Michael Felix CJA/204 3/31/14 K. Bell The definition of crime can be defined in many ways. But, ultimately it means “conduct in violation of the criminal laws of the state, federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.” There are four different ways to think about crime; legalistic, political, sociological, and psychological. So a political view defines groups that threaten others in powerful groups and that will disrupt the status
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Crime Rate versus Arrest Rate CJA/204 December 10, 2012 Judge Troy Webber The most common error involving the relationship between crime rates and arrest rates occurs when the statistics claimed have been contradicted by the factual information readily available. Another common error, whether intentional or accidental, is to compare the raw number of reported crimes without adjusting for the expected baseline of the crimes that were committed. Not adjusting for this happens consistently
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Final Paper Christina Call CJA 204/Intro. To Criminal Procedures 09/01/2013 Sabra Janko In March 1998 in the state of Louisiana, a young girl was brutally raped by her stepfather. The injuries to this young girl were so horrific that she had to undergo immediate surgery to repair what had been done. At the initial time of the crime, both the stepfather, Patrick Kennedy, and the little girl, had stated that teenage boys in the neighborhood had raped her in her yard. After further investigation
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Jails and prisons CJA/204 The prisons in the United States are both federal and state operated. Prisons range in security from minimum security to super max. Minimum security prisoners are considered to pose little physical risk , close security usually have cells operated at a remote location they often let prisoners out in the common areas for exercise and work related experience this gives them a breakup of the day and gives them something to work for. Maximum security prisons operate on
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DeShaundra Armistead CJA/204 Introduction to Criminal Justice Crime, what is crime? Crime is an act that breaks the law that relates to how to behave in society or an act something you do or something you don’t do that is against the law and punishable upon conviction. These can include crimes such as crime against a person using force or threat of force against someone. Deliberately and violently hurting another person to include murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping
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Criminal Acts and Choices D Brat CJA/204 January 18, 2012 University of Phoenix Criminal Acts and Choices This paper will identify and describe choice theories and how they relate to crime, and will list and describe the common models in how society determines which acts are considered to be criminal and how it impacted by choice theories of crime. It is easy to understand why the entertainment industry and the media are targeted as the cause of criminal violence, many other explanations
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Week One Assignment Crystal Cazares CJA/204 Mr. Samuel Ramos 9/17/2011 The Criminal Justice System is a set of agencies and processes created by the government to control crime and impose penalties on those who do not follow the laws. How the justice system works depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge, or where the crime was committed. Different jurisdictions have different laws, agencies and ways that
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Criminal Justice System Leta McDaniel CJA/204 December 3rd 2012 Criminal Justice System Crime is any act that violates laws made by the majority of society. In other words any act that violates state, local or federal laws and has no justification or excuse that can be used (Schmalleger, ch.1 pg.7 (2011). The Consensus Model assumes that the pieces that make up the criminal justice system work properly together to deliver justice. The Conflict Model says that the system does not work
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Law Enforcement paper Teresa Wilson CJA 204 Nov. 28, 2011 Mrs. Dorey Law Enforcement paper The police agencies can be traced back in time. They used to be called marshals, and for the most part now they are called sheriffs. There are a few places who still call them marshals. The duties, functions, of the police have been split up, so that each one of the branches has their own responsibilities and roles that they need to do. There is the local police department that makes sure there
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POLICE AND HISTORY CYNTHIA PITTMAN CJA/204-INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ERICA VELJIC 06/16/14 POLICE AND HISTORY 2 A police jurisdiction covers the streets and areas that are inside the limits of where they work. Typically a police officer cannot conduct business outside of his/her jurisdiction. By creating jurisdictions
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