Victims And Offenders

When it comes to victimless crimes, the real question is how much is profited on the incarceration of non-violent criminals. I would think that people would be in an uproar as their tax money is being wasted on the housing such offenders. Not to mention the tax money spent on law enforcement and the legal system related to enforcing such ridiculous laws. In my observation, law enforcement, in general, spends more time on victimless crimes than they do crimes where there is a real victim. Yes, recreational drug use, prostitution, and Pornography-related crimes are immoral to me and many others, but the government was not created to make moral decisions for us.

A crime against the state is seen as a violation of the rule of law, while crime against people is seen as a violation of human rights, and both conditions lead to the punishment of the offender befitting the crime. In this process of achieving justice, those highly impacted by these wrong actions are often ignored; the battle between the offender and the Crown often makes the victim, a mere spectator. The Canadian Criminal Justice System is continuing to do its best in addressing the dissatisfaction victims feel towards the authorities. However, study of literature shows that although victim rights have come a long way and are continuing to develop further, they are not successful in addressing the concerns of the victim. The article, “Crime

All the components of the criminal justice have the same goal in mind: preventing and fighting crime. Preventing and fighting crime also includes providing services for the victims of the crimes. Although the main focus on the criminal justice system is to arrest, prosecute and rehabilitate the criminal, many forget to focus on the victim. The National Organization for Victims Assistance was found in 1975 and is the oldest national group providing assistance to victims of crime and crisis. The Law enforcement community needs to ensure the safety of the victim before, during, and after a conviction. Many times the victims of crimes are forgotten or left out of the notification process when the criminal has been

In the 2013 NIBRS it includes all offenses within an incident such as the time of day, location, and clearances. There were 6,328 law enforcement agencies in 2013 that represented coverage for over 92 million inhabitants. But, it only represents 34.4 percent of all law enforcement agencies that participate in the UCR Program.

The courts are reducing punishment for non-violent offenders by putting them in rehabilitation programs (Berenji, B., Chou, T., & D'Orsogna, 2014).The reintegration will help these offenders to become new are whole again. However, resources may be limited these offenders should be offered the chance to participate in these programs. There are lots people who have been locked upon returning back into society it is hard for them to get a job, therefore, they go back to their life of crime. The people that are not violent criminals should at least be given a second chance. The program recidivism constituted studies by researchers to see if it has helped habitual offenders in becoming complete again (Rice, & Harris, 2014). Nevertheless, some may fall back into the system simply these intervention programs will be a great success for the ones who truly want to change their lives. The implementing of these programs is no guarantee that the convicts will not continue to violate the law. The statistic shows that age and sexual violent is a predictor of recidivism. The three strike law is ridiculous because stealing can be an addiction just like drugs are (Bohm, R. M. & Haley, 2011). The cons to the three strike law are that lots children that will grow up without their parents. The non-violent offenders should have mentors to help them get a job and put them in rehabilitation programs to reach the core of their addiction. The pros to this three strike law are that it will help some people to

Leading up to now, America has been a place where laws, crimes, and other stipulations have a cause and effect. Since America’s inception as a free land, in this land people are obligated to follow laws and orders directed by the United States Government. However, many follow the laws and become victims of the American Criminal Justice system. Hence, we have people who become victims of wrong convictions. Wrongful conviction is define as a person who is currently serving a sentence via incarceration for a crime they did not commit. After the discovery of innocence, the department of corrections system exonerates them. Moreover, wrongful convictions are prominent and the effects that comes with wrongful convictions in relation to people who are misidentified – that effect lingers and is detrimental (Irazola, Williamson, Stricker, & Niedzwiecki 2014).

You provided clear insight of mental illness in details, the different types that are suffered by offenders incarcerated, and the factors of their behavior. In fact, aggressive behavior is learned just as a child learns to walk and talk. Some mental health individuals suffer from erratic behaviors and mood swings are able to manage their behaviors through treatment and medication while others tend to stop or refuse their medication and treatment in order to continue their rapid behavior changes and mood swings. Lastly, it is a challenging task dealing with mental health individuals, in a correctional setting, offenders could deny mental health at any time making treatment and medication difficult to manage.

After criminals pay their debt to society, many criminals will start a fresh life, those convicted of felons are limited to job selection, they lose the ability to vote and if they are a sex offender then they go on a list of sex offender registry. However, not all crimes are readily available with information about their offense except for sex offender. Their criminal records for any sex offenders is required to be visible and available for anyone in society to have access to. The Texas Department of Public Safety website has a database that you can access and you are available to view how many sex offenders are within your zip code. In my 77076-zip code, there is total of 62 sex offenders within my areas. Sixty of those offenders are male and two are female. The type of crimes these sex offenders were convicted were a variety of differences offenses for example: Raymond Acosta; risk level listed as moderate, convicted of sexual assault of a 35 year female, Alfred Alvarado; risk level listed as low, convicted of procession of child pornography, victims age unknown,

Victims have a hard time on their path through the criminal justice system. From the moment of victimization until the adjudication of the felon, victims endure a lot of mental, physical, and emotional trauma, being why the criminal justice system has begun to focus on the victim rather than just on the criminal. The freedom movement of the 1970s has helped develop a branch in the criminal justice system devoted to victims known as victim services. This has also led to victim advocates. Victims advocates have proven to be one of the most helpful resources available to victims. This being said, if I could do anything to help a victim, I would do it through the position of a victim advocate.

Ethics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of questions of right and wrong and one how one ought to live; with right and wrong being qualities or moral judgements assigned to actions and conduct (Banks, 2012). Since ethics deals with behavior, which can be regulated, it is concerned with standards of conduct. Every profession has a code of ethics to safeguard the reputation of the profession, protect the public from exploitation, and further competent and responsible practice (Melissa, 2005). The field of victim advocacy is no different.

The relationship between offending and victimization is one in the same according to the feminist pathways theory. When researchers compared the status offenses of girls and boys, girls where more likely to receive more stringent punishment for offenses such as; running away, truancy, and being out of control. In the past, girls and young women were treated like criminals and disregarded as victims due to sexual double standards.

I believe restorative justice practitioners should place more focus on victim restoration. I understand offender rehabilitation back into the community is key for many not to become re-offenders and for them to successful function back into the community, however they are not the ones who have been violated. The victims and co-victims need healing and vindication most of all. A lot of times in the criminal justice system the trial process can treat victims unfairly with attacking allegations resulting in their secondary victimization. As the victim feels pain and psychological suffering of what took place the families of both victim and offender can feel the same way. However, "the ability to ask questions and more importantly obtain answers

The offenders on my caseload are on probation or parole as of result of poor choices. The crimes committed by these individuals range from drug offense to crimes of a violent nature. Regarding the offenders on my case load, some of the thinking errors I have observed from them in my brief time as a community supervision officer is they cannot accept responsibility for there action. Some offenders claim to be victims of the system, having been denied access to resources which could have caused them to have a better life. In one situation I had the opportunity to have a in depth conversation with an offender who spent the majority of his life incarcerated; he share his life story with me and what I gathered from that was how he was living was

I agree that the video demonstrates the consequences of drug use and the fact that a drug user can stop very well. Also, I agree that the video showed the regret of the drug abusers about the hurt they caused others well. I too believe that bringing awareness to the problem will help solve this detrimental pattern in society. To further this point, I agree that showing people real people's stories and struggles with drugs will make them more aware of the dangers of drugs and the problems it causes in our society. I also personally believe think that there could be a change in the act of prescribing drugs to help with this

I do believe an offender can become a victim. It can happen instantaneously in which the roles can be turns. Put in simple terms if a man beats his wife and continues to do it over and over, one day she’ll eventually get tired of the situation and retaliate. Women who have been battered or beaten over the years suffer from what has been identified as battered women’s syndrome. Women who retaliate and attacks back then becomes the offenders and the males becomes the victims. It may not happen in the same instance he’s beating his wife, she may plan it when he’s not aware and become a victim to the crime she planned.