...Terrica Thomas Mr. David Makhanlall Eng 090 12-11-11 My journey as a writer is when I do my papers I have to make sure that I have the correct grammar and no misspelled words. Because when write you want to make sure that your papers flows and that you stay on topic. Because you as a writer wants the people to understand what they are reading. Because your paper have to have so meaning to it and it have to have some clarity to. When I revise my papers it make me look at the things I done wrong. Like when I have misspelled words I can correct them and when I have sentences that don’t make sense and I take the out. When I write I make the mistake of writing a lot of write on sentences. I have to make sure that I don’t do that anymore. I have to make sure that I don’t forget the punctuations because I have the habit of not putting them where they belong and stuff. When I was writing my paper on my mother I think that I did a good job but I think that I could have writing about her goals in life. What she has done with her life right now and what she wants to do right now. I could have talk a little more about what she has done for me when I was growing up. What she had to do to raise three girls on her own. The pattern of errors that I need to work on is run on sentences. Because when I write I can write a sentence that can go on and on forever without a period. A sentence fragment when I write I tend to write a sentence that don’t make any sense...
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...Criminal Law Paper July 18, 2016 The criminal U.S. Supreme Court case that I choose is Ohio v. Clark from June 18th, 2015. This is a case about child abuse, and the proper people in the education system doing what they are taught to do when a possible child being abused is found in the school system. This case interested me because I wanted to learn about how schools handle child abuse situations. In the case Ohio v. Clark a little boy named L.P. went to school with a bloodshot eye and scratch marks on his face and body. The teacher notified the supervisor of the problem, and the supervisor took it from there. When asked by the supervisor L.P. claimed that he had fallen and gotten hurt on his eye. The Supervisor knew best, and continued to ask L.P. what was going on at home, and who was the one who hurt his eye. L.P. of course did not want to tell on anyone who was hurting him because he did not want to be in trouble. He finally said the name of the person was Dee and police went to arrest her for abuse of a child. The teacher who discovered the marks on the child’s body did the right thing by waiting for the Supervisor to look at it and diagnose it, because then there is documentation that the proper chains of command were in order. No child should have to suffer through that abuse. It should be a criminal act for an educational professional to see signs of child abuse and not report it to the proper officials. Accomplice liability allows the court to charge someone...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Criminal Law Paper Criminal Law Paper John Butler Bachelors of Science of Criminal Justice Maryland v. King, 569 U.S., On June 3, 2013 the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is not a violation of the fourth amendment right by having your DNA swabbed while being booked into a detention facility. And that a simple swab on the inner check was no different than taking a photo or being fingered printed during the booking process. This case came to be after a individual was arrested and booked for assault and during the booking process the individual had the inner cheek swabbed as part of the booking process as part of Maryland DNA Collection Act (Maryland Act) . After this individual DNA was process per the Maryland Act, the DNA matched that of an unsolved rape from years earlier. Because of the match DNA this individual was convicted and sentenced of the rape. When appealing the verdict the individual argued that his fourth amendment right was violated. What interested me about this case was the taking of DNA during the booking process. I have always thought that giving a DNA sample was something that was voluntarily given, rather than being forced. Or if there was a court order to obtain one’s DNA. I know that many states across the county have been creating laws regarding the collection of DNA from individuals who are involved in the criminal justice system. Some states collect DNA during the booking process, while other states only...
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...University of Phoenix Criminal Justice System Paper Desmond E. Eason CJS/200 June 24, 2012 Harold Rankin Introduction There are three core components of the criminal justice system. The three consist of the law enforcement agencies, the criminal courts, and the correctional agencies. Within the criminal justice system, these three components function cohesively under the legislation and uphold social control within society. Consequently, the system deters crime and punishes individuals who violate laws by serving them with criminal penalties and correctional efforts. However, the criminal justice process consists of a series of procedures starting with an investigation and possibly concluding with the discharge of a convicted criminal from a correctional facility. During the system’s process many determining factors and rules are at the center of the progress. Components of the Criminal Justice System Law Enforcement Agencies The first component of the criminal justice system is the law enforcement agencies. These agencies consist of multiple levels which are city, county, state, and federal levels. Their duties involve the enforcement of the legislation of each jurisdiction. When a crime is committed, it is their obligation to investigate the crime and apprehend the offender or offenders who are responsible. Reduction and prevention programs are developed and executed by these agencies in order to maintain public order and ensure community safety. Two other essential...
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...Criminal Justice System Lori Labrecque CJA/204 February 9, 2015 Robert Bradley The criminal justice system has goals that it tries to achieve. The criminal justice system is to respond in the name of society when there is a crime that has been committed. Crime is a harmful act or omission against the public, which the State wishes to prevent and, upon conviction, is punishable by fine, imprisonment, and/or death. (Burton, 2007) No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is declared criminal in the laws of the country. Some crimes (such as theft or criminal damage) may also be civil wrongs for which the victims may claim damages in compensation. (Burton, 2007) Laws are defined as a set of rules, regulations and principles that follow how society runs. Crime cannot be prevented, laws are meant to create order; order is necessary so that individuals in society know what is acceptable or unacceptable behavior socially and morally. Individuals know that if they do not stay in the bounds of acceptable behavior that there will be consequences of varying severity in response to their actions. These consequences act as deterrents but are meant to further remind us not to repeat that action or behavior. These consequences also reinforce others on what would happen to them should they engage in criminal acts. The two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal are the consensus model and the conflict model. The consensus model consists of the agencies...
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...Criminal Law Supreme Court case Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. __ (April 17, 2013) On October 3, 2010 Officer Mark Winder stopped Tyler G. McNeely for speeding and driving over the center line. Officer Winder noticed that McNeely was apparently intoxicated, his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred, and he smelled of alcohol. McNeely admitted to Officer Winder that he had been drinking, but only had a couple of beers. Officer Winder had McNeely run through a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. Officer Winder asked McNeely to submit to a breath test, but McNeely refused. Officer Winder placed McNeely under arrest and was transporting him to the police station, and again McNeely told Officer Winder that he would not submit to the breath test. Officer Winder decided to take McNeely to a local hospital where he would submit to a blood test; however, Officer Winder did not make an attempt to obtain a search warrant before doing so (Cornell University Law School, n.d.). Officer Winder informed McNeely that under Missouri state law if he did not submit to the blood test there would be an immediate revocation of his driver's license for a term of one year, and his refusal would be used against him in future prosecution. McNeely still refused to have the blood test performed, so Officer Winder instructed the lab technician to draw the blood anyway. Officer Winder believed that his decision to have the blood test performed without a warrant would fall under the exigent...
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...Criminal Law August 5, 2013 Criminal Law Supreme Court case Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. __ (April 17, 2013) On October 3, 2010 Officer Mark Winder stopped Tyler G. McNeely for speeding and driving over the center line. Officer Winder noticed that McNeely was apparently intoxicated, his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred, and he smelled of alcohol. McNeely admitted to Officer Winder that he had been drinking, but only had a couple of beers. Officer Winder had McNeely run through a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. Officer Winder asked McNeely to submit to a breath test, but McNeely refused. Officer Winder placed McNeely under arrest and was transporting him to the police station, and again McNeely told Officer Winder that he would not submit to the breath test. Officer Winder decided to take McNeely to a local hospital where he would submit to a blood test; however, Officer Winder did not make an attempt to obtain a search warrant before doing so (Cornell University Law School, n.d.). Officer Winder informed McNeely that under Missouri state law if he did not submit to the blood test there would be an immediate revocation of his driver's license for a term of one year, and his refusal would be used against him in future prosecution. McNeely still refused to have the blood test performed, so Officer Winder instructed the lab technician to draw the blood anyway. Officer Winder believed that his decision to have the blood test performed without...
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...The criminal justice system and the criminal justice process has shaped the laws of this country into what they are today from the concerns of politicians and government leaders as far back as the 1800s with crime control. (Wilt, Harman, 2012)The criminal justice system consists of three main parts Legislative create laws adjudication courts corrections jails, prisons, probation and parole. In the criminal justice system, these distinct agencies operate together both under the rule of law and as the principal means of maintaining the rule of law within society. Crime is conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse. This can be an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed major to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally established. Crime is any specific act by law for which the society has provided a formal use upon each person punishment. This can include the failure of a person to perform an act specifically required by law. Crimes relationships to the law are several of them such as, criminal laws. The criminal laws pertain to crimes and punishment; however this justifies the relationship between crime and the law. The two most common models of how the society has determined what acts are criminal by what society itself considers normal. This is defined by how society interacts within itself. This leads...
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...Write a 350-700-word paper in which you explain the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process. Include how the structure of the government relates to the criminal justice system. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Post your paper as an attachment. Criminal Justice System Paper The phrase criminal justice system refers to a collection of federal, state, and local public agencies that deal with the crime problem. These agencies process suspects, defendants, and convicted offenders and are interdependent as the decisions of one agency affect other agencies. The basic framework of the system is provided by the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government. Criminal justice is a process, involving a series of steps beginning with a criminal investigation and ending with the release of a convicted offender from correctional supervision. “In the United States the criminal justice system are divided into three categories: federal, state, and military” (Theresa Smith, 1999-2012). There are two goals in the criminal justice system; the “first step the need to enforce the law and to maintain public order and the second step; is the need to protect individuals from injustice, especially at the hands of the criminal justice system” (Schmalleger, 2011). The criminal justice process is taking several steps taken to process a criminal case beginning with an investigation and arrest. The police do and investigation while...
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...Criminal Justice System Paper Steve Hunter CJA/204 February 6, 2011 Gary Howard Criminal Justice System Paper A crime is which one breaks the law, meaning an individual or a group partakes in an event to do something wrong and one is accused in which a crime was committed. A crime (1981-2005), according to The Free Dictionary is defined as “A violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties. There is some sentiment for excluding from the "crime" category crimes without victims, such as consensual acts, or violations in which only the perpetrator is hurt or involved such as personal use of illegal drugs.” The laws are structured in such to protect Americans against harm or harm’s way in the event of various crimes and to protect one’s property, animals, people, rights, etc… against one’s violence. Laws are structured to maintain order in the United States; it would be chaotic without them. Regardless, of an individual’s relationship to one’s career or statute, when a crime is committed the law has standards and is structured in which the accused is to be punished or released. The police, courts, and corrections are three components that make up the criminal justice system. Within the criminal justice system, there is a process which takes place. “Whether part of a system or a non-system, the agencies of criminal...
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...Criminal Justice Trends Joann Harris CJA/484 September 17, 2012 Robert Metzger Criminal Justice Trends This paper is on criminal justice trends. In this paper, past, present, and future trends in law enforcement will be discussed. Also, the budgetary and managerial will also be discussed. These things are important in all areas of criminal justice. The way that the criminal justice system changes from the past to the present has had a big impact on the way the criminal justice system is. Changes that were in the past had an impact on the present as changes in the present will have an impact on the future. The changes that will be in the future will also have a big impact on the criminal justice system. With changes, no matter how big or how small always has impact to the upcoming years. When it comes to the criminal justice system, it does not matter if it is in law enforcement, (police, detectives, or any other), courts (judges or lawyers), or even corrections, they are all important. They all have a big impact on the criminal justice system and how it is ran. There are different types or jobs of law enforcement. Some of these jobs are: * Uniformed police officers * Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs * State police, also known as state troopers or highway patrol officers. * Detectives Just to name a few. They are all important to the past, present, and future of the criminal justice system. They all had important jobs in the past and they still...
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...The foundations of criminal law paper 484 5/4/2015 Dwayne Carr The foundations of criminal law paper With the safeguards that the Constitution gives with the fourth, fifth, also the sixth amendments, they depicted as the means to the value of the due process. The three laws are in place, to make sure that to make the environment society lives in protected. Within this paper, it will discuss these three rights, and the safeguards that come with them. That will help the adults as well, as the juvenile’s daily basis in the court process. Will show you how they keep both, of these courts setting fair and just to all that have to come through them with these amendments. With the fourth amendment made, in law to stop unfair searches and seizures of people’s property that he or she owns without any warrants. In addition, cause to do so however through the years court systems, like the Supreme Court has granted alterations to the fourth amendment. Like given law enforcement access search an individual who has in custody, from a criminal offensive also they view something that is illegal gives them permission. To search the person property, they feel that the environment of the suspect is unsafe, for them and to the law enforcement officers in there as well (pg.608, J. David Hirschel). With youth, offenders there are limitations on the fourth amendment. Youth that beneath the age of eighteen, which has already tried for doing a criminal offensive can use the fourth amendment...
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...Criminal Justice System Paper Pablo Zausa CJA/204 September 25, 2012 Professor Brent Kagawa Criminal Justice System Paper In CJi module interactive learning, crime is defined “ a conduct in violation of the criminal laws of the state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.” There are many points of view and controversies in defining what crime is, it is complex and very difficult to agree upon. From a sociological standpoint, it suggests that the concept of crime should include many behaviors that are not defined by laws or the political process. It views crime as any antisocial act the needs to be repressed to maintain society. In psychological standpoint, it suggests that the crime is an individual’s way of expressing the inability to follow the social norms. The psychological view does not care about the traditional elements of crime, if a person cannot respond appropriately or effectively to the demands of the environment, then the individual is criminal or maladaptive. Other people define crime that any wrongdoing and action against the law of God whether as revealed in the Bible, the Koran, or the Torah which naturally recognize as against God’s will irrespectively of what the State of law say it is still a crime. My definition of a crime is any unethical behaviors, actions that a person committed against the law whether it is the State, Federal government, local jurisdictions...
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...Criminal Justice Models Paper Matthew Harper CJS/220 Harvey Smith June 3, 3012 Criminal Justice Models Paper There are three different models used to describe the Criminal Justice Process. Those three different models are the wedding cake, funnel, and net models. (Meyer & Grant, 2003) Each model shows the three components of the criminal justice system which are police, courts, and corrections. They do not technically go into detail of the three components, but show about how many cases are serious crimes to the ones that are small misdemeanors and that shows the effects of the police, courts, and corrections and how they are involved. The wedding cake is a very basic model and is actually pretty accurate as well. It is layered into four different sections, and it is ironic how the top layer is smaller just as the cases that fit into that category are small in numbers compared to the one on the bottom layer which is the biggest. The top layer is considered the celebrated cases. The cases that would fit into this category or “layer of cake” would be the ones that make the media on a large scale and everyone around the nation hears about it and usually gets involved by letting everyone know their opinion on the case. The next layer which is a little smaller is labeled serious felonies. There are more of these cases than there are the celebrated cases, but there still aren’t just outrageous numbers of these either. Serious felonies do not get are the ones that do not...
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...Criminal Justice Trends Paper Dwight Blackshire September 9, 2013 CJA/484 Mr. James Herring Criminal Justice Trends Paper New philosophies to aid in the future progress of corrections are being developed as a result of past and current trends. The issues and concerns surrounding the corrections component of the criminal justice system are overcrowded prisons and their decreasing budget. If these issues and concerns are not address, they will continue to affect the effectiveness and future operations of corrections. Restorative and community justice programs are options being considered for the future of corrections as administrators, legislators, and activists debate philosophies to address these issues and concerns resulting from past and current trends. In the past, the national political climate favored the “get tough” approach against crime. It was believed that treatment programs could not reduce recidivism. Furthermore, it was also believed to keep the national crime rate low and protect the public, offenders of crime must be punished to deter crime. As a result, reforms such as truth-in-sentencing and three-strike legislation were implemented into the law. These...
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