Agency Role and Perspective: Courts
CCJS 495
April 13, 2014
Introduction The Very Bad Bike Club has known to be a threat to not only the citizens but to the virtual criminal justice system. Furthermore, the Very Bad Bike Club has had a couple mistakes they made where law enforcement officers were able to catch them. However, when members of the Very Bad Bike Club get to the courts they tend to get bail or plea bargaining which lead to the members getting an easy way out of jail. The virtual criminal justice alliance is looking to put an end to that today. Furthermore, each group of the virtual criminal justice alliance feels like they can play an important role to taking down the Very Bad Bike Club. As the chief criminal
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In addition, you see the similarities with the Very Bad Bike Club how the members are using their resources to get out of bigger trouble like Chris Brown did. Furthermore, if the law enforcement officers have hard evidence or more than probable cause against the Very Bad Bike Club the courts can put them away for a long time. The only thing the courts have from putting these criminals away is the right amount of probable cause and hard evidence against the Very Bad Bike Club. Furthermore, the plea bargaining would still be for a felony charge if the evidence was against the Very Bad Bike Club was good enough against them. Furthermore, if the Virtual Criminal Justice Alliance just work together and communicate the Very Bad Bike Club members could be put away for a long time. As the chief criminal prosecutor from the Office of the District Attorney the courts are looking to put a stop to putting these Very Bad Bike Club members on a celebrity status. The courts feel they can put an end to the Very Bad Bike Club getting an easy ride out of the courts system.
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The courts feel that with the alliance with other law enforcement agency officials that the group can put away the Very Bad Bike Club for a long time. Gang Cases often bring advantages to them when they go to court. “First, many states have passed special anti-gang legislation, and many local jurisdictions have invoked old civil
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) is a contemporary issue that engulfs Australian society. What makes prosecution of such gangs so complex is the strong foothold that gangs have in organised crime and the façade that is worn in order to evade the eyes of the law. Various responses have been implemented in order to cease all violence and more importantly disenfranchise organised crime and prosecute those within the illegal syndicates. Legal responses put into act are: task forces and intelligence and lastly, targeting the organisation and membership. The non-legal responses on the other hand are, the media and the formation of political parties.
Even though gangs provide a sense of support, the "values" instilled in members are horribly dangerous to society. Murders and drive-by shottings go unpunished more often than not in areas like the Henry Horner Homes. Gangs have become powerful enough that high-ranking members who are forced to face the law are protected by high-priced attorneys and investigators (163).
In Policing Gangs in America, Charles Katz and Vincent Webb describes every issue in American Gangs today. The ultimate goal of this book is how the gang officers work and the different kind of atmosphere they work in. Their job isn’t like other law enforcement jobs. It’s one of the more dangerous occupation in the Criminal Justice system. These gang officers focus on how they react to public gang issues.
Next, the appointment power given to the president is another caveat of the institutional constraint. This constraint showed strong support for the constrained court view in the case of Obergefell v Hodges because the vague laws involved in this case gave room for personal opinions from the justices to influence their decision. Of course, the factor of ideological influence did create an argument for the dynamic court view as it related to doctrine, but in the case of institutional constraint, these ideological influences are seen as a result of institutional powers given to the president. The appointment power gives power outside of the courts and let’s another branch of government influence the decisions of the court by choosing justices which reflect their own ideological beliefs. So, the decision was split along ideological lines because of the influence that previous presidents had on the courts, which promotes the constrained court view as an institutional constraint.
Describe how the concept of agency affected the parties’ legal positions in the case study. Did the agents help or harm their clients? Why?
For the past 50 years, America’s criminal justice system has encountered several significant changes dealing with courts and policing. According to Marion and Oliver (2006), the historical Supreme Court rulings like Mapp v. Ohio and Miranda v. Arizona mold the way courts and law enforcement handle individuals charged with committing crimes. This paper will discuss the evolution of courts and law enforcement reflects the diverse and changing need for today’s population which is first importance, the urgency for cooperation and communication among criminal justice agencies and law enforcement within the country. Individuals must
Phase 2James Dunbar is the representative of the commercial organization that was assembled by Chief Moore, which is a profit-driven agency. I will take the role by James Dunbar in the project of bringing down the Very Bad Bike Club (VBBC) when it becomes successful. This will help our organization Dunbar to form a partnership with VPD and the Virtual Commercial Merchants’ Association. Moreover, it will be a stepping stone to more contracts with the larger jurisdictions. This will make Dunbar fulfill their primary objective of making more profits since the members will have motivation. My organization is devoted towards achieving the primary objective of eradicating criminals. As from the records by VPD, though there is no sufficient investigations
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-Judicial review is when the court examines a decision of an agency. Judicial Review is conducted to make sure the agency as not violated constitutional rights in the for of procedural due process, substantive due process, and equal protection. Within this process the court also makes sure the court has not acted beyond its delegated powers.
I believe that the North Side Protectors gang was allowed to continue with their roles and delinquency in the community of Rio Sellas for so long because the Police Department didn’t file a civil injunction order against the gang members sooner. In the past the police department didn’t put their
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As the “tough on crime” mantra appears to becoming a thing of the past, one thing is for certain, 2015 will be one of the best years in modern history to be a “bad guy.” Yes, all over the country, our criminal justice system is transitioning away from being tough on criminals to something more of a friend to criminals. In other words, punishment and accountability are no longer the answers to preventing crime. Instead, those concepts have been replaced with more politically correct soft on crime concepts of “more understanding” and “more caring” towards those who are accused of crimes. Now proponents of this approach often say that they aren’t being soft on crime, but rather they are just being “smart on crime.” While well intentioned
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