The difficulties in providing for a fair system under the overarching theme of justice, where there are communication barriers between cultures that do not share similar values and experiences is a most challenging exercise. These difficulties lead to dire consequences when these barriers to communication arise in the criminal justice system; the innocent is sentenced and witnesses manipulated.
“Western countries value the individual above society; in Asia, he said, the good of society is deemed more important than individual liberties” (179). In “Times to Assert American Values” and in “Rough Justice” by Alejandro Reyes, different nations punish crimes in America. After carefully analyzing the two texts, the reader realizes that the article “Rough Justice” has most relevant and sufficient evidence to support it because of the way the author uses important details to support the claim.
To provide a balance in specific nations and considerations of cross cutting, the issues must go beyond national boundaries. The traditional contrast of adversarial versus legal systems will be to determine what impacted each system that may have on preventing wrongful convictions and whether or not the traditional difference remains viable or needs revision. The number of public policies intended to reduce the number of these convictions and compensate more fairly and just to those who are the victims of these mistrials.
After this week’s readings and listening to the interview with Stephen Bright, it is hard to argue that there is full equality within our justice system. There are many factors which can affect the outcome of those accused of a crime. One main topic of interest is legal representation with public defenders and how the accused social class has a play in their sentences. In the interview of Mr. Bright, he went on to say that geography does play a part in the quality of public defenders. For example, certain states have allocated funds to provide for public defenders, where as other states only award contracts to the lowest bidder. Oftentimes public defenders are overloaded with several clients which forces them to spend very little time preparing
The understanding of those barriers to which prevent information from being received can allow for better communication throughout the department.
The Aboriginal concepts of justice compared to Western concepts of justice are quite different. Aboriginal peoples are therefore required to fit into a system that does not recognize their values. This difference in beliefs and values in relation to the criminal justice system represents a clash between the two cultures, which results in Aboriginal peoples being incarcerated at higher rates than non-Aboriginal
This paper is going to discuss different culture concerns, and what the influences are in today’s society within the criminal justice system. Also, this paper will talk about how to attend to different culture concerns, security administration, and how influences affect the criminal justice system. Some of the other points that are going to be touched up on are contemporary methods that are used in societies of assorted cultures, how these different influences and considerations related to and affect nondiscrimination practices within the criminal justice system. Last but not least, this paper is going to go over Sir Roberts Peel’s nine
As stated in the beginning of this paper, I have always been aware of the “favoritism” in the justice system but this has help me develop a more logical understanding of it. I have also come to realize that my brother was apart of that favoritism because he is white. While writing this paper, I’ve experienced many emotions. Those emotions ranged from sadness to confusion to anger.
It has been reported that millions of crimes is committed in the United States of America which violates and harms the individual rights, properties, and freedoms that are not only guaranteed to American citizens of this country. It has been highlighted that justice is dealt with according to the crimes committed based on the findings and principles of our country, which derived from the Constitution of the United States. While it has been argued justice may not always be fair due to certain rights given to those who may be charged with crime sometimes an error is made. A simple mistake, a missing or broken link in the chain that represents the investigation and trial processes causes an innocent bystander to become caught up in an investigation. More importantly, in many cases can result in a wrongful conviction. This error can rise from many forms like a mistaken eyewitness identification, a false confession, misconduct of the governing authorities, improper forensic investigation, or including staff that neglect to make efforts or unskilled litigation by the defense attorneys. Those whom are affected endure years in prison, deal with lost wages, isolation from friends and family, scrutiny from potential employers, and isolation from their community.
The prosecutors have a big role to play in giving justice to the defendants in the court of law. The prosecutor should ensure that a defendant gets enough time allocation for plea bargaining. Brownlie (2001) has outlined various programs given by different conventions on human rights. According to Brownlie, both the witnesses and the defendants have the right to present their ideas without any form of discrimination, degradation or torture (pp 109). However, unfair witness treatment in the process of criminal justice proceedings making the minority groups (Blacks) to lose confidence with the system. When the African Americans lose confidence with the justice system, they tend to protest against it more and usually commit more crime. The interview conducted by Gates (2004) with African American in USA shows that if racial equality is enhanced in all sectors, the issues of racial alignment can cease in the
The operation of the justice system is often a topic being called into question because there are many viewpoints of how it should be operated. The two most prominent viewpoints of this operation are the crime control perspective and the due process perspective (Worrall). Although these are the major viewpoints, they are actually conflicting ideas. Even though they are conflicting ideas, there is no conflict when it comes down to practice in the system. In order to understand how there is no conflict with conflicting ideas, one must first understand the perspectives.
The authors confirm that there exists evidence supporting the fact that many criminal justice processes are unfair and could be described as biased, subjective, inequitable, serving financial morals and grows out of the criminal law. They also conclude from the study that the myth on the criminal justice system being fair is not true from the law making department down to the correctional department.
The Criminal Justice System goes as far back as the days of Jesus. There were Soldiers who acted like policeman, the tribune which was the court system, and Caesar, Herod and even Pontius Pilate stood as judge. The prison system was that of dark caves and dungeons. As we journey to the twenty-first century, nothing has genuinely changed. In my essay I will explicate how the various aspect of criminal justice relate to one another as well as why it so important in society. Criminal Justice refers to the facet of social justice that concern violators of criminal law. The
Within the criminal justice system, officials abuse their power. The officials of the justice system have a duty to protect and perform their duties with unbiased decision making. The abuse of power jeopardizes people’s lives who are not able to sustain oneself and their families. Some people do not understand that poorer people find themselves in jail more and once a person is released, that person is subjected to return to jail for the amount of money owed to the state. There are many obstacles for the poor, especially those of color. People of color are treated unfairly in the justice system, from the arrest, the sentencing, and the release. The criminal justice system is supposed to be just but that is not the case. The criminal justice system allows for the police, public defenders, and judges to bend the laws and not be punished for their actions or that apologizes can fix the wrong that has been done. This paper will discuss the abuse of power from the justice system and the solutions to rectify the damages.
Following such protocol could help in cases where classifying a person’s guilt is based on fact finding by way of fair and honest legal procedures instead of presenting facts alone. Because the rights listed in the Constitution are not simple, accountability and liability must be present for criminal justice officials and authorities. Equality and uniformity should have a place in the justice process.
Communication for police officers is important on many levels, which is why tests measure how well you communicate before a police force hires you and sends you through a police academy. Discover a few important reasons why you must have great communications skills if you choose a career in police work.