Introduction The US justice systems can be described through a critical analysis of a case law. The legal researcher is supposed to understand the police procedures applied in the case investigation and arrest, the court proceedings and the punitive measures applied. The model of thought that the jury applies, the defence that the defendant uses, and the process the plaintiff presents facts and evidence are given keen consideration (Reichel, 2002).This paper uses US Supreme Court case (US v JONES, 2012) where a suspected drug trafficker was found guilty and punished to a life sentence in a bid of understanding the US justice systems. Description of the case Antoine Jones, was a suspect identified as a prime suspect in some cases of drug trafficking.…
The criminal justice system often is examined using political, organizational, or sociological approaches [or lenses] (Pollock, 2010). Asking [simply] whether something is legal [or illegal]…is not necessarily the same question as asking whether something is right [or wrong] (Pollock, 2010). The term “ethics” or “ethical” refers to something “being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession.” In the case of police officers, use of discretion, or a lack thereof, in the application of force has direct ethical consequences to which the objectivity of the police officer on scene is subjugated by the subjectivity of a review board after the fact. Actors at every stage in the justice process…
According to Matthew Robinson and Marian Williams (2009), there is another aspect of the system which is recognized as the criminal law. The entire criminal justice process is subject to the criminal law. In retrospect these different bodies are supposed to work together to assure that justice…
Please answer the following questions related to Deviance. The answers should be from one to four sentences depending on the question. To give you more space in the answering, you may attach a word document at the end. 1. Define Deviance.…
Managers and leaders possess power as a result of occupying formal decision-making positions within organizational settings. More than one form of power exists and the type of power leaders rely on when interfacing with internal and external stakeholders significantly affects how they are perceived. This is certainly true in criminal justice institutions, where employees and members of the public alike recognize criminal justice decision-makers and law enforcement agents as authoritative (Giblin, 2013). How power is carried out in criminal justice administration affects stakeholders’ perceptions of organizational justice. Formal power extends from positions in organizational hierarchies, whereas informal power stems from characteristics…
1 THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAAD & TOBAGO INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINOLOGY & PUBLIC SAFETY BASc. CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC SAFETY STUDENT ID NUMBER 53759 53761 54054 53769 53719 VICTIMOLOGY COURSE CODE: CRIM 1006 UTT VALSAYN CAMPUS Question: -Critically discuss the victims? traditional role in the criminal justice system in relation to a particular stage in or aspect of the criminal justice process (e.g. evidence, cross-examination, sentencing, parole etc.) Examine the victims?…
The idea of taking race into account can become convoluted when discussing the distribution of burdens and benefits. However, the aim is to express an agreeance that not only is factoring race morally permissible in distributing benefits, but burdens as well. It seems that one cannot deem race factorization permissible in one but not the other. By doing so, it would only open an individual up to multiple objections and unfair solutions. I will focus only on America; objections and examples of other countries systems in how their system works is null and void.…
Balancing the tension between community interest and individual rights and freedoms are a significant component of the criminal trial process and is relatively successful in that retrospect. In order to be effective and efficient the criminal trial process should reflect the moral and ethical standards of society, ensure the community is sufficiently protected and respects the rights of the individual. However, despite efforts to achieve justice for all members of society, the criminal trial process does fail to provide adequate success in some areas of the law such as the jury system, Legal Aid and the provocation defence. All these areas to an extent highlight the lack of success the criminal trial process serves in balancing community interests…
The Privilege For many, liberty is perceived as a “right” all men and women are guaranteed by the government. It is one’s freedom to live without the oppressions of society and the restrictions on one’s independence. Despite the beliefs, liberty and justice is a privilege, a condition gained through effort. Liberty is not man’s automatic security to personal freedom.…
Asees Puri Professor Malvika Maheshwari Introduction to Political Theory 27th April, 2015 Is the conception of Desert (in contemporary Liberal theory) asymmetrical in the contexts of Distributive and Retributive Justice, especially Criminal Law, keeping in mind the perspective of Rawls? One can argue that the nature of Criminal Law is such that it is usually seen as a ‘state institution in charge of state punishment’ – its scope, apparatus and effects are determined by the principles of Retributive Justice set up by the society. The Criminal Law is not made up of monads calling for philosophical analysis, but of interrelated practices and principles, the analysis of which extends beyond the Criminal Law to include broader questions in Moral…
Imagine the constraints of being employed within the criminal justice sector. The many demands on such limited resources. The harsh realities of limited, vertical progression. The apex of a life-long aspiration met with glass mirrors. The criminal justice system is charged with upholding the duties of the protecting, correcting, and providing a fair service.…
Drug addiction is the root of crime in the United States, in a 1997 report 80% of State inmates reported past drug use reported by Chris Mumola (1999). If the criminal justice system could reduce the number of people abusing drugs, it would reduce not only drug related crimes, but would reduce the amount of all crimes. A reduction in crime would result in a safer and more productive society. Without changing how the criminal justice system views drug addiction we will never see a significant decrease in the crime rate across the United States.…
The disproportion of black men serving time in the criminal justice system is evident. A recent study stated 1 in every 15 African Americans are incarcerated, which is substantially greater than White men: 1 in every 106 (The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in the United States). There are three main reasons for this uneven distribution of the criminal justice system: environment, legislative policies, and underlying racism. The environmental factor that makes the disproportion valid, stems from the neighborhoods in which almost thirty percent of the black community grows up.…
Sermonfils E Dor 1.Describe and distinguish among the three approaches to studying criminal justice systems by taking an international perspective. Comparative criminal justice is a subfield of the study of criminal justice that relates different justice system from around the world. There are three different ways of studying criminal justice systems. Each of these approaches encounter various beliefs of different societies. The criminal justice systems have changed and transformed over time.…
A curious reluctance exists, especially among lawyers, in introducing the hypothetical underpinnings of the criminal value system to close examination or observational information on its working. Most analysts make reference to the way government officials conduct media battles on peace, and play-on people’s emotions, for political increase. Thus, legislators likewise utilize these strategies in persuading jury to side with them in trial. The judge is debilitated off camera to make certain lines of activity other than the wild debasement present. The reasonableness and equity that should be practiced by the criminal equity framework to make it successful, has been influenced contrarily by political obstruction (Beckett and Sasson, 2003).…