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In the start of the film, Terry has no identity. Everyone thinks of him as a bum. He is an ex-fighter whose glory days are behind him. He is angry and relies on his tough exterior as a safety net. His identity is controlled by Johnny Friendly, known mob leader. In one of the early scenes, the audience is introduced to Terry and Johnny Friendly in a bar. Johnny Friendly is hitting some man because he tried to cheat Johnny of the money that he owed him. It is obvious that Johnny, the intimidating mob leader has much effect on Terry and everyone else. Throughout the altercation, Terry sits in the bar quietly, acting submissive to Johnny after witnessing the extend in which Johnny induces fear in people. Johnny knows of his power and reminds the other members of their place. Terry accepts his place as a yes man and doesn't dare to stand up to Johnny. His eyes are fearful of Johnny’s power and the consequences of acting against Johnny. After Joey Doyle’s death, the Waterfront Crime Commission approaches Terry to see if he knows of what happened to Joey. Terry is defensive and hard with the officers. He mentions that he has no involvement in the death. Even though Terry is reeking of guilt about setting up Joey, he doesn't tell the officers because of the fear of retaliation by Johnny. He isn't ready yet to stand up to Johnny Friendly.

On the Waterfront is a film directed by Elia Kazan which illustrate the difficulties that the protagonist, Terry Malloy, has struggled in the early period of 1950s. Terry Malloy was a former prize-fighter who was bought up in a dark and brutal world of men. Since his career has ruined by the corrupted union which was controlled by Johnny Friendly, Terry was being recognized as a ‘bum’ within both the longshoremen and the mobs. This poor environment has created a false philosophy within Terry himself, ‘Do it to him, before he does it to you’. However, after he met Edie and Father Barry, Terry realized how wrong his philosophy was. Thus Terry, with his remaining conscience was able to stand up against Johnny Friendly and gain a new

On the Waterfront and how Religious Figures are Supposed to Affect their Community Through the character of Father Barry, On the Waterfront argues that the implementation of Catholicism in the workforce allows for the improvement of workers’ physical lives through the exposure of corruption of power. At the beginning of the film, Miss Doyle confronts Father Barry’s apathy towards his flock’s physical conditions with an angry exclamation of, “Did you ever hear of a saint hiding in a church.” Miss Doyle’s impassioned cry exposes the unintentional apathy that Father Barry has for the working conditions of the people while also hinting that the people’s conditions would improve if Father Barry/Catholicism took a more active role in the community.

In the 1954 film On The Waterfront, Terry Malloy, the protagonist, wants to become a prizefighter. Meanwhile, he has other priorities which include cultivating to his pigeons to prepare them for racing while also running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly. Johnny Friendly began his childhood fighting in the streets and became involved in an organization that helped him maintain self-preservation. At first, Friendly appears powerful and commands respect but throughout the film, he slowly begins to lose his power as Terry Malloy gains it. Terry witnesses two of Johnny’s thugs murder a man known as Joey Doyle and later meets the man’s sister who gets introduced to Father Barry.

"On the Waterfront," directed by Elia Kazan and released in 1954, stands as a landmark in American cinema, renowned for its powerful performances, gripping storyline, and compelling exploration of morality and redemption. Set against the gritty backdrop of New York's dockyards, the film delves deep into the lives of its characters, each grappling with their struggles and conflicts. At the heart of the narrative is Terry Malloy, played by Marlon Brando, a dockworker torn between loyalty to his corrupt union and his conscience. Through Terry and other key characters, the film explores themes of loyalty, corruption, and the quest for individual integrity amidst societal pressures. Terry Malloy serves as the focal point of the narrative, a conflicted protagonist struggling to find his

Chapter 9 focuses on special topics, which reviews the five present and controversial issue in the criminal justice system. Out of all 5 of these issues I think that the use of confidential informants in war on drug is the most harmful to our nation’s correctional system and should be eliminated. The reason I think that the use of confidential informants should be eliminated drug war on drugs is because the use of CI’s frequently have negative consequence on the war on drugs (Austin & Irwin, 2012). The first example, is that CI’s are not appropriately screened and supervised, which causes innocent individuals to be arrest. In my opinion, I think that if CI’s are going to be used then they should be supervised at all time because the lack

Edie and Father Barry continually challenge Terry, which ultimately gives him the courage to testify against Friendly. Kazan uses these conflicts to show that triumph can only be achieved when one challenges oneself and overcomes self interest. Conflict is further explored in ‘On the Waterfront’ when Terry decides to testify against Friendly rather than to get revenge

For a near-championship boxer to fall from the limelight after a defeat is fairly common, but to lose due to his own brother betting against him is unheard of. Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront portrays the role of this former fighter living his life as a bum under a local mob boss. This movie stands out from how movies are portrayed today. It didn’t have a lot of fast chase scenes, immense battles, or over-the-top special effects. This movie focused on its characters, by portraying their reactions to the cumbersome niche they play on the dockyard. It was driven by a series of intertwined conflicts, and a strong mix of character development and storytelling, and made for a phenomenal piece of art.

Scelli. Caught by his conscience, Terry must choose sides, and thus he struggles to decide between the values of his corrupt brother and the powerful mob, and those of his innocent and angelic girlfriend and the strongly moral local priest. “On the Waterfront” is clearly the story of the battle for a man’s soul, and the triumph of good over evil.

How hard is it to do the right thing? In the article, “The Man in the Water”, many people did the right thing right until the end. “The Man in the Water” takes place in Washington D.C., where there was a blast of winter. It was a chaotic disaster that caught the nation’s attention. In reality, not everyone is willing to be the “good guy”. Everyone have once, thought of themselves more than others but, in this article, not everyone was selfish. Not being selfish, showed heroism and bravery. In the article “The Man in the Water”, Roger Rosenblatt uses conflict and setting to develop moral courage.

No matter what job you have in the criminal justice system there will always be ethical dilemmas that arise. As a person who’s job is to enforce the law there is always a way to step over the boundaries whether it be unfair treatment to citizens, inmates or agencies. There is always areas of the career to consider and in order to make everyone happy there are steps that need to be taken. From the police officer on the street to the parole board there is always something that could come up which could have consequences for either decision so which is the right one?

Twelve Angry Men is a play that shows the workings of the American Justice System. The play is a celebration of the judicial system, and the main theme of the play is the triumph and the fragility of justice. The defendant’s fate is on the hand of the jurors as the man is accused of a serious offense which is murder. The purpose of the essay is to show the role that the plot, characters and the conflicts among the jurors support the theme of justice. Each juror had an initial verdict when the play begins but as events unfold and conflicts and agreements are reached the final and fair verdict is presented.

Prisons where essentially build to accommodate a number of prisoners but over the years it has reach over capacity. Today in the United States there are approximately 193,468 federal inmates that consisting of the Bureau of Prisons Custody, private managed facilities and other facilities. The inmates ages range from 18- 65 with the median age being in their late 30’s. This number is counting both male and female population with male being 93.3% of inmates and females being 6.7%. The number of inmates has steadily increase since 1980 with only having approximately less than 50,000 but today the number has gone more up. Drug offenses are the highest number for inmate’s imprisonment, the next highest offense would be weapons, explosives and arson; immigration and miscellaneous fall next in lines. The number for the other offenses such as robbery, extortion, fraud, bribery, burglary, larceny, property offenses and other offenses are lower. Overcrowding prison has become problematic as the prison population continue to increase leading to proper care and attention for prisoners.

The Criminal Justice System, a system the British government set up to deal with the treatment of law-breakers, has three main goals to achieve social order, these are, (1) enforcing criminal law, (2) maintaining law and order in the society, and (3) helping victims. This may seem to be a well thought of system, but like any other organisation, there are flaws, and one of the major flaws is discrimination, and the bias that stems from discrimination.

Is the criminal justice system more effective as a method of bringing the guilty to justice or as a deterrent or a method of social control? It is unanimously agreed that the aim of the criminal justice system is to provide equal justice for all according to the law, by processing of cases impartially, fairly and efficiently with the minimum but necessary use of public resources. It is a complex process through which the state decides which particular forms of behaviour are to be considered unacceptable and then proceeds through a series of stages - arrest, charge, prosecute, trial sentence, appeal punishment -' in order to bring the guilty to justice' (Munice & Wilson, 2006 pIX) and is designed for a coherent administration