Prisons and Jails Prison or jail is probably the last place any of us would want to be. Majority of criminals believe they can get away with different crimes and try to avoid going to prison or jail. With the different crimes that are committed each receives its own punishment. A criminal can commit a crime that is considered a violation of federal statue and depending on the situation and crime committed determines the fact of serving time in a prison or jail. Jails immediate role
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Effective 2 The process of communication and its components When it comes to the criminal justice system, communication plays a very crucial part; it will be the key element for success. Each and every officer, from a rookie all the way up to the chief of police, must be able to speak, listen and understand each person they come in contact with on a daily basis. In the field of Criminal Justice there is no room for any type of poor communication while they are doing their job, it would
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Exclusionary Rule Abstract The Exclusionary Rule was established to deter police misconduct in obtaining evidence. The doctrine stipulates that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used as proof of the defendant’s guilt in criminal court. However, the Exclusionary Rule has had adverse effects. For instance, it has negatively influenced the conduct of police officers. It is apparent in their disregard of the law to secure convictions. Officers have even resorted to lying
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Penitentiary Ideal and Models of American Prison Paper The main goal of the penitentiary ideal was for individuals that were in lock-up to achieve some kind of spiritual transformation, within a criminals mind. The prison was meant to be a place where an individual was taught discipline through strict enforced rules (Foster, 2006). Instead of this being the way that a penitentiary or prison should be conducted, it was conducted with harsh punishments. Sometimes the punishments were so harsh and
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regarding the juvenile justice system. I am also going to explain why the juvenile justice system should adopt the focus that I choose. I will try to explain how the specific focus that I have chosen affects everything from law enforcement to probation to intervention programs. Just about every young adult from any community knows that when they break the rules or do a crime, there are punishments that will follow. In the way that I am thinking, I think that the juvenile justice system should focus
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the report is implicated as being a part of criminal activities then you too are just a guilty as the lieutenant. Falsifying Documents Law enforcement is supposed to uphold the law. When filling out reports and documents it is imperative that all information be added and nothing or no one be left out. When conducting an investigation when a relative is or may be involved in criminal activity the one doing the investigation should
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talk about Jail and Prison, they both house people who have committed crimes but there is a difference. Jails are usually run by Counties and then you have a central area where they house people from all the surrounding areas. These are usually criminals handled for short periods of time. They stay here untill they go to court and their crimes are minor crimes. If they are sentenced to more than two years they are usually transferred to prison (based on interview with released inmate) and they
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Sentencing Paper The punishment of convicted offenders leaves some with many questions. The biggest question of all is, “Who is to know how much time an offender should serve?” This is mostly due to the fact that there are so many different types of crimes committed everyday by various people and it is hard to know if the person is serving enough time for the crime committed. The whole objectives for such punishments are deterrence, retribution, restitution, rehabilitation, and the reason
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Rehabilitation Paper Julieann Leofilos October 09, 2011 Rehabilitation in prison is any program that makes people better or reduces criminal behavior (Foster, 2006). It can also include one religion, which is the biggest program in our prison today. Number two is recreation such as sports and groups. Number three would be arts and craft where artistic expressions are stressed (Foster, 2006). Number four is service groups which includes fund raisers and juvenile group homes (Foster, 2006)
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