alumnus who has completed coursework in the Justice Administration and Criminal Behavior graduate studies department at Tiffin University, along with the completion of the Women’s Studies undergraduate program at Cleveland State University. I possess strong interpersonal skills and desire to employ the benefit of my training to that of the Criminal Justice sector. My areas of study have collectively prepared me to enter confidently into the Criminal Justice field, primed to undertake the various facets
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Plea Bargaining in the Criminal Justice System Plea bargaining is a necessary component in the American Criminal Justice system. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, about 90% of criminal cases are resolved through plea bargaining (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005; Flanagan and Maguire, 1990),and it has shown to be an effective way for courts to try and manage their caseloads. However, even though it is such a necessity to the system, many are concerned that the process is unethical
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I’m currently a senior studying criminal justice at the University of Baltimore (UB). To satisfy a requirement for my degree program, I was required to secure an internship in my major. I believe this is an excellent way for me to gain experience as well as practical knowledge of the day to day operation concerning criminal justice work. My internship search began at the beginning of my senior year, without much success. I searched online job websites, made phone calls and reached out to family
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FIVE STEPS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Entry into the System Investigation and Arrest: In this case discretion is used in many ways, whether it is to relieve pressure of say overcrowding in prisons, or the chance of a kid getting an officer that sees more harm in an arrest than a warning. Just like in the wedding cake model example, everyone has their own views and thus have different reactions to discretion with different people. Simply the courts, officer, prosecutor may choose to let
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In Making Sense of Criminal Justice Mays and Ruddell discuss in chapter ten the alternatives in criminal justice. One form is rehabilitation, which helps offenders better themselves and try prevent them from committing future acts. They also discuss specialized courts, which are problem solving courts, these courts would try to help better the relationship between the victim and the offender. Proposition 36 in California also known as the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention was passed, which gave
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disinterested in some aspect of the Criminal Justice curriculum. I accomplish both of the above tasks through current assignments that demonstrates realistic work the students would experience in the Criminal Justice profession. Since the Criminal Justice field requires law enforcement personnel to present before groups and testify in court, I conduct several mock trials and realistic scenarios to acclimate the students to the expectations of Criminal Justice work. I maintain current attendance
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Situation: You are a parole officer who has a single mother with three hyperactive, attention deficit-disorder young children on your caseload. The single mother receives no support from her ex-husband. Her mother wants nothing to do with her or the children because she believes “God is punishing” the young mother. She works as a topless dancer but hates it. She continues dancing because it pays the bills so well. You know she regularly smokes marijuana in an attempt to deal with stress. Obviously
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from risks posed by such dangerous individuals and the penal system became a mechanism of social defence. According to Foucault, the modern state was thus granting its citizens a "right to life" by taking responsibility for their protection from criminals (Pratt, 2000, p.38). The state regarded early offenders as a threat because of their unknowable identities, and in contrast to the severity attached to property crime, persons who committed sexual or violent crimes typically received lighter sentences
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Political Science Oct, 24, 2017 Orange is the New Red, White and Blue In America, our criminal justice systems list of duties is to keep communities safe and treat people fairly, regardless of the color of their skin or the size of their bank account. In order for our system to do a good job, it must be cost effective by using our taxpayer dollars and public resources wisely. But our criminal justice system is not doing a good job. It has failed on every account: public safety, fairness and
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and his co-defendant is an example of systemic discrimination. From the beginning of the case, Rolando Cruz and his co-defendant were subjected to discrimination by the criminal justice system. Starting from the arrest to conviction and the appeals, the criminal justice system failed the two defendants at every stage of the criminal proceedings (Walker, Spohn & DeLone, 2012). Rolando Cruz and his co-defendant faced bad police practice that simply
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