shows the solutions to the following problems: DQ 1: Consider a specific job within the criminal justice system. What characteristics of that job are sources of motivation and what characteristics may lead to dissatisfaction or burnout? How would you redesign the job to emphasize the first set of characteristics and deemphasize the others? Consider a specific job within the criminal justice system. What characteristics of that job are sources of motivation and what characteristics may
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Verbal communication consists of written and spoken information. In the criminal justice setting, information is passed on through reports, memoranda, and directives. Non-verbal communication ensures the speaker to communicate what he or she is saying to the reader with a certain tone and body language; which depicts what the speaker is attempting to say. Within the criminal justice system, convictions, arrests and punishment can be assured through the proper body language of an officer when communicating
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Week Three Read Me First Correctional Policy and Procedures INTRODUCTION For centuries, societies had no trouble stating that the purpose of sentencing was punishment and that punishment was retribution. With the Age of Enlightenment and utilitarian thinking, society recognized three additional goals: deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. The relative importance of these goals became tied to conservative, liberal, or radical ideology. In assuming management of a prison, wardens
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Crime and Its Relationship to Law Mitch Jones CJA/204 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 6/3/2014 James Smith Crime and Its Relationship to Law Crime is conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a federal government, state regulation, or local jurisdiction for which there is no legal justification or excuse. Crime has been around since the beginning of human civilization, from when one caveman bashed another caveman for any reason, originally crime was any action deemed immoral or against
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State and Federal Prison Systems Traci McGahey CJS220 May 25, 2014 Professor Gillespie State and Federal Prison Systems State and Federal prisons have been evolved over the years and house inmates convicted of committing crimes and sentenced to incarceration, usually over one year. State and Federal prisons are similar in various ways with few differences. There is always some sort of conflict going on behind the scenes about changes that some feel should be implemented into the prison systems
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Bergman, P., & Barrett, S. J. (2000). The criminal law handbook know your rights, survive the system (3rd ed.). Berkeley: Nolo Press. Enos, R., & Holman, J. E. (1999). Alternative sentencing: electronically monitored correctional supervision (2nd ed.). Bristol, IN: Wyndham Hall Press. Castle, M. N. (1991). Alternative sentencing: selling it to the public. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice. Prison overcrowding and alternative sentencing:
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specific punishments imposed on offenders will “deter” or prevent them from committing further crimes is the first; fear of punishment will prevent others from committing similar crimes is the second. The notion of deterrence is to underline the criminal justice systems in most democratic societies. Deterrence is divided into three separate categories; Specific deterrence, General or indirect deterrence, and Marginal deterrence. On the other hand humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates
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One afternoon, in West Memphis, Arkansas, on May 6, 1993 three eight year boys’ bodies were found. The boys’ bodies were found hogtied, mutilated, and sexually assaulted. As the whole town was rocked by this discovery, the police decided they had to find the killer immediately. They automatically turned to their first suspect, Damien Echols, an eighteen-year-old boy who was known around town for dressing in all black and listening to rock music. The next arrest was made on Jessie Misskelley, a
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and acknowledgement of the existing criminal threats. Moreover, it includes accepting the responsibility for protecting yourself. Furthermore, since we are a part of a Liberal Arts institute and we subscribe to the theory of multiple intelligences, it is important for students to recognize
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#1 The occupation I researched and interested in is a police officer. The responsibilities of being a cop are high. You have to uphold the law at all times. Also, people look up to you so you have to act right even when you’re off the job. #5 The educational requirements for this job are simple. You need a high school diploma. You can go to college but you don’t have to. In this line of work you can expect a lot of thing to happen on a daily bases. You could get shot or get hit by a red light runner
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