Disparity and Discrimination There are many different situations that occur within the criminal justice system. However, the ones that are being used involve court procedures and law enforcement. The situations that will be discussed are disparity and discrimination existing in the criminal justice system. In certain situations disparity can be a result of discrimination depending on the situation. There will be definitions, examples, comparison, and contrast of disparity and discrimination.
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Controlling Organized Crime Darci Pelkey CJA\393 September 19, 2011 Jennifer Williamson Controlling Organized Crime A group of people who work together to help each out in criminal activities is considered organized crime. This organization has thrived during the prohibition and became a part of the Western society. The urbanization of major cities have provided the environment in, which organized crime could thrive (Finkle, 2010). The considerable population within
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building in which they were accused of trespassing. Both incidents showed poor examples of professionalism on the part of the officers. The examples of officers showing proper professionalism revolve around the private security officers working with police. They maintain the same level of professionalism as the officers at all times. This is due mostly to the fact that a percentage of them are current or retired law enforcement officers. A negative image can hurt the credentials of a security company
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are safeguards against the indiscriminate application of criminal laws and the wanton treatment of suspected criminals. Specifically, they are designed to enforce the constitutional rights of criminal suspects and defendants, beginning with initial police contact and continuing through arrest, investigation, trial, sentencing, and appeals. Fourth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
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long before computers existed, but the job is more streamlined and efficient now that computers play a major role in the way police officers work. Police agencies benefit tremendously from computers in accessing criminal and fingerprint databases, reporting offenses electronically, using GPS systems to track calls and speeding up forensics work. 1. Police Databases o Police use two main types of databases. Fingerprint databases allow forensics teams to run fingerprints found at a crime scene against
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German Politician Exposes Personal Data Gathered by Cell Phone Companies German politician Malte Spitz recently sued his mobile provider, Deutsche Telekom, in order to obtain data that the company had collected on his own whereabouts. Deutsche Telekom complied, and handed over all the geographic information it had gathered over a six-month period. As it turns out, the provider recorded Spitz's location on more than 35,000 occasions in six months, or about 78-percent of the time. Deutsche Telekom
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databases to assist criminal justice personnel in any field access to information quickly and accurately. With many different ways of storing and accessing information, the best piece of technology will vary from agency to agency. Databases used for city police departments may not be as effective for use with federal agencies in airports or on the boarders. With the various types of technology to choose from it is safe to say that they all work together assisting law enforcement to better protect citizens
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2012 CJUS/394 Troy Hakonsan Court Issues Analysis The courts system is defined as an impartial judiciary body. The courts purpose is to assure that offenders of the law receive the fairness of treatment in relations to criminal procedures, polices, trials, and sentencing. The ideal court system would consist of one that has overall operations that are impartial on all levels of criminal proceedings. This begins with the arresting officer he or she should be fair in booking, writing reports
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1. The police must implement community - based programs designed for crime to help the public improve the quality of life and to make the street safer within their own community . The programs provides the citizens of the community with chance to be invested in the quality of life of the community. 2. Some of the challenges associated with the implementation of these programs are: One the community in which the police are to implement
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ETHICS Ethics “The discipline dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation” (Webster, 2011). Ethics can be applied to every aspect of life the way an individual should or should not deal with any given situation. This paper will cover how ethics is relevant in academics, law enforcement, and the insurance industry. ACADEMICS The academic ethic is a learned behavior; however, it is often argued that it is developed over a person life span. “The daily practice of ethics promotes
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