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    The criminal justice system consists of 3 major components law enforcement officers that attempt to control the crime and apprehend criminals that have committed a crime, Courts that determine a defendant’s guilt or innocence and sentence convicted offenders threw the court that have been apprehended by the law enforcement officers, and corrections that punishes, manages and rehabilitates those who have been sentenced by the courts. Although in each stage the law enforcement, courts, and corrections

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    Mathiesen and Stanley Cohen argue that the alternative criminal justice responses that were presented after the 1970s were not real alternatives (Tabibi, 2015a). With this they are referring to community justice alternatives generally, and Restorative Justice specifically. The argument here is that Restorative Justice cannot be a real alternative because it is finished and is based on the premises of the old system (Mathiesen, 1974). Restorative Justice is not an alternative because it has not solved the

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    semester, I gained a lot of information about the administration of justice. We, as a class, were introduced to ethics in the criminal justice system which strictly focused on the three C’s: cops, courts, and corrections. We talked about the different ways to approach a citizen by using critical thinking and step-by-step decision making. We also talked about key concepts such as integrity, which plays a major role in the criminal justice system, and other concepts such as de-escalation or even the rule

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    Across the world there are many different types of criminal justice systems to keep and maintain order and peace or the social code of conduct, otherwise known as the law of the land. The criminal justice system tries to deter individuals from disrupting the peace and order of society by educating their citizens on the consequences and punishments for failing to abide by the law. The criminal justice system can be categorized in three main parts; policing where the investigation is held, the courts

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    In the text, Karmen (2015) discusses the many ways that the criminal justice system does not always act to support crime victims. The following news stories help to illustrate how, at every phase of the criminal justice process, victims may be further victimized. Part One: Law Making Process As an example of the legal process causing further victimization, I selected the New York case of a young boy who is being forced to testify in court against the man who sexually assaulted him (Beam, 2015)

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    While I understand the premise that for anyone to justify acting in a way to be defined as criminal (i.e. in opposition to the societal set precedent) could by definition be defined as psychosis, I do not feel that this considers all influential variables. One fallacy with this concept is the thought that the majority of humans contain the same neurologic biology. Moreover, this concept fails to incorporate the potential for a difference in opinion of morality, i.e. the concept relies on the premise

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    The Criminal Justice field is a diverse field filled with several categories that act as pieces to the puzzle of Criminal Justice. This puzzle and the pieces within it work towards a common goal: keeping our country safe. Police keep our country safe on the streets. Attorneys keep our country safe by putting the “bad guys” in jail. Undercover agents keep our country safe by monitoring those that enter the country and those suspected of criminal activity within the country. I am familiar with all

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    the criminal justice system apply as much influence over the life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of criminal offenders as the final sentencing decision. Judges have an extensive range of sentencing options. These options range from fines, restitution, and probation to incarceration in jail or prison. For much of the 20th century, criminal sentencing practices remained largely unchanged in the United States. Over the past few decades, we have witnessed a practical revolution in criminal punishment

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    Introduction There are many different aspects of the criminal justice system and law that help to determine what justice is. Different cultures and places around the world that have a diverse idea of what constitutes justice and how to achieve that. There are two types of societies in the that are extremely different but very prevalent around the world for the way they each constitute what justice is. There is state based societies which focus on goal setting and the accumulation of wealth and

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    The criminal justice system goal is to maintain social control and crime through sanctions and rehabilitation. There are laws in place to help keep people in control, because society needs a way to keep control of individuals who violate the law. You can see examples of the criminal justice system in the 2003 film Monster. You see the fear and risk of victimization, homicide, and police corruption. It shows realism that is happening in the world around us. Monster is a drama film that was written

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