with the ones who are violent. 2. What are the three basic arguments established in the 1800s
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Divorce Growing up‚ children need to be influenced by others in order to learn and mature. They need parents to be there and support the children’s every step in development. In some families‚ children are able to grow up with the same biological parents and learn to have a sense of comfort‚ in that there will always be “mom and dad‚” waiting for them when they get home. However‚ in the United States “forty or possibly even fifty percent of marriages will end in divorce” (Marriage101). Leaving
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WEEKLY JOURNAL REPORT Learning Objective: Job Competencies On the fourteenth I was assigned to the traffic unit on the night shift. The officer assigned to this position is given a traffic unit police vehicle‚ which is equipped with more items then other patrol cars. Some of the things being spike strips‚ laser radars and other various items. When on traffic duty the primary focus is on speeders. We were stationed near I-96 and took radar for the remainder of the night. We cited over twenty
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Discretion: Legal Factors seriousness of the offense frequency of the offense prior or current system involvement extralegal factors: race gender: protective and chivalry factor socioeconomic status age other factors: demeanor family situation victim or citizen complaint departmental style/policy goal peer associations police can search and seize a juvenile with parental consent united states vs Matlock 1974 parents may not be able to give consent of search
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