Juvenile Mentor and Youth Services Aide I am pursuing my A.A.S. degree in criminal justice in hopes of one day obtaining employment in the juvenile justice system, more specifically in the field of juvenile mentoring and rehabilitation. Growing up as a troubled youth myself and being part of the juvenile justice system I feel that I have something positive to offer to today’s youth. I have experienced many hardships throughout my adult life that I otherwise would not have experienced had I abided by the law as a teenager. I am a direct result of the positive influence that the juvenile justice system can have on an individual.…
My parents have done so much for me and they really pushed my brother as well. He was failing classes and unwilling to apply to colleges. He was incredibly stubborn to the point that my parents needed to take a break from dealing with him. I asked my Mom, “Why does Eric get a slap on wrist for failing a class when you guys were ready to skin me for getting C’s?”…
I decided to go back to school to further my education so that I could obtain a degree that would help me to elevate in my career. I have seen people from my community use jail as a revolving door. As a young adult, I admired the teachers, police officers, principals, entrepreneurs and others in my neighborhood that tried to steer others in the right direction. I admired those relationships and have always wanted to become a parole officer. I have worked as a probation officer for adults for approximately 8.5 years and have steered many adults in the right direction.…
Online Class Paper In 2010 the U.S Supreme Court ruled juvenile life sentences are illegal for crimes less than murder. More than 2,500 inmates are sentence to life as children, 128 have a chance to obtain release. Kenneth Young is trying to reduce his sentence for a mistake he made when he was fifteen years old. On Saturday July 1st, 2000 Kenneth Young committed an armed robbery with twenty-four year old Jacques Bethea.…
In my opinion the most meaningful guide to creating new criminal justice policies and practices is the positivist paradigm. This paradigm seem to be very open-minded and addresses many issues that may cause one to commit crime. As stated in our second week of class lecture this paradigm attempts to find facts or understanding through studies/measurements. In order for our criminal justice policies to be effective/worthwhile there is a need for criminologist and those of power to determine if particular policies should be implemented or discontinued. This paradigm also recognizes that there are factors outside of the offender’s control that can influence their criminal behavior (Cullen, Agnew, Wilcox, 2014).…
Prosecutors play an influential role in a court and yet nobody even knows what a prosecutor is. For those who do know, their impression is bad, who could blame them even the word sounds unpleasing. Prosecutors play just as big a role as any criminal defense lawyer, maybe even bigger because while criminal defence lawyers defend, they can also defend those that have wronged and this is when a prosecutor comes in and keeps dangerous people away from society. It’s quite easy to misunderstand a prosecutor as they go against the defense lawyers, in which society praises because they ‘prove the innocent, innocent’. Though this isn’t always the case.…
I have had many experiences with the criminal justice system being married to a police officer for 15 years, but I have had two personal encounters. One was when I was a juvenile being at wrong place at the wrong time and my second one five years ago. My first experience wasn’t so bad, but the second encounter was clearly my fault and it was awful. I had just taken a job with State Farm and leaving my position at Free Star Bank. My manager at the time was happy and sad.…
What are the three most challenging issues administrators in criminal justice face in 2016? Explain your answer, with citations to relevant scholarly research. As law enforcement administrators there are certain things that have to be accepted, there will be challenging issues to face you each and everyday. I have come to realize that issues such as budgets, unfunded mandates, and manpower allocations, internal influences on the culture whether from the officer’s perspective, diversity, employee groups, or just bad managers, will most likely be there in some form or fashion each and every week.…
The Portrayal of the Criminal Justice System in TV Dramas “Orange is the New Black” is an American comedy-drama television series. It tells a story about the life, struggle and experience of Piper Chapman in a female prison. The first episode “I Wasn’t Ready” explains why Piper is sentenced to prison and describes her beginning days in there. About ten years ago, Piper helped her girlfriend, Alex, to transport a luggage of drug money. Ten year passed, in her thirties, when she and her fiancé, Larry, is being happy together, her past crime catches her up.…
“A frame is a fully developed social construction template that allows its users to categorize, label, and deal with a wide range of world events. Frames simplify one’s dealing with the world by organizing experiences and events into groups and guiding what are seen as the appropriate policies and actions. ”(37,38) The 3 crimes and justice frames I am going to describe and discuss are the Faulty Criminal Justice Frame, Blocked Opportunities Frame and Social Breakdown Frame.…
I believe the criminal justice system to be complex. Complex meaning there are different rules and regulations that can put freedoms at risk. Freedoms and equalities set by the documents that regulate our country and justice system. Are we getting those freedoms? Are we upholding the documents of our country and doing what is right?…
What is the goal of ethics in the context of respecting rights and the ethics of duty in the criminal justice system? The ultimate goal is to do what is right and morally sound as law enforcement officers. Many times officers forget what the badge that they wear upon their chest represents; it stands for honor and integrity. As law enforcement professionals we have chosen a way of life, most hold themselves to a much higher standard than those that they serve (Leland, 2010).…
The limits of the traditional criminal justice approach and the advantages of using funds differently Traditional reactive crime control is not effective in a world driven by science, money and evidence. Instead of waiting for the crime to happen, we must stop children from developing a life of crime. In addition, the traditional system continues to repress minorities who would have otherwise been victims of crime is they were not in custody. It is important to note, that it is not only prevention advocates that have raised the idea to move towards evidence-based practices rather it was also raised by Drummond when hired in 2011. He recommended that the government should reduce their expenditures by using evidence-based programs and strategies…
My grandfather was born in Gilroy, California, in 1939. At the age of eight, my grandfather moved to a ranch near the outskirts of Gilroy, where he lived in a one room shack with his mother, brother, and step-father. For seven years, my grandfather lived in that poor shack, where he had to cover the holes in the walls with newspaper or cardboard just to keep warm during the cold winters. Years later, my grandfather decided to make something out of his life, and enrolled at San Jose City college in 1972, and graduated in 1975 with an Associate degree. While enrolled in San Jose City college, my grandfather was offered an internship to work for the Santa Clara county in the investigation program unit.…
Public policy in criminal justice is highly important. The three perspectives that highlight the importance are the theoretical perspective, political perspective and the practical perspective. Each of these perspectives not only provide a standpoint why criminal justice public policy is not only crucial, but also a vital part in the field of study. Educating others on how crime policy is made, proposing alternative policies to lawmakers, and evaluating both past and future results are a vital aspect of both the public policy and the criminal justice fields. It is vital to understand the process and move the theoretical research solutions to the political substantive solutions by combining them and rooting them in the criminal justice field.…