Reflection On The Conflict Model Of Criminal Justice

The ride-a-long project took place on a Saturday the second day of July in the year 2016 by seven o’clock in the morning with the Harris county Sherriff officer, Ashley Rogers. It is a wonderful opportunity to participate in this tremendous project. I am honored as well as excited to be riding with this outstanding female officer who was interested in helping me not only on my project but also assisted me in choosing a better career in law enforcement. Days before the scheduled date, the officer took it upon herself to contact me first immediately she was assigned to ride with me. This police officer though she told me she loved her job and was professional, it is obvious by the way she carried herself while on the job and is always with …show more content…
The Sherriff’s department and the Houston police department do not work together on fighting crimes unless it is a high-risk matter and even at that, there will be a third party involved for them to share information or communicate. This goes on to confirm what I have studied in the class. The conflict model of the criminal justice perspective assumes that the system’s components function primarily to serve their own interests. According to this theoretical framework, justice is more a product of conflicts among agencies within the system than it is the result of cooperation among component agencies. It baffled me how people who are caught committing a crime cannot be arrested simply because they are outside their jurisdiction. Combating crimes need everybody’s commitment and cooperation if actually having a crime free society is part of their objectives. Some of these violators are aware of these laws and take the advantage of it since they know they will get away with …show more content…
The homeowner just returned from a vacation and found out that their home was burglarized. After checking out what was stolen, it was discovered that the burglars are people that know the homeowner. This is another confirmation of what I have learned in this course that ninety percent of home burglars are known to that person. I was able to learn what the initial questions law enforcement officers ask in the event of a burglary. What day the family left the house and when did they return? Were there any signs of forced entry? What items was stolen and if they have serial numbers so that they can be traced down to pawn shops. I also enjoyed using the fingerprinting tools to trace the burglar’s prints on the broken glass but was thrilled to note that law enforcement agencies take palm print of individuals just to get a more accurate