The Importance Of Criminal Justice And Transgression

Crime is the product of the social structure; it is embedded in the very fibres of society. In this essay, I aim to explore different theories as to why crime exists within society and how we as a society therefore construct it. Crime is a social construct; it is always in society and is on the increase. It is inevitable. Where does it come from? It comes from legislation, from the making of laws.

A victimless crime is an illegal act or offense that involves consenting adults and no party is harmed or injured during the act. Such offenses are considered illegal, but there is no apparent victim. Although there are several disagreements to whether or not a crime is victimless or not four of the most commonly identified victimless crimes, also known as public order offenses, are: drug use, prostitution, pornography through sexting, and gambling. Victimless crimes have been the topic of a heated debate, primarily centered on the question to whether or not these victimless crimes are crimes at all. Another issue that is constantly argued is whether or not victimless crimes should be free from governmental interference. Although the term is difficult to define, the government should interfere with victimless crimes because there can be much harm done not only to the individual committing these acts but also possible unwilling victims around them. Victimless crimes highlight a significant number of issues concerning crime, morality and the criminal justice system. Some of the major issues victimless crimes have are: perceptions of the public and police concerning s, including perceived seriousness and harm; the impact of victimless crimes on other members of society, including quality of life issues; the potential economic impact of the various victimless acts (both positive and negative), and the community factors that affect economic impact; and the effect of specific

This essay will offer different definitions of crime, suggesting that it is a social construction as it varies across culture, time and belief. It will examine the role of social construction, through interpretation and meaning, in the identification, reporting and legal consequences of criminal acts. After illustrating how fear, escalated by the media, can directly affect crime, it will conclude that crime and its consequences are socially constructed.

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.

In the criminal justice system, there are many different aspects and actors, such as the police, courts, and corrections, each with very different but equally important roles in handling crime and dealing with law-breakers. Each of these aspects play an equally important role in making sure the criminal justice system runs smoothly and effectively. There are many different things that can influence a person’s beliefs about the criminal justice system such as television, school, family, friends, and the media. Personally, television shows and media have been the largest contributor to my beliefs about the criminal justice system. From the moment of initial contact with the police, an offender might then have to go through the court system. Depending on the outcome in the court system, a person may be sentenced to prison, therefore leading them into the corrections aspect of the criminal justice system. Within in the criminal justice system, the police have many different and important functions such as service, law enforcement, order maintenance, and implementing the mandate, which help to determine their effectiveness (Cole, Smith, & DeJong, 2011). Many people think of the court functions as just what happens in the courtroom during trial, however there are many types of pretrial procedures, such as plea-bargaining, that happen before a case may even make it to trial. Like the other parts of the system, there are many different types of corrections. For example, a person

Criminal justice in the united state is one of the best in the world. They have the best policing. Comparing to other countries the united state the past couple of decades have been doing an excellent job. I am talking about how fast and effective the police can be. Not necessarily who they put in jail or the busis they have. What is so impressive about the criminal justice in the U.S is there professional law enforcement. They get the budgets from taxes we pay. Everyone in the united state pay taxes, and part of it go to law enforcement. They must be getting enough money because the united state have very powerful equipment, and reaction to problems that our occurring. There are so many different type of police enforcement. There are the

Crime has been an on-going problem since the creation of the human race. When there are people that do harm to others, either physically or emotionally, there will be others that wonder why these people commit these crimes. Theories have been enacted to determine why crimes are being committed.

When it comes to the criminal justice system, there is often a gray area between what is considered fair and what is just, with these concepts many times having a connection. Furthermore, justice and fairness are subjective and many times individuals’ concept of what is fair or just differ. Throughout a recent court case involving a Stanford University swimmer being charged with rape, that issue became well evident. This case involved a Stanford student, Brock Turner, being charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on the school’s campus behind a dumpster. The victim who has chosen to remain unidentified read an empowering letter at Brock Turner’s sentencing hearing, addressing him and the affect his actions have made. Another letter was made public during this case, which was written by the attacker’s father and directed towards the judge during this hearing; Which made an attempt to justify Brock’s actions. These letters, media coverage of Brock, and decisions made by the judge throughout this court process exemplified the dilemma associated with deciphering between what is just and what one believes to be fair when it comes to a crime, and how what may appear to be fair to one person may not be fair to another.

The criminal justice system and the process have molded the laws of the United States to its current existence. The judicial system is designed to punish those who commit crimes against one another and for those who break the laws in other ways. According to Pearson (2012), crime can be defined as conduct in violation of the state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse. Pearson (2012) also states, that “crime” depends on where you are, which means it is a daily routine for society and directly affects a person, place, and any witnesses associated with it. The American criminal justice system has many elements with crime as the

The excessive use of force in policing is not a new issue within the criminal justice system. Since the mid-1980 's criminal justice professionals and government leaders have been searching for solutions to the problem, exploring different causes and potential solutions. This issue has not yet been solved for many arguable reasons, but one of the most likely ones is that many police agencies have not yet begun to take accountability for their officers’ actions or revise their policies and programs to reduce the occurrences of those actions. Many criminal justice agencies have failed to properly monitor, track, and respond to incidents of excessive force. Police Chief Magazine reported that “the White House…invited U.S. law enforcement agencies to voluntarily participate in more robust data collection and reporting of use of force, but, as of April 2016, only 53 jurisdictions had signed up to participate… (Harris, n.d.).” This issue, which has become magnified, instead of resolved, will continue to plague the criminal justice system until all criminal justice agencies commit to finding a solution, committing to make the necessary changes to fix their agencies, hold each officer accountable for their use of excessive force, and hold their own agencies themselves accountable for how each situation is dealt with.

Throughout the years, the association between a criminal offense and a criminal have become more relevant. Although there are many theories that try to illustrate the concept of why crimes happen, no theory has a profound influence of understanding an individual’s nature, relationship, development, and a society itself (Coleman & Ganong, 2014). To further explain, “theories of crime are defined in relation to modernity, spanning their development from the enlightenment to the present, with the advent of postmodernism” (Miller, 2012, p. 1798). In other words, theories of crime are an approach to understanding an individuals behaviour and actions in their environment, society, and themselves that may lead to crime. Nevertheless, within this paper, it will be comparing the case of

Philosophy and Criminal Justice is a course that directly discusses the issues that are currently plaguing our society. By taking a course about the criminal justice system and its many shortcomings and outdated laws, we, as the future of America, can interchange ideas about a better system that some of us may one day have the opportunity to implement.

Crime is a word that most of the people can relate to, according to Collins dictionary it means; violation of the law. (Collins 2005) Deviance is a more difficult word to identify , Collins dictionary definition is; people who have diverged from usual or accepted standards of society, especially in social or sexual behaviour. Su Epstein (2005) who has a PhD , describes deviance in cultural societies as; there are no laws about norms, no norm police, but there is social expectation that we'll follow norms and if we do not we are deemed deviant, a rule breaker or a norm violator.(Epstein 2005) Sociologists have many theories on crime and deviance, the two

Throughout history, there has been only a handful of crimes and criminal issues that reached the span of not just a city, state or country but the entire world. These criminal issues include crimes like drug trafficking, human trafficking, and terrorist attacks. Interestingly, the fundamental reasoning behind these types of crimes varies greatly. For example, some of these crimes are motivated immensely by money, greed, and power (power over people, government, and politics etc.) However, their motives stem from things like the offender’s political ideology, religion, and at times, traditions. These types of crimes affect numerous aspects of the criminal justice systems around the world such as the way we prosecute, detain and interrogate suspects.

The Criminal Justice System goes as far back as the days of Jesus. There were Soldiers who acted like policeman, the tribune which was the court system, and Caesar, Herod and even Pontius Pilate stood as judge. The prison system was that of dark caves and dungeons. As we journey to the twenty-first century, nothing has genuinely changed. In my essay I will explicate how the various aspect of criminal justice relate to one another as well as why it so important in society. Criminal Justice refers to the facet of social justice that concern violators of criminal law. The