The Pros And Cons Of The Justice System

The criminal justice system has been proven to play a very important role in society. The criminal justice system is used to keep the citizens in check and to make sure that the laws that are made are being followed. It also is there to penalize anyone who disobeys the laws. In the criminal justice system, there are 3 main parts, law enforcement, adjudication, and corrections. Law enforcement is self-explainable. It consists of the law enforcers such as police officers and sheriffs. Adjudication is made up of people in the court house such as judges and lawyers. Corrections is made up of jailhouse matters such as prison officials. In these many components of the criminal justice system, there are all put in place to help correct people to do the right thing. There are punitive efforts and rehabilitative efforts. At time, the system may lean towards one category or more, which can be dangerous in terms of disciplinary action. The criminal justice system is more punitive than rehabilitative which makes the system ineffective.

Most men of the white ethnicity and upper class families tend to get treated in the american court system as if they are the victims of the crimes that they committed. Some judges in particular sexual assault cases often refer to the ‘bright futures’ the rapists have ahead of them, and how ‘long sentences’ could negatively impact the criminals’ lives. The court system in America is a dangerously corrupt place. So if you’ve been charged with a rather serious crime, It’s ok! As long as you’re white and wealthy that is. In recent times young, affluent, caucasian men have been given inappropriately short sentences for their inhuman crimes.

Obama once said, “ we need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice farrier- our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation.” The world needs people that are willing to make it a safe environment to make sure to try and stop all the crimes out in the streets and the drugs being influenced out their. A Criminal justice career can have many advantages, even though it has its disadvantages, its problem trying to join in.

In their article entitled “Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump’s attacks on judiciary are “demoralizing,” (Phillip, Barnes and O'Keefe) national political reporter for The Washington Post, Abby Phillip; editor and reporter for The Washington Post Robert Barnes; and congressional reporter for The Washington Post Ed O’Keefe, citing a statement given by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch indicated that he felt President Trump’s attacks on the federal judiciary were “’disheartening’ and ‘demoralizing’ to the independence of the federal courts.”

I have a son, who is defenseless to becoming part of the justice system because his disadvantage is his ethnic group. Our children fail in life because our United States representatives particularly in North Carolina have endorsed classification of our children established by those we as their parents believed protected them in the juvenile justice system. The North Carolina "control system" continues to use the classic conservative approach to juvenile justice rather than the traditional liberal approach. I am an anger parent with the juvenile justice balance. I petition juvenile justice to stay in its place, Juvenile Justice. I apologize in advance to any victim and his or her family before today and after today for any heinous offense any

It is through the Criminal Justice System’s close collaborations with like-minded agencies such as the Police, Prison and Courts Services, that the public’s concerns and worries are resolved, in order to bring about justice in our communities (Cavadino and Dignan, 2007 as cited in Fox, 2014). With that in mind and out of the way, this essay will aim to explore some of the strengths and weaknesses, which are prominent within the Criminal Justice System. To do this successfully, the Police and the Courts Service will be the key agencies that will be explored in relation to the key Models that shape the whole Criminal Justice System. These Models were founded by Herbert L. Packer (1968) and Michael King (1981).

The measure of our character is how we treat the poor, accused, and the people incarcerated. I learn the unfair system of simply punishing the broken to ensure that the person punished stays broken. For instance, when he spoke on the nine year old boy who killed his mother’s boyfriend and was tried as an adult only because the man killed was a county sheriff. When Bryan Stevenson went to see the little boy, he was only in jail for three days and he was beaten the first day, raped the second, and beaten again the third day. Although I am not righting the wrong of him shooting the officer, I feel as though he should not have been tried as an adult. Mr. Stevenson also brought to my attention there are 2.3 million people in prison in the United

The issue in this paper is about choosing juries in criminal trials or in civil trials only. Concerning the effectiveness in delivery justice for the society. If I were Tim Conway, I would choose option A.

In regards to prosecuting criminals, there are jurisdictional issues that need to be kept in mind because it can hinder an entire criminal case. If there is no law broken, there is no crime committed. In the United Stated, there are three branches of law; criminal law, civil law and regulatory law. Each area of a town, city and states has different geographic areas with many laws that encompass a certain area (Shinder, 2001). For example, a crime committed in Texas and be treated completely different in a court of law in the state of Louisiana. Several laws exist in all levels of government and because there are many separate systems an individual can be charged, tried and acquitted

After that, the trial started which was my brother and mother against the two of them. However, the state decided to take the case over and that turned my brother and mother into witnesses. For some reason they did not include myself on the witness list because I did not see the faces of the shooters, but I did see everything that was going on in the house while the shooting was going on. Anyway, the trial began and it felt like my mother and brother were on trial and not the two guys that were actually being prosecuted. Since the images that were taken from the kitchen in our house showed a half empty container of liquor, my mother and brother were called alcoholics and that they could have been drunk. They said that them being drunk would

Prison can be a very bad thing to happen to anyone, and can destroy people's lives from inside the family or even your own. Some people are ready to deal with the consequences of their actions, and others, unfortunately, are punished very severely for doing things that are indeed crimes, but are not nearly as bad as what others have done in prison. People often do what they can to survive in this society. Everyone has problems in their lives, and often choose to do something about it. Unfortunately, some might not have the luxury that others have, and they have to resort to illegal activities that can lead them up to prison. Although, there are different types of crimes that are committed they are still equally punished. People who commit violent acts that hurt society are sent to prison, yet people who commit nonviolent offenders are also sent to prison. Non-violent offenders should not be sent to prison there should be other alternatives for them.

The Eighth Amendment has, for a long stretch of time, had a ban on specific courses of action which fall under its category of “cruel and unusual punishments.” That being said; the Supreme Court ruled - in June of 2012 - that juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison due to the fact that it violated that ban. After thorough research, group discussions, and intake of multimedia and professional input: I have come to the conclusion that I - in fact - agree with the decision of the court that is indeed cruel, unusual and unreasonable to sentence juveniles to life sentences let alone death sentences. Juveniles are vulnerable and impressionable, they are influenced by their upbringing and they don't yet have sufficient brain development to make fully mature decisions.

Criminal justice policies cover many geographical areas and can be very helpful in the criminal justice system. It is important to understand even though one policy may be successful for one area of the community; it may not have the same effect in another area. The variables of each area differ in relation to population, ethnicity, cultural practices, political affiliation, and etc. When accounting for variables in different geographical areas statistics can play a big role in the creation and implementation of new policy as well as making changes to policies which already exist. One policy which may stand out and has had an impact all over the country is the reformation of investigating officer involved critical incidents. Of course with any policy there will be some pros and cons the criminal justice system will have to work with.

In no doubt can we agree on that the society we live in contain many people who commit crimes, crimes so bad that the only option left is to send these people away to prison. However, we cannot send every person to prison. Instead, felons should be imprisoned for committing serious, violent, and persistent crimes. According to the NAACP, currently 1 in every 37 adults in the United States (2.7%) are in jail or in correctional supervision. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, majority of the people incarcerated are aged from 20 to the age of 39. 9.9% of prisoners are aged 20-24, 16.6% are aged 25-29, 17.7% are aged 30-34, and 14.9% are aged 35-39. Many of these prisoners are male and only a few make up of female prisoners. Almost 92.9% of the prison populations were male and 7.1% were female prisoners. As per ethnicity, according to the Prison Policy, about 509 per 100,000 people that are white are imprisoned. About 2,716 per 100,000 people that are black are imprisoned. Lastly, about 1,106 per 100,000 people that are Hispanic are imprisoned. America sends large numbers of people, who have little to no level of education and make very small amount of money, to prison and leaves the skilled and educated walking freely. According to Prison Policy, about 57% of the people who make less the $23,000 are sent to jail, where as about 57% of the people who make more than $38,000 are not sent to jail. In contrast, only 22% of the people who make more than $38,000 are sent to

Shortcomings in the justice system are presented in both books through the fact that the criminals have escaped imprisonment, and the justice system being unable to evolve to cope with the vagueness in the crimes.