Criminal Justice System: A Case Study

Unfortunately, the financial trend that has been seen in policing will likely continue for the foreseeable future, which will not only limit the ability to confront these new critical issues, but will likely exacerbate them as well (Police Executive, 2013). It is also foreseeable that new state efforts to combat their overall economic struggles will serve as a critical issue with adverse policing affects as well. More and more states continue to modify their early release policies, putting criminals back onto the streets sooner and in greater numbers than ever before, which has caused

Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However, some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent, and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall, they can also cause more serious issues. It is crucial to continue making changes topolicing because it allows law enforcement officers to keep up with the rest of society, including the knowledge of new crime trends. This paper will

Violence can be prevented, but not stopped; so why do people think that intimate partner violence can be stopped? That is the dream. Unfortunately, just like how a thief is not going to stop stealing because he could go to jail, an abuser is not going to stop abusing. All we can hope for is to be able to protect the victims after the violence and try to help them persevere. Prevention is important, but it is also important to know what the Canadian Criminal Justice System is doing to protect the victims. This paper discusses intimate partner violence (IPV) and the protection of victims by the Canadian Criminal Justice System. Protection orders, services, Criminal Justice System responses, and victim responses to the Criminal Justice System will all be examined.

Unfortunately, the financial trend that has been seen in policing will likely continue for the foreseeable future, which will not only limit the ability to confront these new critical issues, but will likely exacerbate them as well (Police Executive, 2013). It is also foreseeable that new state efforts to combat their overall economic struggles will serve as a critical issue with adverse policing affects as well. More and more states continue to modify their early release policies, putting criminals back onto the streets sooner and in greater numbers than ever before, which has caused police officials to almost unanimously report that they expect to see increases in their crime rates as a result (Police Executive, 2013).

The issues that our police departments face in today’s society consist of corrupt police departments, publicity, operating expenses, and constant training to meet the guidelines set by court decisions.

Zion first became involved in the justice system at age 14. His legal history includes two intake contacts. Zion has had an intake contact for a felony offense. None of the intake contacts was for felony offenses against another person. He has no history of escape. He has had three juvenile detention confinements. On May 18, 2017, Zion was released from detention to the custody of his guardian and was ordered on electronic monitoring.

One of the largest issues plaguing police departments in United States is under staffing Under staffing has become ramp it all over the United States. Under staffing creates issues not only for officers with in a department but also within society as a whole. “The rate of sworn officers current habitats was 2.4 per 1000 in the nation in 2011. The rate of total full-time employees, civilian and sworn was 3.4 per 1000.” (Police Employee Data)

Police Agencies in modern society are a part of the American fabric to serve and protect the American public. The United States currently have more than 15,000 police agencies, (Walker & Katz, 2011). Police Departments across the United States face similar critical issues policing. All police officers face dangers in the job of policing the dangers can emanate from internal and external origins. Police officers have continued to evolve to serve communities by finding better less than lethal alternatives to weapons used. In addition, police departments have continued to keep up with

According to Bohm and Haley in 2007 the budget for criminal justice on the local, state and federal level was “$227.5 billion” (p.20, 2011). The bulk of that budget was shared at the local and state level, with a combined total used of “86%” (Bohm & Haley, p.20, 2011). In 2007 local criminal justice carried most of the costs for criminal justice, using a total of “$116,338 million” (Bohm & Haley, p. 20, 2011).

Surveys, case studies, and decades of experience from numerous police departments across the country has provided us with useful information that has allowed us to make changes to improve community policing. In addition, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has helped state and local law enforcement agencies develop and enhance their effectiveness in advancing public safety through the implementation of community policing strategies. Since its creation in 1994, the COPS Office has awarded more than $14 billion dollars in grants across the Nation to hire more officers, purchase new technology, and support local problem-solving approaches to fighting crime and disorder (Schneider, 2003). In 1997, COPS established the Advancing Community Policing (ACP) Grant Program to help agencies strengthen and institutionalize their community policing programs. The program focused on the process of organizational change. Over the past 24 years, the COPS office has made many accomplishments, including the widespread success of community policing and the vast progress made by the law enforcement field in embracing this philosophy. As of 2013, the COPS office has distributed more than two million topic-specified publications, training curricula, white papers, and resource CDs. By the end of 2013, they had funded approximately 125,000 additional officers for more than 13,000 of the nation’s 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. Nearly 700,000 law enforcement personnel, community members, and government leaders have been trained through COPS Office-funded training organizations. Here’s a glimpse into what the COPS office has in store for 2018. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the COPS Office requests a total of $218,000,000; included in that total is $207 million for the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) to assist in hiring additional sworn law enforcement professionals; $10 million for

As chief of the police department for the large diverse city of Bananafanna, I’m committed to providing the courteous, respectful and responsive police services that the citizens have not only come to expect, but also deserve. Within the last two years, the city has seen a significant increase in violent crimes, while also suffering a decrease in patrol officers. It can be argued that the largeness and diversity of the area contributes to its increase in crime, especially issues of increasing poverty, unemployment, continuing racism, and, the collapse of families” (Moore, 1992, p. 111). It can also be argued that there is no correlation between rising crime rates and strength of police force. That said my need is to add 20 additional officers to the force to increase coverage and enhance visibility, but my current budget allotment lacks any additional funds with which to hire new staff. My challenge is to provide a sense of safety and security to a large, diverse population residents have expressed concern that the police force has not met its mandate for public safety. The public’s questions and pressure applies to the mayor and the City Council are in turn levied on me (Rai, 2015).

The growth and decline of the economic activity was closely related to the macroeconomic health, which was measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) and the rate of unemployment. The decrease of income and employment opportunities will lead to the increase in the criminal activities because people needed to resort to illegal activities to maintain the livelihood. There were two perspectives about the impact of the increase of income, in which one was the increase of cost of committing crime, that was the decrease of criminal activities, and the other was the increase of expected benefits to a burglar, that was the increase of criminal activities.

Over the last several years, most police departments have been facing numerous financial challenges. The main reason is law enforcement agencies are expected to do more with less and the stagnant economy. The combination of these factors has been placing pressure on many departments to begin imposing budget cuts. Evidence of this can be seen with a survey that was conducted by the University of North Carolina. They found that 67% of police departments made some kind of budget cuts for 2011. The most severe reductions were occurring in large police departments such as Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit. (Delfem, 2011, pp. 199 - 205) This is illustrating one of the most pressing issues affecting a wide variety of police departments across the country. To fully understand what is happening requires: examining the situation, how they are able to interact with other agencies (i.e. state / federal) and recommending the way this relationship can be improved. Together, these elements will offer specific insights about how police departments can effectively address this problem.

As the “tough on crime” mantra appears to becoming a thing of the past, one thing is for certain, 2015 will be one of the best years in modern history to be a “bad guy.” Yes, all over the country, our criminal justice system is transitioning away from being tough on criminals to something more of a friend to criminals. In other words, punishment and accountability are no longer the answers to preventing crime. Instead, those concepts have been replaced with more politically correct soft on crime concepts of “more understanding” and “more caring” towards those who are accused of crimes. Now proponents of this approach often say that they aren’t being soft on crime, but rather they are just being “smart on crime.” While well intentioned

Police Reform should be one of the many issues handled in the first one-hundred days of our new President’s term. The unrest and corruption are actions that do not belong in our police force. The criminal justice system needs revised. Since 1791 Americans have lost 20,789 officers killed in the line of duty (Law Enforcement Facts 1). To modernize this statistic, from 2004-2013 an average of 151 officers have died in the line of duty (Deaths,