Crime In The Criminal Justice System

In the criminal justice system there is very rarely a single linchpin that can be pointed to and held responsible for the failure to convict a seemingly guilty person. This reigns true for the very public prosecutions of both Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman. In the eyes of a vast majority of the public, fueled by media spectacle and opinion, Anthony and Zimmerman were guilty even before they ever saw the inside of a courtroom. There simply could be no other answer. The public was subsequently outraged when, after what seemed to be trials of certainty, juries acquitted each. The public sought to find someone, or something to blame. The verdict could not be accepted and many turned their focus to condemn the workings of the criminal

In the United States the criminal justice system does not always create policies that affect everyone equally. There are many policies that seem to target a specific group of people, whether this is intentional or not is beside the point. The important thing is to change the criminal justice system in order to stop race disparities. Marc Mauer in his lecture speaks of the reason for the disparity between races when it comes to the incarceration rate, as well as steps that can be taken in order to elevate, and or stop the disparity in the criminal justice system. Other topics that Mauer covers are the impact that policies can have on a specific group in the United States, and the overwhelming disproportion when it comes to drug arrest, and the people who get arrested.

1. Outline and explain the three key goals victims can pursue through the criminal justice system.

Sir William Blackstone once said “Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer”. Television shows exemplify a pretty good aspect of the issues that people face in the Criminal Justice field. Criminal justice is not just police officers, there are many more fields that a person can get into. Even though there are issues within this field, there are plenty of benefits in the field as well. There is more to criminal justice than what meets the eye. There are problematic issues, an abundance of different jobs in this field, and there are plenty of long-term and short-term benefits that come along with the badge.

To what extent has the media shaped your understanding of crime and the criminal justice system?

Across the world there are many different types of criminal justice systems to keep and maintain order and peace or the social code of conduct, otherwise known as the law of the land. The criminal justice system tries to deter individuals from disrupting the peace and order of society by educating their citizens on the consequences and punishments for failing to abide by the law. The criminal justice system can be categorized in three main parts; policing where the investigation is held, the courts where judgment is made, and corrections where the type of punishment is served.

The United States criminal justice system has failed to rehabilitate criminals. Even after being penalized for their crimes, prisoners continue to commit crimes without learning that what they did was wrong from being incarcerated and are sent back to prison. Jails are set up to aid those imprisoned by helping them obtain skills that will hopefully reduce future incidences and allow them to act like the citizens they should be. However, punishing criminals is not as productive as many think it is. This is shown by the increased imprisonment rate from 250,000 in 1976 to almost 2 million by 2003 (Lynch 26, 49). Instead of learning how to work towards handling their problems, inmates are expected to learn from their mistakes by being isolated from society and even sometimes from human contact. Since the prisoners are unable to learn from their delinquencies after doing time in prison, many recommit offenses and find themselves back in jail. Prisons should become more education based, to achieve this goal the overall costs of prisons has to decrees. According to Shadd Maruna, director of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice for Queen’s Law, “of the more than 100,000 released from prison each year, 70 percent will return to prison.” The re-incarceration is mainly due to the incapability of these convicts to re-adapt into society. After being detached from the real world, it is problematic to adjust to changes, depending on how long the prisoners were

There are many aspects of the criminal justice system that must be considered when determining the most important. Each area of the criminal justice system has its place and plays an important role in the process. For example, an arrest cannot be made without the police, the case cannot be reviewed or adjudicated without the courts, and the convicted individual cannot be placed into supervised confinement without corrections. However, the courts are the most important aspect of the criminal justice system because the decisions made in and outside the court system can serve as a guide for the other areas of the criminal justice system to follow. More specifically, judges and prosecutors hold tremendous power and can shape how laws are enforced,

In the text, Karmen (2015) discusses the many ways that the criminal justice system does not always act to support crime victims. The following news stories help to illustrate how, at every phase of the criminal justice process, victims may be further victimized.

The United States criminal justice system is essential to the functioning of American society. A central component to the criminal justice system in our country is the U.S. courts. The U.S. courts uphold those rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution while also enforcing the laws and precedents set forth by the United States government. Over the course of the last several months I have been given the opportunity to sit in and observe the workings and proceedings that take place in The Dutchess County Courthouse. The Judge whose courtroom I observed in over the course my internship was Justice Stephen Greller. Justice Greller was elected to the bench in 1985 and is currently serving his 30th year as a Judge. Needless

The Criminal justice system is an institution that is suppose to uphold social control, manage crime, and enforcing penalties for violations in society. What are some of the racial disparities among African Americans in the Criminal Justice system today? The criminal justice system has been around for decades supporting and facilitating the cities of crime. So why is it that most of our prisons and jails hold a substantial amount of people of color? People of color have come a long way from slavery by becoming their own storeowners, buying their own homes, and even attending schools with other people of race. African American’s struggle with a wealth gap in today’s society; which puts them in situations that could influence to sell or deal drugs for money to support their families. The officer official’s then would use this bias toward African Americans to pull them over with no cause, other to see if they are transporting drugs. The criminal justice system has more inmates of color in the prisons and jails systems then white and other minorities combined, so this should be a red flag that our system is picking on one type of culture. In this paper, after discussing the wealth gap, racial profiling, and the institutions system will become clear why things need to change and a new system of none racial bias needs to come into play.

Prior to the over a thousand days spent on Rikers Island, including brutal nights in solitary confinement, Kalief Browder could remember his walk down East 186th Street that was suddenly interrupted by the NYPD who accused him of robbing the person who sat in their cop car, a person who Kalief claimed to have never seen in his life. Unable to make bail, Kalief suddenly found himself on his way to Rikers Island. In 2010, he soon became one of the 5,695 victims of the Bronx criminal court system even though the only evidence that was had was the memory of the alleged victim (Gonnermen 1). As discussed in class, the Criminal Justice System can be looked at as a contract within itself that contains two parts of its social contract, part one as crimes with the punishments to those crimes and part two as the due process to how the legal system handles the suspect of a crime. Even though the Criminal Justice System has been studied and training has been implemented to government officials on how to follow it properly, up to present day the Criminal Justice’s contract with society still causes trauma within society.

Justice. Dictionary meaning: just behaviour or treatment – “A concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people". Everyone deserves access to justice and a fair trial. It’s what inspires, motivates and fuels my desire to specialise in law.

Criminal Profiler/Psychologist’s are people in the Criminal Justice System that create psychological profiles of criminals in order to identify behavioral patterns, in efforts to help officers narrow down their searches to people who fit that particular description. Profiler’s examine crime scenes, analyze evidence, read reports from investigators, write reports, and interview witnesses and victims in order to collect information. They may work for local, state, or federal law enforcement. Profilers are responsible for looking at a number of different factors when establishing a detailed profile on a criminal such as; the fashion in which crimes were committed, the location of the crime, the choices that the victim has made, the types and timing of crimes, communications from the suspect, and the condition of the crime scenes. In addition to those things profilers look at influences like race, age, residence and emotional and mental state in order to define a suspect’s certain characteristics.

Criminal Justice, in simple words, is a part of the judicial system that is in charge of applying the law and punishing those who break it by incurring in acts of crime. It is based on the investigation of facts that lead us to the crimes that were committed. Investigating and researching are the most important part of Criminal Justice because these allow us to find the evidence we are looking for in every crime. By researching scientifically, I will be capable of narrowing down small pieces of data that can lead to significant information. The first and most important aspect of a crime is finding what the problem is by answering a series of questions such as, but not limited to, what caused the crime to occur, when did it happen, and how it