03-Banks.qxd 1/30/04 4:52 PM Page 57 3 Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System ETHICAL BACKGROUND It is generally agreed that discrimination based on ethnic origin is morally wrong and a violation of the principle of equality. The equality principle requires that those who are equal be treated equally based on similarities, and that race is not a relevant consideration in that assessment (May and Sharratt 1994: 317). In other words, it is only possible to justify treating
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Jury Trial Analysis CJA/364 Jury Trial Analysis In the United States citizens are given certain rights when they are accused of a crime and are facing a trial. They have the right to a speedy trial, this it to avoid a person being charged with a crime them spending a prolonged period incarcerated prior to conviction. They have the right to an impartial jury. Jurors are interviewed by both the prosecution and the defense to endure that the defendant is not known to them and that if the
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missing, unavailable, or does not exist, please make a note of that in your report. DO NOT MANUFACTURE MISSING INFORMATION! 4. The space provided for your answers are recommendations as to how long your responses should be. You may use more or less space, depending on what you feel should be included. There is no page limit for this assignment. 5. Please be sure to clearly indicate where your answers begin. Feel free to adjust the font, use bold type, or some other means for setting your responses
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the human spirit. It comes with age and experience, and when crimes are committed through poor decision making, and /or influence on or from a group of others (which could be applied to Williams’ gang crimes), reformation and religious redemption should be taken into consideration if a review is requested. I am not a religious person by any means, but I am very spiritual and do believe whole-heartedly in the idea of Karma, and while I might not have been involved in crimes that would result in state
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CUSTODIAL AND NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES The Prison System Criminal justice assessment toolkit 1 UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna CUSTODIAL AND NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES The Prison System Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit UNITED NATIONS New York, 2006 The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations, the Secretariat and Institutions of the
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) Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas, Texas. Johnson burned the flag because he was angered by Reagan’s policies. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag. A Texas court tried and convicted Johnson. He appealed, arguing that his actions were "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment
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Reagan. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag. A Texas court tried and convicted Johnson. He appealed, arguing that his actions were "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear his case. B.) Does the burning of the American flag constitute as "symbolic speech” which
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the people admitted to the jail nearly half did not have a high school diploma or GED. Lastly of the people admitted to the jail 72.3% were not charged with violent offenses. In Roseland alone, there were 137 reported homicides in 2007. The targeted population that Bounce Back 2 Life will continue to serve are those caught up in the criminal or juvenile justice system that are just as likely to be victims as offenders. The average mean age is 16. (BB2L program service age is 16 and older.) The
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and politically conservative convictions stem cell research is sometimes described as an act against God; therefore, the question of whether stem cell research is ethical or not becomes highly relevant and debatable (as well as also being highly charged) these days. However, when viewed from a different (and perhaps rational) lens other than a religious one, stem cell research could also be thought of as a miracle treatment. The reasoning in which it is known as a miracle treatment is simple because
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cash held in a facility. The key principles that guide the practice of criminal justice in Western nations include that criminal prosecution should remain a last resort, that criminal justice interventions should be the minimal response necessary (i.e. if a warning is sufficient, don’t send the offender to prison), and that the severity of the sentence should increase as the crime becomes more serious. Of all crimes, only about 10 per cent are reported to the police. Reasons for that include that
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