Criminal Justice Case Study Examples

mother died of lung cancer. After these devastating events took place, it was a phone call from her twin sister Becka, and knowing that therapy alone or coupled with AA weren’t enough to break her physical and emotional addiction with alcohol, that

In the example scenarios of cases and prosecution dilemmas, I feel all of them go against the legal and ethical professional code of responsibility. All three of these do not follow the acceptable factors to determine whether not to charge as stated by Pollack (2017), “whether the authorized or likely punishment or collateral consequences are disproportionate in relation to the particular offense or the offender and potential collateral impact on third parties, including witnesses or victims; cooperation of the offender in the apprehension or conviction of others” (p. 266). Not only do the scenarios break the factors that prosecutors are able to charge upon, they also break the ethical code of right and wrong. The prosecutor is trying to

The family has been determined indigent for services. Samkisha has received public defender services for her criminal matters and Mrs. Beale has received Medicaid since she was 16 years of age. Mrs. Beale disclosed she is court ordered to receive child support in the amount of $202 per month from Mr. Robinson for Samkisha, but stated he seldom make payments of such. She also reported she receives unemployment in the amount of $204 per week and Social Security Income (SSI) for Samkisha in the amount of $670 per month.

Andrea Yates was once a loving person to the family and friends. She was a nurse who worked at Houston's M D Anderson Cancer Center for 8 years. She met her husband Rusty, who work for NASA's space-shuttle programmed. They met in college and got married in 1993. Over the next 7 years, she gave birth to five children, and had to give up her job as a nurse to be home for the kids. The family wasn’t very stable, they move around many time and one time they had to live converted bus. Andrea had a father, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and was very ill for which she had to take care of him too. Few years later after marriage, she gave birth to the children, and she suffered postpartum illness which lead to her craziness of drowning her

Karen Jimenez was interviewed on Monday, February 15, 2016, at approximately 8:18 p.m., at the Edgecombe County Detention Center Annex located at 301 St. Andrews Street in Tarboro, North Carolina, by North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) Special Agent (SA) J. A. Bode. SA J. L. Matherly was also present during the interview.

In this case, I will balance the scales of justice, and also dispense justice according to the state statute. Also, taking into consideration the victims impact statement. Even though the victim wants the offender to receive jail time this scenario must take presidents to the judicial system. Due to the evidentiary rule, I will support the defendant’s plea of guilty being that evidence may not support a conviction. This is called plea bargaining.

Defendants base their Section 2-619 motion to dismiss on Section 2-201 and 2-109 of the Tort Immunity Act, which immunizes public employees from liability where the injury claimed is the result of a "discretionary policy determination."Hascall v. Williams, 2013 IL App (4th) 121131, ¶ 23. A "determination of policy" are those decisions that require the governmental entity or employee to balance competing interests and to make a judgment call as to what solutions will best serve each of those interests. Id. However, although the Defendants may have made a discretionary policy determination, Illinois courts have held that public entities still have a duty to maintain public property in a reasonably safe condition for intended and permitted users.

Lansing’s house a year earlier. They used to live in a beige house with burgundy trimming, on the left-hand corner of Elm and Garfield. There was somber news that occurred in October of 2013, we found out that he has Lung Cancer but it was on the edge of stage one and going into stage two. Mr. Larson was the almost like uncle to me and always has been kind enough to invite my brother and me over to allow us to play video games, play cards and he did not mind watching us for a few hours until my mother finished fixing dinner. My parents considered him as a very close family friend. Whenever Julia came over for a visit during that time, she would sit down gracefully into the wooden chair before us, while chatting with us over a cup of hot chocolate. She explains that Carter, her husband, would frequently bellow over throwing up constantly and sometimes it would be tinged with blood and then pass out for a couple hours, “I ask his to take his medicine but he will not do it and say he does not need the medicine.” She says in her very concerned tone but her body language read differently, her facial expression and her eye read that she is calm and as if she really has nothing to worry about. Wow, this woman does not even care about her husband, what gives? Julia kept the same story going that he refuses to take his medicine and all, as a result that his cancer has reached stage four by April 2014 and he looks so grim, gravely and very lethargic. His face has sunken in, you can nearly see his bones and he looks like Skeletor from He-Man and he could barely move without assistance and his walker. A couple weeks before he passed away, Julia took him with her to North Carolina, visit another man’s family. The man I speak of is called Eugene, and he just lives off of other women’s money, he cannot keep a job or care to have one. What I heard from other visitors of her house is that while

One of the most infuriating aspects of the criminal justice system - both ours and India’s - is that we put so much weight on witness testimonies. It is absurd that one person’s account of events could be the determining factor in whether or not someone is sent to prison. Not only is it irrational to allow such testimonies to play such a pivotal role in determining the culpability of the defendant, but it is completely unfair to the defendant. Sure, some witnesses deliberately lie because they are receiving something in exchange for their statement, but plenty of other witnesses still provide false information that they believe to be true. Everyone interprets events differently. We all have different perspectives and prejudices which shape

Motivation- After mother called Father he didn 't approve and said "Take this to court". They did. Another few days later they were at court. At the end they have decided that Mother has full custody over Isabella and took her home. So. Mother took Isabella and moved a few states North. Where she is to start a new school. When she gets to school she already has weird look from people. Jake Gray who she has her eyes set on. Jake and his friends make a bet that Jake can 't get the new girl (Isabella) to go out with her.

Law Enforcement: The following case study is from the Baltimore Police Department April 2015 and involves a young African-American man named Freddie Gray and how he was mistreated, arrested, and killed by Baltimore Police. Freddie Gray was running when he was stopped and pinned to the ground by police officers. The officers stated that Gray had a knife on him but did not see or find one until after he was detained. Gray was screaming when he was being detained and he also requested an inhaler, which was ignored by the officers (BBC, 2016).

From since I was a young child I have always wanted to go into the field of Human Services. As I have grown I have decided that I would go into the Criminal Justice side of Human Services. By this I mean that I still want to help people, but I want to help people who have become criminals or who are on the path of becoming criminals. I especially want to help children and teens who have been in and out of a Juvenal Detention Center. From this passion I have decided that I want to go into one of three careers. These careers are as follows; Juvenile Defense Attorneys, Juvenile Counselor, or Juvenile Corrections Officer.

Our Criminal Justice Center will contribute with the 48th Precinct like the Community Council and Crime Prevention. The center will try to partner up with Twin Parks Community Center which is sponsored with Good Shepherd Services to help us provide services for children and adolescents. The Bronx District Attorney's Office can partner up with the center to ensure fairness in the criminal justice system such as sending interns or attorneys to offer their free time to help with legal issues. Bronx Community Board 6 which is represent neighborhoods including Belmont, Bathgate, West Farms, East Tremont, and Bronx Park South can especially help the Criminal Justice Center because their goal is to improve the quality of life to these neighborhoods

On a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), the Court presumes “[a]ll allegations of material fact are . . . true and construed in the light most favorable to [p]laintiffs.” In re Syntex Corp., 95 F.3d 922, 926 (9th Cir. 1996) (quoting In re Wells Fargo Sec. Litig., 12 F.3d 922, 925 (9th Cir. 1993)); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). To survive a motion to dismiss, the complaint must contain sufficient factual substance to state “[a] claim [that] has facial plausibility . . . that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Litwin v. Blackstone Group, L.P., 634 F.3d 706, 715 (2nd Cir. 2011) (quoting Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. ------ (2009)).

Officer Green will represent the new officer assigned to work the afternoon shift and have been in the department for fifteen years. Officer Steve will represent himself, the best friend of Officer Green, who was hired the same day as Officer Green. Officer Green and Officer Steve attended the academy together. In the scenario provided Officer Green and Officer Steve have conversation about the typical police gossip and how life is going in general.