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    To understand the ethical challenges in the criminal justice system, I took a look at the three parts of criminal justice, Policing, Courts, and Corrections. In doing so I found that this is quite a large topic. The areas I would like to touch on are; those areas in which the newly hired police officer, lawyer, and corrections officer my face. Having only the training he/she was given in their respective academy’s or in the case of attorneys Law School, and with the Oath of office they had just

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    1. Interesting Points: a. An interesting point I found was the contribution of the criminal justice system to an ideology. The ideology is explained as the set of beliefs that formulate and justify the existing state of affairs and its unfairness. The message being conveyed by the criminal justice system is that the result of criminality is from a single persons weakness versus the inequities of the social class (177, 2). I find this interesting that the failures of the individual is being the

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    Today our criminal justice system has a large number of alternatives when managing the individuals who are indicted on offenses; fines, probation, group administration, transient sentences in prison or more sentences in an assortment of diverse level jails and a definitive discipline is still passing. Our objectives are clear and direct, stop the conduct, make compensation, educate new abilities and for some restore through treatment, medication and/or alcohol and drug counseling. Shockingly, there

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    stereotypical answer, but is that really what we all think? Most would agree that in today 's society, the words do not have the same positive correlation anymore. It is actually almost the complete opposite. Police officers and others in the criminal justice system have created a poor reputation for themselves from the actions they have taken. Crooked cops seem to be the headliners of countless news stories. Now, that is not to say there are not any stories of people of the law doing their jobs to

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    Technology-based communication has improved the way the criminal justice system has been able to prevent crime, help criminal justice personnel to communicate with each other and communicate with everyday citizens. There have been many advances in technology throughout the criminal justice system such as databases for tracking criminals, radio/mobile communications in their vehicles/stations, dispatch centers, computer systems for paper work and Closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance. There

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    will discuss what criminology is, the differences in definitions between the criminal justice systems. We will also be discussing what deviant behavior is and the different methods used to record or track crime. Lastly, we will discuss victim advocacy related to compensation. With the knowledge expanding in other areas such as health, Criminology will

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    Introduction: A Brief Overview Canada’s Criminal Justice System and its personnel’s may not be as perfect as it is portrayed. Authorities such as the police and judges are shown as making ethical decisions in favor of peace, equity, and justice in society, although, they may go beyond their boundaries and abuse their powers and authority and are subject to review. In this paper I will discuss how police and judges abuse their powers and authority within the Canadian Justice System and how it is dealt with

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    The criminal justice system across the country is designed to punish and strive to rehabilitate those who have committed offenses against the law. Compared to some of the harshest regimes in the world, the United States has a harsh history of mass incarceration. American prisons maintain nearly 25 percent of the world’s prison population. Of the nearly 2.3 million incarcerated, 1 million are African Americans (NAACP). The poverty-stricken in America, especially those who are persons of color, face

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    process and outcomes of justice are frequently expressed with frustration as societal wounds and conflicts deepen rather than contribute to healing or resolution. Western society’s criminal justice system methodology contains intrinsic limitations and failures. Nonetheless, it persists through the state’s use of manipulative forms of communication, molding public perceptions of crime and punishment. Intensifying expansion of the prison industrial complex and harsher criminal punishment progresses under

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    Every company has set policies concerning unprofessional behavior, ethics, and discrimination. It is each person’s responsibility to do the right thing when no one is watching. However, there are always those that think they are above the law so to speak. It is an organizations responsibility to uphold their policies and reprimand those that break them. Unfortunately, often times covert harassment, such as, sexual harassment goes unnoticed or ignored until a victim comes forth. According to According

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