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    Criminal Justice System

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    The Criminal Justice System is made out of three distinct foundations: Law Enforcement, Criminal Courts and Correctional Agencies. The fundamental purpose behind these organizations is to uphold criminal laws that are situated forward to protect all individuals in our society. These organizations cooperate to anticipate wrongdoings, and keep up justice by implementing the laws, guidelines and regulations put forward by society. Crimes can be characterized as an act that is culpable under law, and

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    The show “Making A Murder” introduced us to how corrupt the justice system in America can be. Despite the known fact that law enforcement is supposed to protect the people, the show showed us that’s not always the case. If the justice system was unprofessional when dealing with Avery’s case, how many more cases are there like it? The show “making a murder” showed how the justice system of Manitowoc County unprofessionally locked up Steven Avery for 18 years under an accusation that was proven wrong

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    The criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws. The system is not one single criminal justice system in the United States but nevertheless many similar, individual systems. How every particular system works in each area depends on who is in charge of the city, county, state, or federal. Different authorities have different laws, agencies, and ways of managing criminal justice processes. There

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    courts use the Uniform Code of Military Justice, also known as UCMJ as a system of rules that guide the military crime process. Who in the military do these rules apply to you may ask, they apply to members of the Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, and Navy; also members who are of the military reserves while in active service. Members of military are subjected to rules, orders, proceedings, and consequences different from the rights and obligations

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    Garland (2001), view on “the criminal justice system in America was created to keep communities safe, to respect and restore victims, and to return offenders who leave prison to be self-sufficient and law-abiding. Treatment simply did not work either by therapy or broader social programs and became is a monumental failure that our states and nation can no longer afford” (p.61) Garland (2001) stated “that the collapse of faith in our correction system began a wave of demoralization that undermined

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    In the criminal justice system, there is a controversy in the system regarding fairness or disagreement and changes need to be done. Many people believe it needs to change to improve and others believe it is unfair or dishonest in punishing people. The criminal justice system is in charge of punishing criminals and the correctional system helps inmates from committing crimes again. The goal of rehabilitation is to reduce crime in society. The criminal justice system affects all of society because

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    Victims usually adopt a subsidiary role in the courts, compared to the accused or offender (Booth, 2016). Victim-focused law reforms are open to many jurisdictions throughout Australia, and majority of systems which follow the adversarial nature of proceedings (Garkawe, 2007). The justice system aims to enforce a therapeutic structure, however, in some instances this fails to be upheld for the victim. In a sentencing hearing, an offender’s mitigating factors may reduce their sentence, therefore

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    American Justice System

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    properly deal out justice these two questions necessitate thorough contemplation. Merriam-Webster defines justice in the name of law as the “maintenance or administration of...impartial adjustment...or...the assignment of...rewards or punishments”. But for broader terms, Merriam-Webster defines justice in threes. Justice is “the quality of being just, impartial, or fair”. Justice requires a “conformity to truth, fact, or reason”. Justice depends on these qualities. The American Justice System, in particular

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    Victim Justice System

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    legal system over the several decades it has existed. These changes have caused the victim to be the focus point of legal action and the changes have also caused the victim to either be the negative focus point (through blaming the victim for the actions of the criminal) or completely in the background as a “witness” (such as in the case of feudal barons taking over the system). In the following, I plan to explain the background of both the victim justice system and the criminal justice system as well

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    Justice System Role

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    many people tend to question the Criminal Justice System and what role is plays to help the people. From different people, you`ll get many different answers as in how they feel about the Justice System. Some feel as if the Justice System is not hard enough on crime committers so this is why many go back and commit more illegal actions. Others feel as if it’s too hard and people do not deserve the punishment they are receiving. The role the Justice System is to help stop crime committers from continuing

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