1. How do criminal justice professionals make decisions? Criminal Justice professionals make decisions by means of ethical consideration to form their moral judgements. According to Singer, “ Ethics provides us with a way to make moral choices when we are uncertain about what to do in a situation involving moral issues. In the process of everyday life, moral rules are desirable, not because they express absolute truth, but because they are generally reliable guides for normal circumstances.”
2. What is meant by the dark figure of crime? The dark figure of crime is referred to the number of crimes that are not reported and are unknown to all outside parties.
3. Describe the conflict view of crime.
The conflict view of crime portrays the different conflicting interest between the social groups as well as powerful social groups exercising control over socially deprived groups of people.
4. What are the sources of American criminal law?
The sources of American Law include: Common Law the oldest form of law, Court Rules which adapts rules to oversee criminal and civil processes, Statutory Law is a term used to define written laws usually passed by a legislative figure, Administrative Law are agencies ( local, state, federal) which manage the concerns of the government, and Constitutional Law is the foundation of American Law.
5. In the context of the American juvenile justice system, explain the difference between a judicial waiver and a prosecutorial waiver. Find and discuss a case of …show more content…
(1995). The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice. Banks. Retrieved from https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/4031_Banks_Chapter_1_Proof.pdf from November 26, 2017.
Zernike K. (2012). Man, 52, Is Convicted as a Juvenile in a 1976 Murder, Creating a Legal Tangle. NY TIMES. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/nyregion/a-52-year-old-man-is-convicted-in-juvenile-court-of-a-36-year-old-murder.html on November 26,
2. What is meant by the dark figure of crime? The dark figure of crime is referred to the number of crimes that are not reported and are unknown to all outside parties.
3. Describe the conflict view of crime.
The conflict view of crime portrays the different conflicting interest between the social groups as well as powerful social groups exercising control over socially deprived groups of people.
4. What are the sources of American criminal law?
The sources of American Law include: Common Law the oldest form of law, Court Rules which adapts rules to oversee criminal and civil processes, Statutory Law is a term used to define written laws usually passed by a legislative figure, Administrative Law are agencies ( local, state, federal) which manage the concerns of the government, and Constitutional Law is the foundation of American Law.
5. In the context of the American juvenile justice system, explain the difference between a judicial waiver and a prosecutorial waiver. Find and discuss a case of …show more content…
(1995). The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice. Banks. Retrieved from https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/4031_Banks_Chapter_1_Proof.pdf from November 26, 2017.
Zernike K. (2012). Man, 52, Is Convicted as a Juvenile in a 1976 Murder, Creating a Legal Tangle. NY TIMES. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/nyregion/a-52-year-old-man-is-convicted-in-juvenile-court-of-a-36-year-old-murder.html on November 26,