Gender in the Criminal Justice System Introduction to class: Imagine a criminal. Without even thinking about it‚ I am sure the majority of you pictured a male. You all have good reason to do so‚ considering the overwhelming majority of criminals are male. However‚ there are female criminals and my presentation is going to highlight the differences between male and female offenders‚ regarding types of crimes committed‚ their motives‚ with a comparison of male vs. female serial killers and sex offenders
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focus on gender or race‚ discuss whether the criminal justice system is biased. Society expects the criminal justice system to provide justice for everyone by protecting the innocent‚ to punish and convict the guilty‚ and to rehabilitate them in an attempt to stop them reoffending. It is supposed to give fair justice for everyone‚ regardless of gender‚ but much is written that suggests that the criminal justice system is gender-biased. Gender bias was not formed by the justice system‚ but it does
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How the family has changed over time? The institution of the family has changed dramatically over last 50 years and the main sociological perspectives‚ functionalism‚ Marxism‚ feminism and interactionism have described this changes in terms of family structure‚ divorce rates‚ marriage rate and gender roles. Defining family in Britain is problematic as until 1960’s few sociologists questioned the importance of the benefits of the family. Family is a group of people living together related by blood
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During the fifty odd years since 1960‚ the world has dramatically changed. The map of countries has changed entirely‚ the list of allies of various countries has changed. Dictatorships have come and gone‚ repeatedly in some areas. However‚ throughout all of the turmoil globally‚ one thing has remained constant‚ and that is the rapid advance in computer technology. Throughout history‚ we have come from computers as large as a warehouse to computers that fit on our wrists‚ from computers that are massive
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Discuss Biological Treatments for Schizophrenia (24 marks) The vast majority of people who suffer from schizophrenia will receive some form of treatment to try and diminish their symptoms. There are drug therapies that help patients to function as well as possible‚ and were founded in the 1950’s when the drugs were given to hospital patients to try and calm their anxiety before surgery but were also found to relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia and so consequently were used for treatment of
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Mobile phones have changed through time starting with the size of the phone‚ then the technological advances‚ and finally the usage of the phone. Even though the purpose of the phone has not changed‚ which is to call people‚ the phone itself has changed in many ways. The first reason on how mobile phones have changed over time is the size of the phone. In 1190‚ Martin Cooper invented the first mobile phone called the Motorola Dynamic 8000X. The phone was about the length of a non-sharpened pencil
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role of the Navy has changed over time because of technology but several aspects of sea power remain relevant today. Historical naval forces roles included protecting commerce and defeating enemy navies. Now naval forces roles focus on power projection‚ supporting ground and air forces‚ and defeating enemy naval forces. The changes in roles and technology have affected how naval forces are configured‚ available firepower and where they can deploy but with minimal changes of how they are deployed.
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Boyan Writing 1 04/19/02 Considering all the treatment methods used at Mclean Hospital‚ harsh physical treatments were rarely productive. Methods such as seclusion‚ ice-baths‚ Electro-shock therapy‚ and even the Hospitals atmosphere itself can make one wonder how anyone came out of there better than they went in. It seems odd that people teetering on the edge of sanity were subjected to such horrible treatments. Although such treatments sometimes worked‚ it in no way outweighs the horrible
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Criminal Justice Systems The world is what it is today because of the criminal justice systems that are created around the world to enforce the law for the greater cause of accountability and responsibility in the whole world as a community. Criminal Justice system is the term used to explain and understand all of the agencies whose goal is to control crime. It consists of police‚ courts‚ and corrections agencies‚ which act to enforce the law‚ adjudicate suspects‚ and deal with convicted offenders
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The Main Treatment Options Oh‚ shit‚ Ramey‚" was the first thing I said when I walked in the door that morning. He’d been looking bad‚ but now one of his eyes was bugged out – probably twice the size of the other one. I’ve done a lot of reading about this since then. Usually it’s because the fish swims into something sharp‚ probably that ceramic decorative castle I had in there. Ramey’s fins had been disintegrating for a while; over a few months his velvety banner of a tail had succumbed to an
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