...trial team. I had always imagined myself as a defense lawyer who help those people accused of crimes they never committed. Because of mine attachment to law enforcement, I decided to be part of the Criminal Justice program offered to high school students at Career and Technology Center as part of High School class. During my first year in the program, i was very inspired by my teachers. It was very cool to hear my teachers stories; what they did interesting on their jobs. They had many stories to tell from their personal experience every and each one of the student in my class....
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...The criminal justice system employs professional staff in various agencies that are knitted together under one umbrella to bring justice to the forefront. Yet, individually, each unique agency has a primary function that contributes to the purpose of criminal justice. For instance, the Department of Corrections are responsible for supervising offenders that are mandated by the judge to pay their debts to society by serving a criminal sentence in prison. The prison population consists of many different types of people that derives from all walks of life and from all over the country. Therefore, to control the climate of cultural differences that has been meshed together, it is important for the inmates to receive a structural balance of ethics...
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...Research Process and Terminology Paper Name CJA/334 - RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Date Instructor Research Process and Terminology When I hear the word research, I usually think of scientists in a lab wearing white lab gowns but, this is not always the case in the Criminal Justice field. Research can be used to fight crime, prove evidence in court or even help improve police response without the city. There are many terminology’s that has to be known to be successful when working in the field. How will this new terminology and knowledge apply to a career in criminal justice? There are hundreds of jobs within the criminal justice field. This new terminology will help throughout the research and will and aid in whichever branch or specialty the person is undertaking. The Terminology will help the person understand the different performances of the research and how it can be applied to his or her performance in job duties. This will give anyone a better understanding for research and how it should be carried out to assist them How will not knowing the proper terminology affect you as you conduct criminal justice research? Anyone that works in the criminal justice field knows that at any time people rely on the system to help them when needed. The system basically has control of all our lives and can determine what may happen next. Not knowing the proper terminology can have a huge effect on someone’s life, safety, and can even death...
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...As a future Public Interest advocate I have involved myself in some activities on and off campus to gain real life experiences and to help familiarize myself with the process to pursue my future career as an attorney. During my junior year at John Jay College of criminal justice, I became a CUNY Citizenship Now Volunteer Corp. I’ve been volunteering with this organization for 3 years. This program has afforded me with the opportunity to gain hands on experience and training in the immigration field. I assist immigrants in overcoming barriers to naturalization and help them become U.S. Citizens. As an application assistant/ interpreter I provide free citizenship application assistance during the events taken place twice a month in which I help applicants complete their N-400 Application for Naturalization and supporting documents....
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...Writing Assignment- Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure CJC 3110- Spring 2011 April 24, 2011 The Goal most directly associated with my topic is course Goal 1: “Articulate the procedural considerations in the handling of criminal cases.”, and my personal interest in the Fifth Amendment: Due Process and Obtaining Information Legally. My curiosity has always been in the scope of the law surrounding the criminal justice, but more specifically I like to know in more detail about how to obtain the information and the confessions in such a manner that it will not be tossed out of the court. A piece of evidence can make or break the case. If that evidence is not collected properly than the prosecution is looking at a huge loss. Knowing this information is not only helpful in the criminal justice career, but also in our everyday personal lives. If a person caught in a situation where they are being interrogated by the police, it’s good to know what to expect and the full rights. One more key interest in the Fifth Amendment is the Miranda rights and the details surrounding when the rights are given, told, to the person. The objective is to show how cases are handled, and how Fifth Amendment plays one of major roles in the handling of criminal cases. The details of the case are important, and knowing when to make a move and ask certain questions, or making someone confess. Due Process is such an important concept of American law that no precise definition accurately suits...
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...Personal Statement: Name: Institutional affiliation: Date: Studying law is my priority career choice. Among other professional courses, I give law my second, third and fourth positions in any career choice. Professors in the field of law train and lead aspiring lawyers towards success. Lawmakers come up with policies that refine processes for their members. As a lawyer, I want to perform the following three, mastering the skills of qualified lawyers, working and improving law practice, successfully educating law students in giving fair ruling. Normally, my study of law must go first the five years I served in the Navy. Studying law in order to make a change in the criminal justice system is not an easy task. We live in a world where terror attacks are a threat, robbery and all criminal acts. Therefore studying law will help in giving a fair ruling whenever a criminal case is brought forward to me. When growing up, I had an interest in Navy and wanted to protect my country. I joined United States Navy SEALs for five years. How US SEAL team six conducted raids on terrorists inspired me more to join Navy. Today, I no more serve in the Navy, but my interest in studying law will incorporate a lot what I learned from the Navy. By thoroughly studying law and practicing it, my prayer is to become a qualified lawyer with a clear history and experience in any law practice. This is my first professional goal. As defense lawyer, I will use my legal training to protect the rights...
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...of the deconstruction of our many traditional and long established components of civilization, such as our typical ‘correctional’ establishments, or prison facilities (Davis 2000). In fact, there is already what is commonly referred to as the ‘prison abolition movement’ which is a collective, but not necessarily organized, worldview that is inclined to subscribe to the belief that a society can function better without prisons, and without prisoners thus. This position is backed up by a comprehensive set of criticisms against the modern form or structure of the criminal justice mechanism, which is argued to be predominantly predisposed allow racism (Davis 2007), sexism and reinforcement of the disadvantages of being part of the lower economic class of the society. More importantly, the anti-prison discourse argues that the prison system is an ineffective and costly means of preventing crime and rehabilitating the criminals, and thus goes to advocate alternative forms of Penalty such as those related to community service. Such a worldview is believed to have at least influenced the change in correctional policies of state governments in the last half decade, probably in...
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...The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism Strayer University Assignment 4 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course CIS 170 Information Technology in Criminal Justice Dr. Jacob Ogunlade Spring 2015 Table of Contents Certificate of Authorship 3 name 3 Purposes one (1) strategy that the U.S. could use in order to mitigate the challenges in question. 8 Explain the fundamental manner in which the U.S. could align the efforts of federal agencies in order to better protect the nation against digital crimes and terrorisms 9 Conclusion 10 References 12 Certificate of Authorship I have read and understand Strayer University's Academic Integrity Policy. I promise to conduct myself with integrity in the submission of all academic work to the University and will not give or receive unauthorized assistance on the completion of assignments, research papers, examinations or other work. I understand that violations of the Academic Integrity Policy will lead to disciplinary action against me, up to and including suspension or expulsion from the University. I know that all students play a role in preserving the academic integrity of the University and have an obligation to report violations of the Academic Integrity Policy committed by another student. In addition, I name certify that I am the author of this document and any assistance I received in preparing this report fully acknowledged. I have also cited in APA format for all...
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...A lot of the church members were able to vouch for McMillan being at the house as well. Nonetheless, Walter is arrested on false testimony and illegally placed on death row until the case was prepared. Once the case is ready, Walter’s appeal ends up being denied. Bryan Stevenson then has to search for new evidence to help Walter’s case and finally, after six years of being on death row Walter McMillan is released and able to return back to his community. I did not like this part of the book because it proves how unjust the system of justice is. Walter should not have been on death row in the first place nor should he have still been seen as a suspect after having multiple witnesses give him an alibi at the time of the crime. Walter was clearly targeted because of him being a black man. Although Walter has committed other minor crimes in the past, he was very much so innocent in this case. I feel as if black men are always made out to be criminals. This is definitely not right and needs to be put to an...
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...| Critically discuss the nature of desistance and evaluate the extent to which current probation practices support desistance. | | | | | | Desistance has many definitions according to numerous theorists. Some definitions are vague. For example, Laub and Sampson explained how Neal Shover (1996) defines desistance as “voluntary termination of serious criminal participation”. Some other definitions are more arbitrary. For instance, Professor Laub and Professor Sampson came across other definitions, such as Farrington and Hawkins (1991) and how they define desistance as having no conviction between the age 21 and 32, following a conviction before 21. Another study they found was that of Weitekamp and Kerner (1994), and this explained how together they have both tried to unravel various workings in the area of desistance. They have defined the desistance as the period of time when the criminal or delinquent actions ends permanently. Comparing this notion, they define suspension as an interruption in offending activities. Laub and Sampson also showed how Maruna (2001), points out that the fore mentioned researchers, in addition to their definitions, view desistance as a developmental progression, and not as a happening; which means the rate of offending recurring decelerates and also becomes far less appealing. In a documentary by Allen Weaver, on desistance, he spoke about Laub and Sampson’s study, about a research that was conducted in the 1940’s as part...
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...Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Trachelle McNeill JUS110 1/30/2014 Tiffin University The United States Marshals The duties of the United States Marshals include protecting the federal judiciary, apprehending federal fugitives, which we’ve all probably seen the hit reality television show Manhunters, this reality show premiered December 2008, it has made an impact on the investigation and apprehension of the region’s most dangerous and violent fugitives. The US Marshals also, manage the selling of seized assets acquired by criminals through illegal activities, housing and transporting federal prisoners and operating the Witness Security Program. US Marshals conduct many different types of investigations such as; Fugitive Operations, Asset Forfeiture, and Prisoner Operations. One unique feature is the Witness Security Program, which is also known as “Witness Protection,” it provides for the security, safety and health of government witnesses and their authorized family members, those lives are in danger as a result of their cooperation with the Us Government. To become a US Marshal their hiring standards include; being a US citizen between the ages of 21 and 36. You must have a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 1 year experience. All candidates must have a valid driver’s license...
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...– Individual Support – Open Enrollment – Ease of Transfer Credits UNIVERSITY CATALOG 2013 Seventh Edition 22952 Alcalde Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Phone: (888) 384-0849 ∼ Fax: (949) 707-2978 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (Monday – Friday) Email: info@allied.edu Website: www.allied.edu KEY STAFF AND FACULTY Charlotte Hislop, Ph.D. Candidate, President/CEO Bonny Nickle, Ed.D., Provost Eric Sharkey, M.Ed., Director of Education Bill Luton, Ph.D., Director of Assessment and Dean of Business Carlo Tannoury, Ph.D. Candidate, Dean of Computer Information Systems Patricia Drown, Ph.D., Dean of Criminal Justice and General Studies C.J. Bishop, M.B.A., Institutional Research Frank Vazquez, Operations Director Parrish Nicholls, J.D., Director of Compliance Lindsay Oglesby, Admissions Director Abby Dolan, B.A., Registrar Sasha Heard, M.B.A., Student Services Manager Barbara Jobin, B.S.B.A., Career Center Manager Hugo Aguilar, B.A., Chief Financial Officer Richard Madrigal, B.A., Financial Aid Officer As a prospective student at Allied American University, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. You are also encouraged to review the student performance fact sheet which must be provided to you prior to signing an enrollment agreement. This catalog is not a contract between the student, AAU, or any party or parties. Reasonable effort was made at the time this document was created to ensure that all policies and provisions of this catalog were correct...
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...abuser to understand why. Society does a lot of victim blaming, whether it is the news, police, court system or the victims own family. They focus is on the victim rather than focus on her perpetrator. Take the nationally known story of Janay Rice (pro football player Ray Rice’s Wife), the news and social media immediately focused on Janay, rather than her husband (the abuser). She was called weak, asked why she didn’t leave and even accused of covering for him. The only focus on her husband was what this means for his football career and endorsements. When I saw these reports I on the other hand, was upset and wondered why he did what he did. Society doesn’t realize that when you blame or accuse the woman that this is why a lot of abused women don’t come forward. When the blame in on the victim, it is reinforcing what her husband (or abuser) has said all along, that it is her fault the abuse happened (southernct.edu). The criminal justice system is normally a way for the woman to get her side of the story out or for her to finally...
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...AOJ-102-OL009: Intro to Criminal Justice 609-367-4317 bluntreality@gmail.com Abstract This paper examines the prevalence of false allegations of domestic violence within the criminal justice system; detailing how the accused are often viewed as guilty until they are proven innocent. In Part I, I will reveal the problems associated with false allegations of domestic violence, and why this topic is of importance to me. Part II will examine the flawed responses to these accusations that pervade the criminal justice system. Part III will explicate the incentives by vindictive people to make such claims – e.g. winning a divorce case, or receiving custody of the children. Part IV will review the statistical analysis of false domestic violence claims, and outline the cost to not only the accused, but the government as well. Lastly, in Part V I will summarize the topic by arguing that laws should be changed to reflect that some individuals use false allegations of domestic violence in a malicious manner, and that they should be dealt with accordingly. Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………. ……………………2 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………....3 Title……………………………………………………………………………………….4 Part I. Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………………...
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...a 24/7 Media have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System Nancy Grace with Diane Clehane Does our Justice System Seek the Truth, Or Does It Protect The Defendant? Publication Date: June 8, 2005 336 Pages Publisher: Hyperion In Objection!, the author confirms that our justice system is not infallible. This book specifically details celebrity defendants found innocent by our justice system when it is very likely they were actually guilty. These celebrity suspects are handled with kid gloves, booked at their convenience, and arrive chauffeured in limousines. Nancy Grace sets out to prove the impact 24/7 media coverage of these scandals and highlight the faults in today’s justice system. Do defense attorneys seek to find the truth and provide an equitable defense for the wrongly accused, or is it about winning and finding their clients innocent at any cost? The author cites her own experience when her fiancé was gunned down and killed in a random drive by shooting. This event motivated her to pursue a legal career and fight for the side of good against evil. She was a prosecutor in Atlanta’s Fulton County Court and later became a regular on Court TV. Nancy Grace feels that celebrity defendants receive special treatment at trials and sentencing. The book focuses on cases involving the rich, famous and infamous including Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Scott Peterson, Jayson Williams, Martha Stewart and Robert Blake. Our justice system should be about the state...
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