Throughout our readings‚ it became clear that police are forced to deal with the burdens of our society’s inequalities‚ while politicians often ignore them. The politics of criminal justice are put in place in order to fix society and reduce crime‚ yet we are constantly seeing legislation‚ such as legislation to do with the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty‚ that seems to increase crime and even worsen racial and class divides‚ while the intention was the exact opposite. With the legislation still
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JOURNAL I have made a lot of bad choices in my life some of them I am still paying for. That was who I was not who I am. The Lord has healed me and taken away many shackles. One of the memories of the start of my life changing was sitting in the Criminal Justice Center here in Colorado Springs in 2005. I knew scripture thou I did not know Jesus. Let alone have a personal relationship with Jesus. Sitting in lone of them women’s wards I recall sitting at a couple of the women’s doors and reading scripture
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standard of proof for such cases to be “preponderance of evidence”‚ rather than “beyond a reasonable doubt”. If “preponderance of evidence” is not a high enough standard for our judicial system‚ then it should not be an acceptable standard for cases of criminal nature within our schools; Furthermore‚ it leaves open countless possibilities for defamation of innocent parties and internal system
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Verbal Communication Paper Within the criminal justice and law enforcement communities‚ communication plays a major role on getting information shared between all areas. Making sure all parties have seen or heard all the information about the case is very important‚ along with how the information is sent to them. There are two main sources of communications that are always used within the law‚ oral and written. Depending on who is giving the information is really what makes the difference
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who may perceive the justice system and legal actors as “enemies” due to high degree of power imbalance. This has potential to increase the trust between the client and the lawyer which is the fundament of the fiduciary relationships. Acquiring cultural competence goes beyond one-hour training sessions‚ it requires constant introspection‚ professional and self-development‚ and acquisition of new skills. The capability of acting in a culturally competent manner includes the elements of “awareness;
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In all my higher education career I have completed various topics of research papers and projects. Although‚ I wouldn’t never thought that being a Criminal Justice major I was gone be required to do a research project and presentation about a specific work of art that depicts to wars of the past. At first I had a lot of trouble finding the “ideal” artwork to start my research paper on. As a matter of fact‚ I consider using any random sculpture‚ painting‚ or music‚ but after a few weeks into the semester
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Introduction The media plays a very important role in the entire criminal justice system. Most people go through their life having little or none direct contact with any law enforcement personnel‚ but they still think they have a genuine understanding of who the police are what they are about. They get this idea from what they see and here through the media‚ so it is crucial for law enforcement to have good‚ solid relations with all media outlets. . "Media Power" represents the extent to which
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the purpose of law a. To bug you b. To have something written c. To keep order d. None of the above 3. Why are persons arrested told they have‚ “a right to remain silent” a. Because of the 6th amendment b. Because no one wants to hear what criminals have to say c. Because of the 5th amendment d. None of the above 4. Why do police officers conduct investigations? a. To sit and eat b. Because they are told to do so. c. To find details or facts that could lead to probable cause d. None of
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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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someone else which is murder. The intent of the person was definitely not to hurt anyone‚ but the incident took the life of an innocent person. Should that driver‚ who had no control of the vehicle‚ be punished for murder even though there was no criminal intent? These are things that prosecutors of the state have to deliberate and attempt to prove
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