Essays on Criminal Justice System

Domestic violence variously referred to as intimate partner violence, gender based violence or spouse abuse is a term by a largely used to refer to violence that one visits upon persons who are close to them. Such persons may include their spouses, children, in-laws or other close relations. Domestic violence is increasingly becoming an issue of national concern and the criminal justice system has sought various ways to stem the tide. The fundamental question that must be asked is whether the measures adopted by the criminal justice system are effective in resolving the sensitive and relatively emotive matter of ...

Criminal Trials in Drug Courts in Europe

Introduction According to Langbein, the modern European Trial is an investigation into the truth, but not a stage battle of partisans committed to distortion. This is true with regards to prosecution and rehabilitation of drug offender that is now revamped in European countries. The criminal justice system is critical in the formation of any civilized society; it is required that the criminal justice system should be robust and in a position to protect the interests and rights of the various groups within the society. It comprises of three distinct elements; these are the law enforcement officers, the courts, and ...

Describe how the three branches of criminal justice operate as a cohesive system by analyzing their collaboration and communication practices.

The American criminal justice system has three branches, each of which has its own role to play in the criminal justice system as a whole (Gerstenfeld, 2006). Without each branch of the criminal justice system working properly, the criminal justice system would fall apart—each part of the system plays its role, while simultaneously giving power and legitimacy to the other branches of the system (Gerstenfeld, 2006). To function properly, however, each branch must be able to collaborate with the other branches and ensure agreement. The first line of defense in the criminal justice system is law enforcement (Gerstenfeld, ...

The United States Justice System

The United States Criminal Justice system comprises of processes, agencies set up by the government to promote the prevention, and control of crime in addition to providing correctional measures against those found violating the laws. The history of criminal justice systems in the United States can be traced to the American Colonial whereby philosophical and religious concepts influenced the criminal justice system. The US criminal justice system is structured in such a manner that it is strictly concerned with issues associated with the violation of criminal laws and when, interpreted, the US ...

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Crime is as old as mankind and as such, there were various justice systems which were established by various communities to bring those who erred to book. There is documented evidence which shows that the Egyptians and the Greek had a well established justice system to punish those who committed crime. This was with the view of minimizing or totally eliminating crime. However, even with these measures it was not possible to eliminate crime. On the contrary with the current technological advances there has been emergence of a more sophisticated clique of criminals. The criminal justice ...

Crime and the Criminal Justice System

According to our criminal justice system, people are innocent of any crimes they are accused of until proven guilty. The criminal justice system is a system that comprises of agencies at federal, local and state level. In order to fully comprehend the criminal justice system, it is important to understand what crime is, the different aspects of crime and how crime relates to the criminal justice system.

What Is Crime?

Crime can be defined as an injustice or offence against society declared by the law and punishable by society, depending on the circumstances it was committed under. (Clarkson, Miller, Jentz & Cross, 1995) ...

In a society, the weaker group would always demand that special treatment be accorded to them. This approach has always favoured an adoption of affirmative actions for the weaker persons in society. Women, if compared to men have been the weaker sex. History reveals a record of marginalization and mistreatment of women across societies. In fact, jurisdictions like Saudi Arabia in the Middle East are yet to grant women full rights and freedoms. However, this does not mean that women have always been the victims in every situation. Indeed, many situations exist that cast women as the villains in ...

- Racial discrimination in sentencing, incarceration and policing of black as opposed to white

Criminal Justice Policies and Black Incarceration

- Influence of criminal justice policies in incarceration patterns - Drug policy and incarceration pattern of the black as opposed to white - Influence of social inequality on rate of criminality

Policing, Arrest and Conviction Patterns

- Policing, arrest, and conviction patterns of black, white, and Hispanic tend to differ in various states - Criminal penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses indicates the disproportional effects criminal justice system on black and Latino IV) Conclusion - The mass incarceration of black as opposed to other ethnic groups in United States ...

Plea Bargaining in American Society

Introduction Plea bargaining plays a very significant role in the American criminal justice system. It is estimated that approximately 90% of all criminal cases are settled by plea bargain rather than trial by a jury as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United State Constitution. Throughout this paper, I will discuss what a plea bargain is, benefits of plea bargains, disadvantages of plea bargains, the role of the victim in the plea bargaining process, and recent developments in plea bargaining.

What is Plea Bargaining?

In the American court system, a plea bargain is an agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant in ...

Introduction

Issues associated with people suffering from mental illness poses significant challenge for policy making. This can be described by the factors that contribute to the challenge that the criminal justice system is facing in relation to incrimination of the mentally ill. Local and state criminal justice system does not have a reliable policy in dealing with cases that involves the mentally challenged. For example, Virginia’s criminal justice system lacks the resources and expertise in dealing with encountered mentally ill. In addition, the mental healthcare system does not have the resources and guiding policies in addressing similar issues (Virginia ...

Introduction

Leadership plays a critical role in influencing the achievement of any organization’s objectives. There is no one way or criteria of determining an effective leadership system. This is because many systems of leadership exist and these systems work differently but in the long run, they still manage to facilitate the realization of goal and objectives. However, there are some styles that are often preferred to others. Depending on the direction of the organization, leadership can employ or adopt the most appropriate style to drive it towards accomplishing its motive or objective. Even with the criticism being advanced towards ...

The State of African Americans in the American Criminal Justice System

A nation’s justice system is more often than not the only body that ordinary, and sometimes, powerless citizens could rely on in times of political, civil, and criminal conflicts. For centuries, justice systems from all over the world have been established in an effort to maintain equality among the masses and prevent civil unrest. The criminal justice system may also be considered as a vital extension of a law enforcement system . This is mainly because most, if not all, processes involved in a criminal justice system are necessary for law enforcement and law enforcement-based penalties to be enforced.

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Despite the many advances that Americans have made in the issue of civil rights for minorities, there is still a long way to go toward addressing the systemic and institutionalized inequalities minorities experience. Observing the criminal justice system of the United States and its systemic discrimination of minorities, it is clear that many obstacles still exist that unfairly burden African-Americans and other minorities in America. A large number of instances and research reports suggest that the American criminal justice system is biased and prejudiced while treating minorities as compared to whites. As a result, the intrinsic unfairness and discriminatory ...

H.R. 1412, the Justice and Integrity Act of 2009

H.R. 1412, the Justice and Integrity Act of 2009 A Report from Rep. Steve Cohen (d-tenn.), Discussing Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System That He Can Use To Move This Bill Forward in Congress

Introduction

According to Research Advocacy for Reform (2013), male Americans of black descent are six times more likely to be imprisoned than white males. Additionally, they are 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated that Hispanics. If this trend continues, it is clear that every black American born today should expect to go to prison during ...

Research on Five Different Career Opportunities

As opposed to the normal mind setting that when a person graduated from college earning a degree Criminal Justice would eventually end up in government law enforcement agencies, there are in fact other opportunities available for them to utilize their hard earn degree. There are several career opportunities that are employing within the Criminal Justice System, private companies, counseling agencies, private investigations agencies, retailers, financial institutions and security agencies. The options are limitless, it’s just that a specific specialization has to emphasize to specifically point out the main function required in the career opportunity. ...

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The main purpose of this paper was to argue for the use of intermediate sanctions compared to prison sentences. The paper highlighted the potential benefits of using intermediate sanctions as a replacement for prison sentencing. It was established that intermediate sanctions are cost effective, ensure offender rehabilitation, reinforces public safety and serves to address the problems associated with the prison sentencing such as overcrowding and recidivism rates. The paper also discussed the nine types of intermediate sanctions used in the United States including Intensive Supervision Programs, Fines, Community Service, Day Reporting Centers, Remote location monitoring, Residential Community Centers, Boot ...

Criminal justice is a topic in criminal law. It refers to a system of methods of the government that ensure there is peace and order in the country (Langeluttig 58). Those that go against the law receive penalties and other forms of punishment. The main aim of criminal justice is to enforce principles of behavior that are essential in protecting individuals and the community at large from exploitation. The criminal justice system comprises of three sections (Langeluttig 59). The police enforce the law in the country while the courts deal with pronouncing judgment on the accused. The last section ...

Introduction

Crime is a problem that persists in every society in spite of the advancements that the society has made socially and economically. The problem of crime is a reason for major concerns for both individuals and governments. For instance a survey carried out in 2008 in the United States of America showed that 50% of the respondents were at one time or another worried that burglars would attack their homes or their cars would be vandalized by criminals. They were also worried that the crime rates in the nation had gone up considerably over the past one ...

I. Introduction Comparing the criminal justice system of two or more countries can lead to valuable insight of your home nation as well as the nation(s) used in comparison. This short paper looks at the similarities and differences between the criminal justice systems of France and the United States. The hope is that it will provide a deeper understanding of how civil and common law systems approach the investigation and adjudication of crime. II. Court Structure No criminal justice system could exist without courts. Courts are the main institution involved in the legal settlement of criminal disputes. While ...

in the Criminal Justice System and Application of

Political Leadership Skills of Heifetz & Linsky

in the Criminal Justice System and Application of Political Leadership Skills of Heifetz & Linsky In Leadership on the Line, Heifetz and Linsky discuss the role of politics in the ability of leaders to effectively lead (2002, p. 75). A full chapter is devoted to how a leader should think politically in order to survive the dangers of leading. Among the political skills suggested are identify an ally, keep an eye on the opposition, be willing to admit your part in the issue, recognize the loss of those who have to change, ...

Fast D. and Conry, J. (2009). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Criminal Justice System.

Developmental Disabilities Research Review 15: 250 – 257.

This paper examines the relationship between the long-life nervous syndrome that is found in people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) and their participation in the criminal justice system. According to the article, the FASDs are caused by exposure to alcohol during the prenatal stage. The article provides some of the disabilities associated with people having the FASDs to include poor judgment, learning disabilities, and social ineptness. The authors argue that the foregoing disabilities make people predisposed to unfair treatment and increased involvement in ...

Criminal justice research project

Overview The respect and application of the rule of law is the integral function of the criminal justice system. Criminal justice system can be termed as collective institutions of implementing justice through upholding the constitution. Such institutions aid in mitigating and preventing crime, in the line of maintaining integrity, transparency and coexistence of the society. What is more, criminal justice institutions incorporate powerful structures, which propagate quality implementation of criminal justice. Similarly, criminal justice system is a process that entails arresting, investigating, prosecuting and imprisonment of criminals who violate the rule of law. AS a result, criminal justice system ...

Introduction

Domestic abuse an issue which has been on the rise in the society; the most affected are women and the girl child. This has not well addressed well because a majority of the women prefer keeping this issues to themselves. They are suffering in silence it is the high time for the state to be responsible and protect women that are victims of violence. As victims, battered women often have a high fear of retaliation from their perpetrators and as much as 50% of all women who are victims say that they fear that they will be subject to ...

Jeffrey Reiman published his book, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class and Criminal Justice, in 2003. Jeffrey Reiman has written this book as if it is a text book for students studying Criminology, citing numerous sources and taking a teaching approach. From the very first chapter, it becomes obvious that Reiman has written this book to educate. It seems as though Reiman gained a deeper insight into the American culture, at the roots, and this prompted him to share the information with the public. In the first chapter of the book, Reiman emphasizes on ...

Answer each question in 1.5-2 preferably single-spaced pages. 1. Use social structural theories to explain how the structure of U.S society may cause minorities to be over-represented within the criminal justice system. You should pay specific attention to social disorganization theory, strain theory, and culture conflict theory. The fact that minorities are over-represented within the criminal justice system in the United States is an implication of greater issues within society. These issues are essentially rooted in the interplay between the political and cultural realms in the United States throughout its history. This has led to a culture in which ...

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Islamic criminal justice system is unique compared to other criminal justice systems of the world, for example, the British criminal justice system or even the American criminal justice systems. Whereas the essence of penology in an American justice system would be aimed at imposing stiff punishment to heavy or complex crimes, Islamic criminal justice system is aimed at imposing the stiffest penalty to simple crimes so that more complex crimes are not committed in future. The penalty is thus deterrent in a special way. Furthermore, this justice system practiced by Muslims is ordained by God, implemented by the Prophet ...

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Crime is a common occurrence in the society. As different people with different ideas and views about life live together in the same setting, they are bound to get into conflicts. The criminal justice system is responsible for handling such cases and ensuring that the rule of law is upheld. It consists of different structures such as the police, whose work is to maintain law and order, the prosecutors, courts and correctional institutions. As the way of life and the world in general changes, crime becomes more rampant and diverse. Criminals are designing new ways of committing their acts ...

Discussing Racism in the American Criminal Justice System

ASTRACT Racism is a serious issue that is deeply imbedded in the American Criminal Justice System. In fact, unfortunately, that racism has existed and almost as long as the United States has been its own country. The presence of that racism is heavily and perpetually debated. Today we see questionable racial attitudes of law enforcement, racially motivated, policies, and disparities in criminal sentencing has only bolstered the arguments. From highly publicized cases, like Trayvon Martin in Florida and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as, the strict new laws, founded on racism, in the state of Arizona. That ...

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This paper will discuss the issue of plea-bargaining in our criminal justice system. It will reflect on the angle of plea-bargaining if it provides a fair and necessary form to service justice in today criminal justice system. This paper will reflect over both advantages and disadvantages with plea –bargaining. It will also reflect over articles related to plea-bargaining. It will reflect over those cases that have victims suffer suffering and plea bargaining. It will explain how the other elements that affected the criminal justice come into play with plea bargaining. It will give a history, importance and explain the ...

Barstow is an average-sized municipality situated in the state of California and has seven constituent districts. As per the year 2010 United States census the population of Barstow stood at 22,639. Consequently, the population density was 546.9 people for every square mile. As per the residents, the makeup of Barstow includes a considerably mixed raced people who include the whites, the African Americans, Asians, Native Americans as well as the Hispanics. Around 98 percent of the residents live in family units while some live in non-institutionalized group squatters and some in institutionalized systems. The San Bernardino High Desert ...

Introduction

Globalization has brought with it changes in almost all spheres of life and especially in the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system consists of the law enforcement agency, the courts as well as the corrections department. In essence, the main purport of the criminal justice system is the administration of criminal justice. Owing to globalization, the system is finding it increasingly challenging due to emerging forms of crime on both the international, transnational as well as the domestic front. Further challenges include those of tackling these new forms of crime and the issues of international cooperation with other ...

The Criminal Justice System is made up of series of parts with distinctive goals. It is a form of social control which seeks to ensure that the particular criminal law of the land is followed. The criminal justice system comprises three main components mainly; the law enforcement, the courts and the corrections units. All these components need to work in co-ordination but also independently without usurping the function of another. At the initial stage of the criminal trial process does the law enforcement unit come in. the law enforcement is charged with the arrest of the offenders, conduct of ...

Conducting Research and Evaluating Sources

Conducting Research The criminal justice system represents the legal courts, the jail and jail program, and the program within a society by which charged people are tried for legal offenses and penalized. There are numerous components of the legal rights program, from the police who investigate legal offenses to the attorneys who take legal action against cases and the most judges who preside over the legal courts. Percentage of illegal activities and recidivism has long provided as critical measures for the performance of the Country's criminal justice system (John Dilulio, Jr. et. al, 1993). More and more crimes are ...

The criminal justice system is seen to discriminate against certain individuals on the basis of race or gender. In response to this, it has implemented various measures to try and rectify the concerns of the public. Two such measures are jury nullification and the employment of a culturally diverse police force. Throughout the country, police force organizations recruit minorities in order to ensure their workforces are diverse. Such diversity within the police serves to gain trust from minorities in the public. For example, an African-American officer may be called to an emergency that has occurred in an African-American area ( ...

Introduction

Legislature is a form of government wing that is responsible in making laws. Often the legislature is composed of the congress and the president who ratifies any amendment proposal before becoming a law. The criminal justice system of the United States helps in governing peoples’ rights by maintaining law and order in the country. If any parties are responsible in going against the laws of a given country then one is considered a criminal or violator of the law (Faulkner, 2008, p.109). Thus the criminal justice system is made up of various components which work hand in hand to ...

Section One: Criminal Justice System

The criminal justice system is an extremely essential part of government. It is the main body tasked with ensuring that justice, law and order are part of the society. These are essential elements of any society that aspires to ensure continuous growth and development. It is only by having competent, effective and efficient criminal justice system and institution that are not only trusted by the citizens of a country, but also by citizens of other nations that a country will realize its potential. The economy, security, agriculture, industrialization, commerce and trade and all other important sectors of life are ...

Introduction

Juvenile court system is a parallel criminal system provided for juvenile delinquents. Criminal justice system realized that juvenile offenders have special needs as compared to adult criminals in that they are young, and have great future to pursue; therefore, the main objective of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate them. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) asserts that, the objective of the juvenile justice system is to “encourage a process of behavioral change by helping the child or young person to feel accountable for his or her actions and understand their impact on others, ...

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Definition of crime and its relationship to the law According to the oxford dictionary, a crime is defined as “an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.” In actual sense, crime can be termed as any action committed against morality or public welfare. It may be legal or illegal. When considered illegal the crime is the cause for the committed evil or injury. In the legal crime context, the consequences of the crime are not in direct connection with the agent but other parties. There is a ...

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Domestic violence refers to violence initiated by a family member on another. In Queensland, domestic violence presents a societal problem with historical leanings. Indeed, since time immemorial, violence has been visited upon the weaker partners in the family. In Queensland the most affected groups are the women, children, special relationships such as gays, lesbians, and transgender partners. Statistics demonstrate that historically, violence has been perpetrated mainly by the men. The main inspiration is often the need to maintain power balance within the family setup. Violence could take physical, non-physical or both forms. Physical violence includes bodily and sexual assault ...

1). It can be argued that police officers and other law enforcement officials have one of the most difficult jobs in the United States. The answer to whether police officers should have the same due process as a citizen is quite simple. The U.S. constitution guarantees rights, including the right to due process, for each and every citizen of the United States, and law enforcement officials are also ultimately the citizens of the country. It is often argued that law enforcement officials should not possess rights greater than those possessed by other citizens. However, this also means that their ...

Debatably, the police force is the most conspicuous aspect of the criminal justice system. Concerned with direct enforcement of the law, the police force has the powers to investigate and conduct a lawful arrest. Within the police department are many other sections such as the traffic police, crime scene investigators et cetera. All these sections play roles within the whole system. The government provides the police with such facilities as vehicles and CCTV cameras to make the enforcement of the law more effective (Neubauer 111). Still, the police force is said to be the most corrupt institution in any ...

Introduction

Criminal justice system is a classification of laws and institutions directed to safeguard citizens and their property by perpetuating social control, preventing and alleviating crime. It verifies whether an action is an offence or not to the community. In Australia, everyone is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty by the law. As such, the law sanctions lawbreakers with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. The fundamental advantage criminal system of justice is that the accused cannot prove their state of innocence and it is the sole purpose of the state, via the prosecutor to determine the guilt (Daly, Israel, & ...

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Question one: Explain why individual rights and public order perspectives are such contentious issues in contemporary American Society

Individual rights refer to personal or individual freedoms that are accorded to human beings and are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Some of the individual rights enshrined in the law include the right to petition, right to bear arms, right to vote, among others. An individual rights perspective calls for the protection of personal freedoms without any abridgement in the criminal justice system. On the other hand, when viewed from a public order perspective, it is suggested that individual rights ...

Ethics involves individuals making judgements on what is right or wrong. Various societies have a criminal justice system to ensure that people adhere to certain laws and regulations. It is fair to say that the criminal justice system is a cardinal pillar in the adherence to ethics by members of any society. The application of ethics is vital when people have to make decisions involving force, discretion and due process. Professionals in the criminal justice system can be easily tempted to abuse their power and act unethically. Engagement in unethical behavior by criminal justice professionals, leads to several problems ...

- Discuss the environment of the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system refers to the external surroundings that affect the system. The environment keeps changing and the criminal justice system needs to change in order to adapt to the external changes. The factors of the environment that affect the criminal justice system include political conditions, ecological conditions, demographic conditions, technological changes and the law. - Discuss an organization's response to its environment Organization responds to the changes in the environment through changing its policies, mission, practices and procedures to enable it deliver expected services to the community. - ...

The prime responsibility of all the professionals involved with the dispensation of criminal justice in the United States of America, especially those professionals directly charged with the administration of the capital punishment, is to exercise the powers invested in them ethically and with due regard to the norms of justice. In order to set the record straight due respect must be shown to the legal processes and the practices as far as the statistically disproportionate inequitable administration of the capital punishment to the racial minorities in the United States is concerned (Weber 2013). The United States federal government and ...

Crime Scene Investigating (CSI) follows teams collecting and securing evidence, conducting lab experiments, interviewing witnesses and applying forensic evidence to solve crime mysteries. In CSI Miami Season 1, episode 10 (dubbed A Horrible Mind) involved an investigation of a homicide of an unorthodox professor, whose tortured body was found hanged as if by a cult. The victim was a cultural anthropology lecturer, who attracted revulsion from his colleagues and parents, but was well-appreciated by his students, mainly because of his controversy-laden course. In the investigation, which was trained on the professors’ cult-like students, the episode brings to the fore ...

Most significant purpose of any legal system is to punish guilty and defend those who are innocent. There are two common criminal justice trial systems, inquisitional system and adversarial system, that are used to determine whether an alleged person is guilty or not. Both these legal system ensure that guilty should be punished but any innocent person should not suffer in the hands of law however different measures are applied by inquisitional system and adversarial system in this process. Both legal systems are capable in adjudicating disputes irrespective of the fact that both systems have been developed in different ...

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The subject of death penalty unnerves us as we recall the tragic Colorado shooting. In this movie theater shooting, the criminal, James Holmes, killed many people without impunity. He killed twelve innocent, moviegoers and wounded more than 50 (Ferguson, p. 1). Mr. Holmes may be psychologically ill or a social deviant but this does not justify the killings and the social trauma it caused the nation. The more we try to understand why people kill innocent people, the more we begin to justify a severe punishment. Is the death penalty the answer to such violent incidents? Strong public support ...

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Predicting the future may seem farfetched, but in this case, we can risk it. In a general sense, I have a strong vision that the criminal justice system of the United States will be a pragmatic and proactive one by the time 2033 strikes. I envision a criminal justice system that espouses positive values and can adeptly handle problems through creative, forward-looking and sustainable solutions. Around this time, our criminal justice system will have already learned from the error of its ways and will do its best to keep Americans safe and protected. In 2033, I ...

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Criminal justice in this country has been under scrutiny for a considerable amount of time. Many are the arguments for and against the view that our criminal justice system is soft on crime. As a matter of fact, I have held this view to on its positive extent. Let’s have a quick look at our country’s criminal justice funnel. When we examine the criminal justice funnel, it leaves a lot to be desired. And we are forced to ask whether the criminal justice system really delivering on its mandate, or if it is just a toothless dog, ...

Criminal Procedure Policy Paper

The United States’ criminal justice system has conventionally worked under two models; one is the Crime Control Model, and the other is the Due Process Model. The Crime Control Model illustrates the notion that those people involved in criminal activities should be trailed in an aggressive manner and those found guilty punished in an aggressive way. In addition, the Crime Control Model puts emphasis on additional security agents and powers of prosecution. On the other hand, the Due Process Model highlights the view that the accused rights should be well safeguarded in the process of investigation. The Due Process ...

Introduction

Legalization of Marijuana in California has been a contested topic because of its implications. This is a matter of the local government and not the federal law. As argued by John (2010) legalization of Marijuana would mean that the local government would regulate marijuana related activities which includes imposing and collection of taxes and fees associated with marijuana trade. However, the recently defeated legalization of marijuana in California has implications on the criminal justice system.

Impact on criminal justice system

The recently defeated legalization of marijuana in California has implications on the criminal justice system because it was expected that legalization ...

Organized crime refers to any crime that is committed by or through well-structured groups, and involves the provision of illegal or manipulative services or goods as a means of acquiring undue income, property, or finical gain. It is structured just like a normal business organization and is partitioned into different wings in a pyramid shaped hierarchy. Such crimes usually employ threats, violence, force, and sometimes bribery to continue with its operations of grievous and dubious acts. Organized crime includes activities such as illegal gambling, narcotics trade, credit card fraud, ...

Explain why individual rights and public order perspectives are such contentious issues in contemporary American Society

Individual rights are such a contentious issue in contemporary American Society because some laws cannot be interpreted in the same ways for all the cases. Individual rights have been outlined by the Founders and written in the Bill of Rights. The Founders believed that an individual has a right for freedom of speech, religion, press, as well as the freedom for unreasonable searches. Besides, an individual has social, political and economic freedoms. Nowadays, there are many cases, in which the individual rights have been violated (for example the cases of unreasonable searches and seizures). However, the trial did not ...

There are many books related to the criminal justice system in the United States whose main focus is to highlight the extraordinary cases. Most of them discuss high-profile crimes and breathtaking and thrilling trials. However, Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court by Amy Bach is an exceptionally different book. Bach is an award-winning reporter cum lawyer who has given a completely original enlightenment concerning the failing justice system in the United States of America. There is no doubt in the fact that Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court is a ground-breaking piece of work by Bach as it is ...

Introduction

The country’s criminal justice is one of hallmarks of modern civilizations. It secures the rights and liberties enjoyed by modern Americans. Its three components – law enforcement, courts and corrections – all work together and separately to ensure that the vision of the founding fathers continue to guide the country. Each of the components, for example, should ideally abide by the principles of due process and equality. As shown in the case study being considered here, all components apply in processing a person’s entry into the system.

Description of Murder

Murder is defined by 18 U.S. Code § 1111 (a) as “the unlawful ...

Information Needs of Various Components the Criminal Justice System

The most important step in creating law and order in the society is to ensure that a suitable criminal justice system is in place for the accomplishment of justice administration to the public. Criminal cases in the modern day have increased meaning that the judicial system needs to be extra effective and efficient while at the same time ensuring that there is fairness in the process. Every justice system aims at providing a neutral ground for all individual who approaches the bar seeking justice. Various components of the criminal justice system have the collective responsibility of deciding what policy ...

While the hit Netflix television series “Orange is the New Black” has succeeded in pulling back the curtain a bit on the situation facing woman in the criminal justice system; popular notions, assumptions and stereotypes of female offenders remain misleading at best or completely false at worst. More importantly, however, public policy continues to ignore the special status of women offenders despite the fact, as the show illustrates, of major differences in the types of crimes in which women commit crimes and the frequency in which they commit them. Even though the traditional portrayal of women in the criminal ...

Introduction

In every society throughout history, there has been a certain amount of crime that took place. To keep crime and criminals from harming others in society, systems of rules and laws were set up to deter crime and punish the offenders. Crime prevention is an important part of the criminal justice system. Throughout this paper, I will define crime prevention and discuss its relationship to the criminal justice system. Furthermore, I will discuss a few institutions that deliver crime prevention programs.

The Function of the Criminal Justice System

The criminal justice system serves several functions in society. The criminal justice system offers a means to punish ...