...Proseminar in Criminal Justice AIU CRJS300-1104B Criminal Justice System unit 5 DB February 5, 2012 In Venezuela there are no dual courts. All the courts are federal system since the 1945’s. The judiciary had not implemented as much impact as the executive or legislative branch. The courts in Venezuela does not have equal share with the executive. The Venezuelan brand of federalism does not provide for state courts. The law is perceived as the same, unitary, throughout the national territory (Country studies). The Venezuelan prison system, which consisted of twenty-five institutions (Data, 1990) that has suffered from both understaffing and overcrowding. Not only had that but the prison had graft and corruption. During the 1980’s crimes in Venezuela had increased and the prison had become more congested. There were a total of twenty five prisons throughout Venezuela which consist of 17 judicial detainment centers, 7 nation jails and penitentiaries, 1 national institute of female orientation (Data, 1990). The correction officers or civilian workers were personnel of Ministry of Justice. All the guards on the external of the prison were personnel of the nation guard. The rehabilitation that the convicted criminal would get before being released came to a halt due to the overcrowding of the prison. The prison overcrowding also lead to corruption, homosexuality and drug abuse in the Venezuelan prisons. Reference Michael, John. (1999). Demand Media. Pros & Cons of...
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...Student Name: Alfonzso Daggett Professor: Grace Telesco Course: Proseminar in Criminal Justice (CRJS300-1501-AVNVA) Date: January 21, 2015 There are three main components of the criminal justice system. The three components are Polices, Courts, and the Correctional Agencies. All three components are well defined by the American Criminal Justice System. I will give the three primary function of the justice system and also two examples of each one of them will be explained. The main goal of the criminal justice system is to enforce the laws, maintain public order and protect individuals from injustice, and even from the hands of the criminal justice system. The governing officials are polices that are in charge of regulating and implementing laws within the communities, they are charged with regulating laws, control, and keeping order with all of the power invested in them. The police are to enforce the laws, investigate all crimes that are committed, arrest criminals, maintain peace and order reduce crimes and also prevent crime, and most of all ensuring the communities safety. The Television shows Cops and the movie Bad Boys are two examples of policing. Cops are a show that displays real life like examples of crimes that are being committed in our society every day. Cops are a positive image displayed by police agencies across the world. It tells how the offender or offenders commit the crime or crimes and how they...
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...American Intercontinental University Proseminar in Criminal Justice Professor Individual Project Unit 5 Analyzing a Juvenile Justice Case Abstract: In this paper a juvenile justice case will be analyzed and discusses. These cases are different form adult cases as they have different laws and rules, there for its very important to understand all of these details to be able to understand the case. Analyzing a Juvenile Justice Case: Over view of the case been discussed in this paper: Mrs. I has a 15-year old that got arrested for stealing a car, driving without a license, and finally crashing it into a storefront. Mrs. I is distraught and concerned that her child will be held in the county jail and abused. Dear Mrs. I: Let’s start off getting some basic information about your child’s situation, we understand that this is a very difficult moment for you and your family and we will make everything in our power to help you. Has your child been arrested before? If your answer is yes, when and why? Assuming that the minor is a first offender we can try to minimize the sentence, and we can make sure that your child will be tried as a juvenile and not an adult. In this case any charges can be cleared (sponged) for his/her record at the age of 18 (American Civil Liberties Union Juvenile Justice). We also need you to understand that the minor is facing some serious charges, usually the sentences for something like this are 6 years in prison and or 200 hours of community...
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...Unit 3: Theory and Practice in Courts Stacey Pedroza CRJS300-1203A-04: Proseminar in Criminal Justice Professor Samantha Carlo AIU Online University June 24, 2012 Theory and Practice in Courts In reviewing the court system of the United States there is a definite hierarchy between the trial courts, appellate courts and the supreme courts of both the state and federal levels. However, the actions of the court systems move at such a slow and hindered pace because of the bureaucracy of motions and objections among many others. The following is a review of the type of court system the United States has and why. Along with judges sentencing goals and philosophy; and sentencing innovations. Dual Court System The United States has a dual court system, comprised of the State Courts and the Federal Court Systems. Within both the State and Federal court systems there are several levels of jurisdictions. The state courts have trial courts where there is specific jurisdiction and courts of general jurisdiction, then the appellate courts and finally the state supreme court. The federal court system is similar to the state courts in that there are trial courts, courts of appeals and finally the highest court in the nation is the Supreme Court of the United States. Another piece of the federal court system is the Military trial courts, the Military appellate courts and then they will also report to the Supreme Court of the United States. Why does the U.S. have a Dual...
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