1. Write two paragraphs of at least ten sentences on “Legalese” and “Biases.”
According to Miller and Whitehead (2015), “some people believe that simple language does not sound professional.” Therefore, these individuals prefer the use of legalese. Legalese is the use of technical language in legal documents often used by lawyers that is difficult for individuals to understand if they do not have background in law. Therefore, legalese is not used when writing criminal justice reports. When an individual applies for loans, such as automobile, home, and mortgage, this individual receives a piece of paper explaining explain what the larger document means. The reason is due to both federal and state laws and juries have hesitating to enforce …show more content…
Therefore, it is important law enforcement, parole, probation, and correctional officer must study body language because people cannot avoid interpersonal communication (Miller & Whitehead, 2015). A person may lie using verbal communications, however, neurological signals that are sent involuntary by the body will reveal the truth. Interestingly, words carry less than 35 percent of social meaning. Thus, it can be assumed that body signals are the main implication of social meanings not words. It is meaningful to observe behaviors that do not align with the words coming out of the individual’s …show more content…
However, this language is no longer accepted in criminal justice reports. For example, the term “he” was a generic term that referred to both men and woman, just as policeman was. The reason is due to the fact that there were not many woman pursuing criminal justice careers, such as police officers, parole, probation, and security. Now there are more woman pursing a career in the field, which prompted changes in the language that was utilized. For example, instead of using the word “manpower” use the term “workforce.” One cannot afford to be careless and risk a lawsuit due to using sexist’s
According to Miller and Whitehead (2015), “some people believe that simple language does not sound professional.” Therefore, these individuals prefer the use of legalese. Legalese is the use of technical language in legal documents often used by lawyers that is difficult for individuals to understand if they do not have background in law. Therefore, legalese is not used when writing criminal justice reports. When an individual applies for loans, such as automobile, home, and mortgage, this individual receives a piece of paper explaining explain what the larger document means. The reason is due to both federal and state laws and juries have hesitating to enforce …show more content…
Therefore, it is important law enforcement, parole, probation, and correctional officer must study body language because people cannot avoid interpersonal communication (Miller & Whitehead, 2015). A person may lie using verbal communications, however, neurological signals that are sent involuntary by the body will reveal the truth. Interestingly, words carry less than 35 percent of social meaning. Thus, it can be assumed that body signals are the main implication of social meanings not words. It is meaningful to observe behaviors that do not align with the words coming out of the individual’s …show more content…
However, this language is no longer accepted in criminal justice reports. For example, the term “he” was a generic term that referred to both men and woman, just as policeman was. The reason is due to the fact that there were not many woman pursuing criminal justice careers, such as police officers, parole, probation, and security. Now there are more woman pursing a career in the field, which prompted changes in the language that was utilized. For example, instead of using the word “manpower” use the term “workforce.” One cannot afford to be careless and risk a lawsuit due to using sexist’s