1. Based on the opening paragraph of the article “What is Justice?” the main difference between philosophical and legal laws is their origin. Legal laws are created and changed to reflect the needs of society which are ever changing. They are put in place by a governing body to ensure the security of all the members of the state and the wellbeing of the state. On the other hand‚ philosophical laws differ in the sense that they focus less on the wellbeing of a society in terms of its politics and
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ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PROCESS AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING JUSTICE The law defines what a crime is and whether a particular act constitutes an offence. But laws alone would be ineffective without any means enforce them. The responsibility for enforcing criminal laws and ensuring they are adhered to lies with the police‚ thus it is the actions and findings of the police that are evaluated in terms of achieving justice in the criminal investigation process. Police may
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Restorative Justice 1 Running Head: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Restorative Justice and the Criminal Justice System Jeffrey A. McGhee PSF5002 Survey of Public Safety Issues‚ Theory and Concepts 501 West Northern Parkway Baltimore‚ Maryland 21210 Telephone: 410-323-7452 Email: jmcghee6@gmail.com Instructor: Kenneth Szymkowiak Restorative Justice 2 The modern field of restorative justice developed in the 1970’s from case experiments in several communities with a proportionately
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Chapter 3 - Why do people from other cultures conflict with each other? Different cultures around the world have opposing standards of what they consider to be right. This sometimes becomes a problem‚ when people from one culture meet with people from another; there is a chance that they may not agree on a subject. This does not result in a problem… most of the time. That Americans use feet and Europeans use meters is one of these things. They may be inconvenient‚ but won’t create a conflict. A more serious
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The criminal justice is separated into three branches which all supports each other. What is each branch responsible for? The law enforcement branch is responsible for enforcing the law‚ investigating crimes that were committed‚ making arrest and providing safety. The courts responsibility is to uphold the law‚ settle disputes and make sure each party is giving a fair chance to provide evidence‚ facts to support their case. The corrections branch enforces punishment whether its jail‚ prison‚ probation
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1. Briefly outline the components of the CJS system and explain their relationship to each other and to the community. The criminal justice system has four main components‚ law enforcement‚ prosecution‚ Judiciary and corrections. The first of the four which is law enforcement has the duty of upholding the law and protecting the rights of those within the community. Many law enforcement officers don’t necessarily see it that way‚ primarily because municipalities focus more on infractions rather than
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What is the Criminal Justice System? The criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws. There is no single criminal justice system in the United States but rather many similar‚ individual systems. How the criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge: city‚ county‚ state‚ federal or tribal government or military installation. Different jurisdictions
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Criminal Justice System Paper CJA/204 Vonnie Cooper March 28‚ 2011 Ken Salmon The word “crime” means an illegal action that is prohibited by law or a breakage of certain laws set forth by the criminal justice system. When someone
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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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There are three main components that make up the criminal justice system. Those three components are a collection of federal‚ state‚ and local public agencies that deal with our crime obstacle. These agencies deal with the tasks of processing suspects and offenders who have been sentenced. The first component of the criminal justice system and some say the most important and dangerous is law enforcement. This includes the local police department within a community that is made up of police officers
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