...Discussion Question Herijo Gonzalez CJA/204 October 22, 2011 Lexie Williams Discussion Question What are the different types of prisons? There are two types of prisons in the United States. The first one I will discuss is the state prison. State prisons are run by a state of the United States in which prisoners convicted of serious crimes. Most people sentenced to state prisons are convicted of violent crimes (50.5%), while property crimes (20.4%) and drug crimes (21.4%) are nearly tied as the second most common type of offenses for which offenders are imprisoned (Schmalleger, 2009). The other type is federal prison. Federal prisons house individuals who have been convicted of federal crimes. Imprisonment or incarceration on a federal level is managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. How does each type play a role in the overall criminal justice system? Although both types of prisons fall under the role of corrections in the criminal justice system there are differences in the two. State prisons house the majority of the prison population. Some may refer to prisoners in state correctional facilities as blue collar criminals, compared to federal prisoners who are referred as white collar criminals. How do the criteria of each type of prison affect sentencing? There are sentencing guidelines that are followed in court. The guidelines shift...
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...Assignment 1 Matthew M. English University of North Georgia Abstract The key points of my article will be centered around the history of the law enforcement agency I’m working for, which is Alabama Department of Game and Fish under the Alabama Department of Conservation. Also, I will be discussing the characteristics of my law enforcement agency by outlining how it works. The questions I will be asked are as follows. Are there any weaknesses in the agency’s promotion process? Do you think the process is done fairly? Describe the formal rules of your intern agency. Are these rules ever broken? For what reason(s) may they be broken? What are some of the informal work rules of your agency? What is the organization’s size...
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...standards for accreditation. Narrowing the standards down to the five I feel are most vital to a law enforcement agency is difficult. The standards are broke down into multiple main subsections. Those subsections consist of areas such as law enforcement role and authority, agency jurisdiction and mutual aid, organization and administration, allocation and distribution of personnel or personnel alternatives, disciplinary procedures, recruitment, selection, and training and career development, etc. Those were just to list a few. The standards I feel are most relevant and important, in no particular order, would be the selection process, training and career development, law enforcement roles, distribution...
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...intriguing to me. My professional goals include learning about drugs enforcement. Practical drug enforcement can be used in different law enforcement agencies. These agencies will include city, state, national, and federal agencies. I was interested in more than three but here are a few; I am interested in learning the different methods used for drug enforcement. Learning the different methods of drug enforcement will assist me when interacting with criminals. Drug enforcement can help prevent drugs for entering...
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...ASSAINGMENT -1 Topics- Predictive Policing By- Ardallah L Date-1/16/2013 This paper is prepared for the course CIS 500- Information Systems for Decision Making. Abstract: This paper will compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. It will describe how COMSTAT as an information system (IS) implements the four (4) basic (IS) functions; and will discuss the fashion is which IT systems have made police departments more efficient in preventing and responding to crime. I will also explore the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity , and Threats (SWOT) analysis. This is essential for police departments that intend to use the implementation of the new predictive policing. Introduction: For years, business have used data analysis to anticipate market conditions or industry trends and drive sales strategies. Police are using a similar data analysis tool to make their work more efficient. The idea is being called predictive policing. Predictive policing, in essence, is taking data from disparate sources, analyzing them and then using the results to anticipate, prevent and respond more effectively to future crime. COMPSTAT (COMPuter STATistics), an...
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...Police Deception in Interrogation Police interrogation today is defined as; Interrogation is police questioning a suspect in order to find answers about a crime that has been committed. The suspect that is being questioned by police is entitled to know his or her rights. The evidence in the trial will be in admissible if the interrogator of the suspect does not inform the suspect of his or her rights ("Interrogation law and," 2001). In Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that the police have to read to the suspect detained the rights they are given under the Constitution U.S. Legal (2001). These rights protect the individual from falling into the trap of deceptive interrogation. Many people do not understand that if they just kept quiet and wait for a lawyer, their so-called innocence can be saved. Deceptive interrogation by law is acceptable, with the reading of the Miranda rights, and the police will use this tool as much as they can as long as it doesn’t exceed the boundaries they are placed under. Deceptive interrogation is unnecessary for law enforcement to exercise in order to convict the accused. Today’s methods of interrogation are more mental then physical as mentioned before. There are several tools police can use as a means of deceiving a suspect in order to obtain a confession or information. One common strategy is the use of fabricated documents. In the Case State v. Cayward, a man sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl and killed her. Cayward, being the suspect...
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...Neighborhood Watch Program Implementation CJ 3301 By Marcia University of Houston February 25, 2012 According to (Bennett, 2006, p.437), Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that educates citizens to use techniques to reduce the risk of being a victim at home or in public by training citizens on the importance of recognizing suspicious activities and how to report them. Residents learn how to make their homes secure and properly identify their property. Neighborhood Watch also allows neighbors to get to know each other and their routines so that any out of place activity can be reported and investigated. I’m going to establish a neighborhood watch program in order to reduce crime in Crimeville. A neighborhood watch program can be implemented by first contact neighbors, ask them if they would be interested in meetings for crime prevention. Then, I would set up a time and place where the meetings can be held. I would also contact City Hall Municipal Service Department to see if they would be interested in attending the meeting. Next, I would give notice interested neighbors; let them know the time and the location for the meetings. I also could call them directly or develop a handout to pass out on meeting days. After that, I would choose and training an active body of volunteers that are directed by organized and motivated leaders in curtail. I believe that without a motivation and organization, volunteers may not be inspirited to practice and...
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...cartoon into this paper, but sitting in front of the computer writing this paper it came to my remembrance. “East Orange is Leading the Way in Crime-Fighting Technology,” this title that was published in the Star Ledger which is a local newspaper. I am proud to say that I was born and raised in the City of East Orange that is located in the fine Garden State, New Jersey. I actually watched East Orange go from Suburbia to Urban and become a crime ridden 3.9 square miles. For such a small city it was infested with crime. The 1980’s was not good years and the 1990’s were no better. At this time crack cocaine entered into our very quiet community and reek havoc. It was as if we went to sleep and woke up in a nightmare that continued for many, many years. The city’s streets were out of control. There was prostitution, robberies, murders and folks that were addicted walking around the streets like zombies. It was almost as if we were living in the movie New Jack City. The citizens of this city were afraid to come out of their homes once night fell. It seemed that the Mayor and the City Council at the time threw up their hands and became hostages along with the other citizens of this City. The criminals were prospering and very bold about it. This was their time and they knew it. They also had some officer’s on their payroll that meant they were protected. Documents and arrest records would disappear and without it there was not much that law enforcement could do. ...
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...Crime Data Comparison Paper Name CJA/ 314 January, 2014 Dr. Anthony Carbo Abstract In this paper, this student completes the following: This student will compare forcible rape crime rates for California and Oregon. This student will compare the data to show which metropolitan area had more reported incidents of forcible rape crimes. This student will also identify the rates of the crime for each metropolitan area. In addition, this student will address how the crime rate changed over time in each city, and what factors might explain the differences in the rates? Finally, this student provides a conclusion about the topic Crime Data Comparison Paper In this paper, this student completes the following: This student will compare forcible rape crime rates for California and Oregon State. This student will compare the data to show which metropolitan area had more reported incidents of forcible rape crimes. This student will also identify the rates of the crime for each metropolitan area. In addition, this student will address how the crime rate changed over time in each state, and what factors might explain the differences in the rates? Finally, this student provides a conclusion about the topic * Number of Forcible Rape Crimes Reported The FBI has gathered crime statistics from law enforcement agencies from across the Nation that voluntarily participates in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program since 1930. The "UCR Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics" (2010)...
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... Social Media & Mobile Technology For End Users 2nd February 2014 Abstract This paper aims to discuss the benefits and downsides of social media and how digital vigilantes and the police use social networking to solve crimes, as well as help and prevent them from happening. It will touch on issues such as crowd-sourced policing and it’s implications on cases, whether it aids in the apprehension of criminals or rather as a hindrance to police investigations. When people speak about crime, they are usually referring to a shoplifting incident, a shooting, selling of illegal drugs or assaulting someone, but crime goes much further than that. According to Oxford Dictionaries, crime is an action or omission, which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law. So when the topic of crime comes up, one shouldn’t think about just stealing or murders, they must realize that something as little as jumping a red light when no ones around is also a crime. This paper aims to discuss the effects of social media on crime, the rise of digital vigilantes and whether or not social media has helped solve crimes and decrease the crime rate. Safety is one of the most important things on people’s minds. No one wants to live in a neighborhood or city, where crime is part of...
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...Introduction: Law enforcement has been a major part of any country since time immemorial. This is achieved mainly through the police force, which is a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to protect the property and maintain law and order. They have the authority to use the power within a defined territory. Law enforcement is only a part of their job description and with the changing times and changing nature of crimes, their responsibilities and area of duty is changing day by day. In times of technological advancements, the nature of crimes has been changing rapidly. In order to fight crime and to maintain order, the police forces around the world have always been adapting new innovations in their arsenal. The formation of a recording mechanism and format for various crimes committed in a region was the beginning of a new era in the field or crime prevention. The data records helped to identify the repeat criminals and the nature of crime that they commit. This also helped in providing a better judgment to the convicts. With the dawn of Information Technology, these records were transferred to the systems and this made it possible for the forces around the country to share the data and access it anytime and from any location. This further strengthened the power of the forces against the intelligent criminals. At this stage the Research and Development firms in USA law enforcement agency FBI, started experimenting with the data and the predicting algorithms used...
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...THE VIEWS OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE SERVICE (TTPS) VERSUS THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES (PSA) WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS CRIME PREVENTION, IN THE MARABELLA POLICE DIVISION. A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice of College of Science, Technology & Applied Arts of Trinidad & Tobago Troy Donawa 2015 Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies School of Liberal Arts and Human Services. Abstract The employment of private security officers has increased considerably internationally and especially throughout developing countries of the world. Trinidad and Tobago are no exceptions. While the private security sector has increased, concerns are raised on how the public police see these new agents of private policing and their role and ability towards crime prevention. This research will examine the views of officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and Private Security Agencies (PSA) working together towards crime prevention. The study will examine the legislation, responsibilities, attitudes towards each other and whether cooperation exist between both sectors. The research conducted in the Marabella Police Division and there were ninety-one (91) participants. The discussion examined the literature review, Routine Activity Theory and the findings of the participants. The findings suggest that there is a need for improved...
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...author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the authors or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues. The Internet references cited in this publication were valid as of July 2009. Given that URLs and web sites are in constant flux, neither the authors nor the COPS Office can vouch for their current validity. Letter from the Director Dear Colleagues, Fear of crime has an incredibly corrosive effect on individuals and entire communities. This issue is of great concern to all of us in law enforcement. Fear negatively shapes all aspects of the quality of life of America’s communities. The COPS Office recognizes that people not only need to be safe, but they also need to feel safe. Treating both of these issues as two parts of a greater whole is a critical aspect of community policing. That is why we produced this document, “Reducing Fear of Crime: Strategies for Police.” This publication identifies promising practices that have the potential to directly address the fear of crime. It is written by Gary Cordner, one of the foremost experts on the issue of community fear in the policing field. Community policing is one of the most effective tools for reducing the fear of...
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...Abstract Police Officers, Agents or management personnel face a plethora of ethical and legal dilemma on a daily basis. It doesn’t matter if they are just regular police officers, federal law enforcement officers(DEA), or in a management position, they face these dilemmas every day. This paper will outline the dilemma that most affects law enforcement personnel. The paper will also give a overview of what ethics is and also some examples of when someone’s ethics has been compromised. Ethics Overview It doesn’t matter what job an individual has; all position requires their employee to stay ethical. Dempsey and Forst (2016) define ethics as being a study of what constitutes good or bad behavior. People sometimes use ethics and moral...
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...Can religious beliefs or lack thereof, of a specific department be a deterrent in the hiring process? I can and have personally observed both sides of this argument. In my opinion, religion is need more than ever in the lives of law enforcement officers everywhere. It is easy to become cynical of today’s society as law enforcement because we interact with the society in the worst of situations. Religion and our faith in God helps keep focused, safe and bring us home to our families at the end of our shifts. Ephesians 6:10-11 says “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” This scripture has resonated with me as law enforcement...
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