Nicole McDonald POL 303 September 16‚ 2012 Instructor Nieman Final Paper Our criminal justice system is set in place in order to protect the citizens as well as set up and enforce laws that we must abide by. We rely on the laws to support our social and business life as well as our economics and standards of living. “Because it is so deeply entwined in its citizens’ lives‚ any nation’s criminal justice system can serve as a barometer of the nation’s standing in the world‚ security of its citizens
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Issues in Communication and the Legal System Communication is defined as the “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behavior (“Communication‚” 2011). The two most common types of communication are verbal and non-verbal forms of communication as professionals in the criminal justice system must be able to speak and write clearly and coherently. Being able to effectively communicate verbally also requires attentive listening
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law? Law is a set of rules to govern the conduct of people in a civilized society. Everyone must abide the same rules. Today we live in a complex society and laws are more complex and sophisticated. Criminal law and civil law A crime is a offense against the state.To prevent our society against antisocial behavior criminal law is created‚ the police enforce these criminal laws. Then society will prosecute that person for that crime. Other crimes involve other enforcement agencies but again it
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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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Social Issues in the Criminal Justice Field Virginia Whitcomb Kaplan University Professor McGovern CJ100: Preparing for a Career in Public Safety 1/1/15 All of society deals with social issues‚ either directly or indirectly. These can be problems or matters affecting all of society‚ usually in a negative manner. In the US‚ some predominant social issues include homelessness‚ domestic violence and gang violence. Criminal justice professionals face these types of issues daily. The criminal justice
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plays a major part in all facets of U.S. society. Increased attention on criminal justice issues and criminal justice administration by the media creates opportunities and threats to the status quo of criminal justice policies and actions. Even though there is a foundation for the accurate and ethical reporting of news about the criminal justice system‚ the influence of the media on criminal justice and the theories of justice makes society biased. because the significance of political bias in reporting
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will be discussing the politics‚ stressors and attitudes found within these elements of the criminal justice system. A recent political event that has created national conflict and debate‚ are the immigration laws that have been established in the state of Arizona. This will be the topic of all three sections in the narrative and how these laws have affected the law enforcement agencies‚ the court system and the correctional institutions. Furthermore I will discuss possible solutions that could
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Critical Legal Issues in Criminal Justice CJ500 Unit 9 Project Brenda Colbert September 26‚ 2011 When it comes to the criminal process‚ it typically ends when a defendant is found not guilty. However‚ in retrospect‚ it does not end whenever a defendant is found guilty‚ and that is for three primary reasons: 1) the accused must be sentenced; 2) the accused can and often does appeal their conviction; and 3) in the event that the accused’s appeal fails to succeed‚ the U.S. Constitution provides
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research article mostly covers how us as students perceive the criminal justice major going into college. Students who selected criminal justice in the past had family members who worked in the field‚ but recently the popularity has risen due to media and Hollywood making the field look glamorous in shows such as; CSI‚ Cold Case and Law & Order. It looks at how the media such as news stations‚ movies and TV shows portray the criminal justice profession as mostly fun and “sexy” to get into. The article
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part 5 Special Issues ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE The accused has these common law‚ constitutional‚ statutory‚ and humanitarian rights that may be threatened by technological advances and other developments: © © © © chapter 15 Juvenile Justice chapter 16 Drugs and Crime chapter 17 Terrorism and Multinational Criminal Justice chapter 18 The Future of Criminal Justice These individual rights must be effectively balanced against these present and emerging community concerns: Widespread drug abuse among
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