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    Throughout this semester in Criminal law and Procedures I have learned about the criminal justice system more and the laws and procedures behind it all. There have been many cases in the past that have helped us define laws in present day and this cycle continues to happen. But, there are many laws that have not changed or procedures that do not make sense in the court of law. Procedures in the criminal justice system can be so precise that if one word is not said or one small action is not done

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    The Future of Criminal Justice University Of Phoenix Foundations of Criminal Justice April 19, 2010 The Future of Criminal Justice Terrorism has never been in the States; only in third world countries. Since 9/11-2001 is has been a reality and ongoing nightmare and hit close to home. The attack on the World Trade Centers in New York was a wakeup call. United States has been on high alert ever since, waiting for the next possible Terrorists attack. This paper

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    When individuals think of the criminal justice system, the first images that come to their minds are a judge, jury full of people, the prosecution, and the defense. These images are what make up the courtroom environment, however, no one realizes how skin color affects what happens in the courtroom. Although race should not be a factor in determining said person’s sentencing, it is and sadly results in wrongful convictions as well as riots and protests as of recently. In the Independent.co.uk article

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    Criminal Justice System

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    Redesign of the criminal justice courses with STEM tools Yu Zhang Criminal justice study, a subcategory of social science, gathers information traditionally from three sources: survey research, government statistics, and one-off studies of particular people, places, or events (King, 2013). However, the astonishing pace of technology advance has changed this pattern. In next 50 years, the exponentially increasing magnitude of information sources will extremely affect both our research and practice

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    Criminal Justice Levels

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    The criminal justice system is comprised of three different levels consisting of local, state, and federal. Each of these levels is responsible for operating the criminal justice system at their respective levels. In a combined total of all three stages of criminal justice, Police Protection, Judicial Services, and Corrections, the federal level incurs the least amount of costs for their level of the criminal justice system with the local governments share representing the highest costs. The state

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    The Criminal Justice System has evolved during the 21st century, especially when it comes to the challenges that it is faced with and the way Criminal Justice officials execute their actions. There are many different challenges that the Criminal Justice System has encountered, however, this author believes the most important challenge they have to encounter in the 21st century is the way the media and society portray the role of law enforcement officials. It is the most important challenge because

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    Criminal Justice System

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    algorithm deploys officers to the most targeted locations. The algorithm is a mixture of anthropological and criminological behavior research. It uses mathematics to estimate crime and predict future crimes locations within 500-square-feet. To determine criminal patterns, the system uses historical and current data to focus on gang violence, batteries, aggravated assaults, drug crimes, along with many more similar crimes. In order for the data to be secure, the employees transfer the data on selected crime

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    Criminal Justice Model

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    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

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    Criminal Justice System

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    The criminal justice system is a gratifying, yet often unfair ruling process. Having said that, a first-rate example of a disapproving situation is when a person(s) of African American decent receives severe punishment for a particular offense, as opposed to what a person of Caucasian decent might acquire for the same offense. My topic of choice is from the ACLU's web page via an article entitled "Race and Criminal Justice", certainly peaked my curiosity. Being a young man with a group of friends

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    The purpose of the criminal justice system is explained by three definitions: Control crime, Prevent crime, and provide and maintain justice. This sense of criminal justice has been the same since pre-civilized communities, where the elders of a tribe enforced the laws of the village. The criminal justice system has changed drastically from the times of kinship systems to today’s system of laws. As time has passed criminal justice has change in many ways, for example: the way they dress, arrest,

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