Components Of Criminal Justice System

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    Monopoly and Antitrust

    The market power of either buyers or sellers, harms buyers who may have the opportunity to buy at competitive prices. It also reduces the production, which causes a deadweight loss. Excessive market power also raises issues of equity and justice, because if a company has too much monopoly power, it makes profit at the expense of consumers. A monopoly is a situation in which there is a single supplier or seller of a good or service for which there are no close substitutes. Economists

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    Labeling Theory

    the social structure. They set out to demonstrate that individuals become criminals because of what with power, especially those in the criminal justice system, do. Their explanations largely reject the consensus model of crime, on which all earlier theories rested. Their theories not only question the traditional explanations of the creation and enforcement of the criminal law but also blame that law for the making of criminals. It may not sound so

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    Ethical Issues In Law Enforcement

    further ethical issues on a much greater scale for the reason that, the actions and the consequences of those ethical obstacles directly affect citizens, the community, and the society as a whole. The first contact the community has with the criminal justice system is with police officers, they patrol our neighborhoods, they also protect everyday rights of citizens, and make it possible for individuals to easily conduct their tasks without any fear or inconveniences. Therefore, simple ethical obstacles

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    Ethics in Criminal Justice

    Running head: ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 Facing Ethics in Criminal Justice Through a Christian Worldview Jordan Kopko A Senior Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation in the Honors Program Liberty University Spring 2011 ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 Acceptance of Senior Honors Thesis This Senior Honors Thesis is accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from the Honors Program of Liberty University. ______________________________

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    Identity Theft

    thieves to steal personal information. Identity theft is divided into four basic areas – financial identity theft, criminal identity theft, identity cloning and business and commercial identity theft. Criminals obtain our personal information through methods such as using an insider, dumpster diving, computer hacking, war driving, phishing and pre-texting. The Department of Justice prosecutes identity theft under federal statutes. Congress passed the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act,

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    Organizational Effectiveness

    Achieving greater productivity, efficiency and performance is vital for any organization to be successful (Mihalicz, 2012). Defining organizational effectiveness and applying the theories of organizational effectiveness to the management of criminal justice personnel will help the individual establish a better understanding of the relationship that is needed to successful operate a department. Using the methods of prioritizing, feedback and keeping the focus of the specific tasks are useful tools

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    Effective Commuications

    composed of a message and then transmitted to the other party, who interprets the message and receives meaning. Sometimes the communication is effective, but not efficient. The Process of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication and the Associated Components of eachTelephone conversations are just one form of verbal communication. Verbal and Nonverbal communications are the backbone of society. (A.E. Hurt) Verbal communication involves speaking whereas nonverbal is the body language a person gives

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    Sociology

    discussed the concept of informal social control (control that occurs through the family, school and local community). Hirschi suggested that we form social bonds through attachment, commitment, involvement and our beliefs, and that these are the components that prevent us from committing crime. However, Farrington and West contradicted Hirschi, and stated that involvement within a family/community whereby criminality is rife could potentially cause individuals to become involved in crime themselves

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    Bill of Rights

    crucial component because it outlines the fundamental rights and freedoms of the people in the U.S. Constitution as Amendments 1-10, making sure every citizen is entitled to these rights and not just the majority. In criminal cases, it requires indictment by grand jury for any capital or "infamous crime," guarantees a speedy public trial with an impartial and local jury, and prohibits double jeopardy. There are certain Amendments that pertain specifically to the criminal justice system, which includes

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    Myths and Realty of Crime

    media and serve as main components of popular television shows like Law and Order, Criminal Intent, NCIS, and Burn Notice. Given the popularity of these shows and their focus on violent criminal acts, these biased media forms appeal to prevailing thought that violent crimes in America are commonplace (Morrison, 2009). By extension, these shows call into question ideas about criminal propensity, the conditions that induce each criminal participation or even vigilant justice (Stark, 1993). However

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