...this capstone research paper i will be talking about Criminal Justice. Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. https://www.bing.com/search?q=what+is+criminal+justice&form=EDGTCT&qs=SC&cvid=84f4f0a397c9430e8ab447b16414819e&cc=US&setlang=en-US&PC=DCTS Breakdown of criminal justice degree jobs : Security Guard Park naturalist Private detective or investigator Probation officer Correctional officer Security Guard Job Description. Security guards, also known as security officers,...
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...of all the different career options to choose from with a criminal justice degree, why the job as a detention officer? 2. What are all the requirements for this job? 3. What are the pros and cons that come with this job? 4. What is a typical day in the facility for you? 5. Have you had any scenarios where your ethical thinking skills such as dealing with a disrespectful coworker/inmate occurred? How did you handle it? 6. Why did you choose the criminal justice degree instead of a political science degree? 7. Would you recommend this job to someone else? 8. What advice would be you give to someone that wanted to pursue this career or any other criminal justice oriented career? 9. Do you plan to keep this career or do you want to pursue something else in the criminal justice field? Notes from Interview 1. Learning new things such as how the jail systems work and how important a detention officer’s job really is 2. Requirements: must be 21 years of age, undergo an extensive background check, U.S. citizen, high school diploma, college education not required but could be extremely helpful 3. Pros: the knowledge of the jail/court system, good benefits and pay, job security Cons: long training, dangerous, work holidays, and odd shifts 4. Go in briefing room where the LT comes in and let them know about what was going on the shift before them and things they need to do or watch for. LT calls out duty assignments, go to assigned areas where...
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...of all the different career options to choose from with a criminal justice degree, why the job as a detention officer? 2. What are all the requirements for this job? 3. What are the pros and cons that come with this job? 4. What is a typical day in the facility for you? 5. Have you had any scenarios where your ethical thinking skills such as dealing with a disrespectful coworker/inmate occurred? How did you handle it? 6. Why did you choose the criminal justice degree instead of a political science degree? 7. Would you recommend this job to someone else? 8. What advice would be you give to someone that wanted to pursue this career or any other criminal justice oriented career? 9. Do you plan to keep this career or do you want to pursue something else in the criminal justice field? Notes from Interview 1. Learning new things such as how the jail systems work and how important a detention officer’s job really is 2. Requirements: must be 21 years of age, undergo an extensive background check, U.S. citizen, high school diploma, college education not required but could be extremely helpful 3. Pros: the knowledge of the jail/court system, good benefits and pay, job security Cons: long training, dangerous, work holidays, and odd shifts 4. Go in briefing room where the LT comes in and let them know about what was going on the shift before them and things they need to do or watch for. LT calls out duty assignments, go to assigned areas where...
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...school for me at this point of time in my life is very important. I have quite a few things I want to accomplish in life, and one definite thing is receiving my degree in the Criminal Justice. The point in my life when I came to this conclusion, I was at work doing yet doing another double. I had just gotten paid and my check wasn’t enough to pay all my bills I had that were due. I couldn’t understand why I still fell short. I had picked up all the overtime I was allowed per pay period and it still wasn’t enough to cover all my bills. I knew it was time for a change in my life. I then enrolled in Schenectady Community College. I signed up to get my degree in Criminal Justice. My first semester went great I was so proud of myself. Second semester I changed degrees and switched to get my degree in Chemical Abuse Counseling. After taking my second semester I realized Chemical Abuse was not for me so I switched back to Criminal Justice. I’m now in my third semester and look forward to completing Criminal Justice and obtaining my degree when I’m done taking all the required classes needed. I’m aware with me switching degrees it set me back a little but I’m in no rush and know I have a long road ahead. Hopefully the courses in chemical abuse I took can count towards my criminal justice degree. I currently work for adults with disabilities. I have been at this job for twelve years and I’m basically just getting by. I love what I do but I have to do what’s good for me and my family. Therefore...
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...Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Have you ever question yourself, “what am I going to be when I get older?” I bet most of us have done that when we were little and thought and had a good idea on what you wanted to be. Then, once you are a teenager, it is harder to decide what you want to be because maybe you have changed your mind over the years you have grown. Have you ever thought what a Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher does? In the Criminal Justice life you learn about all of the people you see, you help them, and you make a better social life with the people around you. First, let's start with the basics with this amazing job! Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers help with people who have done a crime, and you help them learn from their mistake by teaching them. I have always wanted to help people with their problems and make them a better person for a long time. This job would affect my future in many different ways, but I think we should save that for the best part of the story. This job means that you have to talk to hundreds of people and you get to learn their story. That is the best part of the job....
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...Problems within the Criminal Justice System In the United States Abstract: This research paper explores some problems faced within the criminal system justice in the United States. Larry J. Siegel’s book “Criminology” gives us a history of the criminal justice system, how it operates, and some of the problems we experience with this system. Some of the problems detailed in this paper include the right to equal justice; which he explained the different kind of judgment that people receive based on their race, gender and class, the criminal justice system spends more money on criminals instead of improving technology for the police apprehending them, the criminal justice system lacks of sentencing disparity, reliance on eyewitness and modern technology can lead to conviction of innocent citizen, and finally the rehabilitation model which is set up to educate criminals and eventually let them free because of the belief that they are changed people and have been rehabilitated. According to the definition from the text “Criminology”, the term criminal justice system refers to “the components of government charged with enforcing law, adjudicating criminals, and correcting criminal conduct” (Siegel, 2009, p. 558). According to Siegel, the criminal justice system is essentially “an instrument of social control: society considers some behaviors so dangerous and destructive that it either strictly controls their occurrence...
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...is it fair or unfair justice??? America was built on the premise of everyone having equal rights. After years of British tyranny our forefathers felt they wanted a system where they will not be improperly punished without facts. In fact the framers of the Constitution felt they needed a system where everyone gets a fair shot. In America everyone who is accused of a crime is supposed to have a fair trial and is assumed innocent until proven guilty. Sadly, however, some would argue America’s criminal justice system has become more twisted and unfair than ever and that the rule of law has basically been vanquished in America’s criminal justice system. Outcomes of cases are generally decided now by the prosecutors and more plea bargaining is the norm over trial by jury. Yet so many people in our society today feels that people in the system gets equal opportunities. Although some people end up with different sentences and punishments people say that the American court system is a fair system. America has slowly turned into a system where justice and fairness is overruled by money and power. In the media today many people are committing crimes and walking away with a slap on the wrist. Many social media and news shows the bias in court systems through their broadcasts of issues. The American justice system is biased in their convictions and sentencing through racial disproportion, social structure, and economic standing. Our criminal justice system in biased in...
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...Life After Prison Pamela Nichols Everest Online Jennifer Dunn Composition II - 6 J. Katarzyna Woronowicz / for msnbc.com J. Katarzyna Woronowicz / for msnbc.com Randall Countryman, 40, applied for 90 positions before getting a five-week temporary assignment Do you know someone that has been in jail or prison for a long time? Do they have a plan when they get released? Do they have a job waiting on them? Do they have a place to live? Find a place to live, a job to support themselves and their families is one of the biggest things that an ex-offender will have to face when they are released. This is the problem that most inmates have to think about upon release. Some may not have someone in the family that they can turn to. There are those that don’t have a safe place to go to, so they have to worry about can I go there and not get back into the same trouble that got me put into jail in the first place. Ex-offenders should have more opportunities to have jobs, housings, and to more places to get habilitation service if needed. Finding work is hard work in the reentry process for many reason. There are many places that programs that are made to help them to come back into society and also help with finding jobs. But some of these work programs do not make finding a job easy. So the problem is that some overcrowded prisons currently house more than 25...
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...affect about the way they look at Minorities and the crimes that they commit, but is the Judicial System just being racist about the differences if they commit a crime and if Americans commit them. The real question is what is the difference and why are our prisons having a disparity of minority inmates. American prisons have a disparity of minority inmate population. Because the high rate of inmates, all individuals can commit the same crimes, and is this trend due to a higher rate of minority crimes or the manner in which the judicial system operates. They say that minorities get treated differently because of the color of their skin and that can be true. They also say that the judicial system also treats those with different back grounds and different colored skin differently than Americans. Where does this come from? You still hear it in today’s society where an African American will get in trouble and all they have to say about it is that you are only doing this because I am black. The judicial system has a hard job to do when it comes determining punishments for crimes for crimes that are committed and putting individuals in prison for serious crimes they do commit. There are some points that make this to seem true, but that is why I am writing to make this sort it’s self out. There are many different types of minorities which include the following: Black, Indian, and Asian. For starters I will talk about African Americans. African Americans are often looked down upon...
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...Cruz CJS/221 8/7/15 Alan Hazen 2 Disparity and Discrimination In a prejudice world, it’s important to note the differences between disparity and discrimination, but especially when serving justice in the courts. Everyone regardless of color, sex, sexual orientation, race, and religion are entitled to fair treatment, but it doesn’t always happen that way. In this paper examples will be given of the unfair treatment towards certain race of people, and what the consequences of that treatment is. It will also explain a situation of which disparity exists, why, and how it all relates to the criminal justice field. Disparity Disparity is a situation which a particular group of people are involved. A good example would be the incarceration rate of black men, compared to any other race. Would is the cause of this? When looking at the statistics of disparity in crime, we learn many things. Who is effected the most, which race, class, or sex is most likely to be arrested, and then the next question is why? Why are black men more likely than men of other races to be incarcerated despite blacks making up only 13% of the population? And what can we do to make it fairer towards everyone regardless of what they are? These are important questions to ask when regarding race in the criminal justice field. Discrimination Discrimination is treatment that is different between different groups of people, such as religious groups, groups of a specific sex, race, etc. Some examples of discrimination;...
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...Why do schools continue to suspend students? Haven’t principals and superintendents been informed of the new evidence? Why do parents still support suspending their kids? Principals and teachers could easily sit the students down and talk about why the student chose to do what they did, and how their actions create tension in school. Although a suspension does give the student a break from school, that may be what they want and will do anything to get time off. Suspensions should not be assigned as much because giving out suspensions doesn’t give the student a chance to tell their side of the story, they are out of the classroom but still having to do the work, basically leaving them to teach themselves, and being suspended can lead to dropping out. Writing out suspensions right after an incident doesn’t give the student enough time to explain why they did what they did, schools should convert to the restorative justice system. The restorative justice system gives the student a chance to explain themselves and apologize to his or her peers....
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...We Want Justice Right Now CJUS1403B-13 Andrew Crowther August 24,2014 When possible most Americans like Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) it has become a favorite past time on T.V. The actors tendency to seduce our minds. Later people say, “Wonder what was he thinking about?” .The criminal justice system is now considered a sexy career choice. The academic purpose of the paper will be to examine topics like; Justice, how you must interrelate with others, and how court systems differ . To give a definition to justice personally is the art of all things being equal for everyone. To speak of a word used so universally. Justice is a word with many meanings depending on who you are. According to Collins, a writer of an English Digital Dictionary, He believes it can be called, “ Righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness.” To go on and speak with others, there are even some definitions of what justice really is. My son is an inmate of the justice system. Do not why he use words like corrupt and bad attitudes. I am not sure of what happens as to why so many young men do not have any positive ways to describe what about justice. Ebony Magazine July,2014, talks about an article titled Injustice for all. They write,” New book reveals harsh penalties and racial inequities in America’s juvenille ...
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...Eight Skills of the Effective CJ Student/CJ100-01 Interview Project Criminal Justice Professional Interview I chose to interview Deputy Sheriff Michelle M. Willcuts. As a second choice, I chose Deputy Kristal Minor. Both Deputies are full time sworn law enforcement officers from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s office in Yorktown, Virginia. The reason why I selected Deputy Willcuts for my interview is because she was born in another country, and as me, English is her second language. Another reason why I selected to interview a Deputy Sheriff is because that is one of my career choices once I get out of the military. I visited the web page where the professional that I am interviewing works for “York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office”, I was excited to find out that the department has a Forensic Science unit, hostage negotiation team, emergency response team, crime prevention team, support the D.A.R.E. program, drug task unit, and a crime investigation unit. I would like to work for any of these units. I obtained this information from the department’s web page http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=4611 List of Interview Questions 1) How long have you been in the Criminal justice field? R. 9 years 2) What are your duties and responsibilities? R. I am a deputy Sheriff and some of my duties include protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia by responding to calls for service, enforcing criminal...
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...indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” These words are uttered in elementary schools, high schools, and various events and meetings throughout the nation everyday. We usually do not associate the image of welfare with the American flag or think about it as we recite the allegiance. We, however, associate it with images of prosperity and freedom. As I look closely at the last words of this allegiance: “…with liberty and justice for all.” I remember the number of homeless who beg in the streets, those who for one reason or another await assistance in the social services office, and those who because of the color of their skin or gender association have yet to receive their share of benefits. According to Webster’s dictionary, welfare means “Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.” Before taking classes such as this, my connotation of welfare was totally opposite. Welfare always meant something bad. When I heard the word ‘welfare’ I pictured a homeless person or an immigrant who’s only dream was a better life, but found it was not as easy as it seemed. When I heard about someone on welfare I was quick to jump to conclusions. I’d assume he or she was lazy and just didn’t want to work or that he or she was in some sort of trouble. Looking at Webster’s meaning I notice the words “respect” and “the common blessing of life.” I have come to realize those...
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...Essay – Poetic Justice “Carpe diem” is a phrase that is often used by people who are not taking anything for granted. They are living their life exactly how they want to and they do not care about the following consequences. The story “Poetic Justice” is exactly about that – when to seize the day and when not to. Jed Cunningham is an absolute original. Jed has always been smarter than everybody else. In his younger years he stood apart and watched the world mockingly. He would always have the newest clothes only for others to envy. The fact that he was so different made his teachers uneasy. He did not do what they said and it caused the teachers to call Jed disrespectful. The truth was that they were afraid of him and his amazingly developed intelligence. “Who resolutely refused to be in with in the crowd, and gathered about him an eclectic group from deeply weird scientist to the incredibly popular and handsome head boy, a dead ringer for Pierce Brosnan” line 25-27. The quote shows how popular Jed really was. Not only for the popular teenager but also for the nerds. In terms of his popularity the sky was the limit. You can sort of compare Jed to a modern day “hipster”. Of course there had to be some consequences for his actions. Later on Jed’s life fell apart. He did not get a job, he had a wife but she left him. All the great things he did in his teenage years collapsed and he has not been able to maintain his “carpe diem” belief The main character is feeling extremely...
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