Criminal accusation

In the criminal justice evidence is a necessity in solving crimes and cases. Criminal evidence is defined as any exhibit or testimony presented to a crime. Evidence helps prove the guilt or innocence of a person who was charged for crime that was committed. There are five major categories of evidence. This includes: admissible, suppressed, hearsay, character, and scientific and forensic evidence. The first evidence I will be talking about is admissible. Evidence must be competent, relevant…

United States, according to The Innocence Project’s estimates. To some, this may not be startling. Since 2002, the United States has had the highest incarceration rate in the world (Population Reference Bureau), which raises some suspicion about the criminal justice system and amount of people who are lawfully detained. However, it is possible for prisoners to “seek relief from unlawful imprisonment”, through the writ of habeas corpus. On several occasions, our Presidents have enacted…

intentional or not, are counterproductive (The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, 2015). Reinforcing community engagement for collaboration on crime prevention strategies is an important part of the processes put in place to decrease criminal activity. Community leaders and police agencies agree that improvement in police legitimacy and trust is required to counteract the effects of crime on society. Departmental policies and procedures must focus on accountability and transparency…

Police Brutality and Chest Cameras In recent years, we’ve noticed an increase in claims of police brutality. However, without any hard evidence, they’re just that: claims. With such controversial events such as the Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and John crawford shootings, police brutality and racism has become more and more in the forefront of the public eye. Some have suggested improvements and precautions for the police to take, such as chest cams in addition to already existing dash cams. Are…

Aboriginals represent 3% of the population but 27% of the nation’s jail population. This is outrageous as it shows that race plays a major role in people being incarcerated. This problem stems from the racial divide which is embedded in our society still today. Although we believe that we have gotten past the discrimination that the indigenous Australians face it is still a major problem facing Australian society. Imagine, being treated differently and given unfair punishments based on your…

Stories similar to the boy taken away from his family and shuffled around in foster care for a false accusation of child abuse and neglect, and the story of a child kept in a cage for a week, show that these states need serious reform. Looking at all three states, there appears to be more similarities than differences with respect to how they handle child abuse and neglect. First and foremost, each state has a government run department that deals with abuse and neglect. All of the departments…

think, and I wonder if others feel the way that I did when I was in the courtroom. Do most jurors judge someone’s guilt or innocence based on their appearance or temperament? Is that fair in the eyes of the law to convict someone based on those accusations? So many questions I had, and not enough answers. The more I think about it, I can only hope if I somehow am found in a position that I am judged for something I did wrong that I am not judged based on what I am wearing. Though, I would know…

substantial and quantifiable series of data relevant to crime” are bills of indictment, which were the formal accusations of crime made against…

Incarceration is the state of being confined in prison. Did you know on average that it cost 47,000 a year to incarcerate an individual. Can you imagine how much money we would save as a nation if we would stop incarcerating the innocent over wrongful accusations. Law enforcement and police officers are authorized by the federal, state and local to arrest a person…

American) and it can form to a pattern of cases where Pakistani’s will kill women and then they would go back to their own home country, which is very depressing. Alternatively, when another person, with no clear intention of lying, there are hard accusations that the ex-boyfriend of the cause of the murder, of course he will be a suspect, because it makes them a person of enjoyment. According to Conor Friedersdorf, “whether or not Adnan is guilty, it’s difficult to come away from this deep dive…