Criminal justice

Modern criminal justice concepts and practices originate from four main groups, natural law, legal positivism, legal realism, and the sociological perspective; in which each group either is distinctively different or shows some traits of other theories but, each can be exemplified to show their uniqueness. Natural law believes that morality has a place in law; while conversely the legal positivist perspective will argue that empirical evidence and practices should be the only method used when…

favored of a good deed. Utilitarianism focus on the well-being of the people. If the result contributes to the betterment of one’s life, then there are no wrongdoings. For example, the death penalty is a justifiable act by the government because criminals have badly injured or killed a member of the community. Another example that is less severe is a person assaulting a bully. Deontological ethics is the concept of judging morality based on rules to govern actions. When faced with choices, these…

The idea of a systems paradigm is to think about the environment in a strategic manner and develop processes to achieve strategic goals. Using this lens, criminal justice is seen as being a network of interrelated agencies that work together to create the criminal justice system (Kraska 49). This orientation approaches this complex system by taking a step back and looking at the system in the context of the entire society on a macro level (49). The system involves many players, including police…

3.4. Reasonableness/Arbitrariness/Discrimination The Tecmed Tribunal expressly accepted that arbitrariness and discrimination could not be reconciled with the FET standard. The Tribunal in Pope & Talbot frequently referred to the reasonableness of the conduct of a State or its organ to rule out a violation of the FET standard. Benedict and Schill are of the opinion that there is a link between the concepts of reasonableness and proportionality on one hand and the permissibility of States right…

though there was no one taking accountability. The thing that infuriates me beyond all reason is the fact that the Governor is using Michigan taxpayer money to pay for his criminal and all other legal fees. What lesson is there in that? It appears the thing we need to teach kids these days is to become white collar criminals. You can be an upside down Robin Hood. You can kill or maim the poor…

the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions. The world we live in is a cruel and corrupt place and unfortunately we as humans cannot change that no matter what laws we set, no matter how many people are brought to justice, no matter how hard we try to make this world a “better place” there will always be crime. But I do believe we can control it. The career of Criminal Justice is an interesting and exciting career,…

Criminal Justice Trends Law enforcement is a component of criminal justice which broadly refers to any sort of system that helps the members of a particular community to work in a manner the is believed to be organized thus ensuring that the law is fully enforced through discovering, rehabilitating, punishing and deterring the individuals who violates the law and the norms that governs their society (Champion, 2005). Law enforcement is commonly concerned with developing the mechanisms that can…

Decision making in the criminal justice system are met with competing values and interests. These conflicts relate to the determination of what is right or wrong and can be interrupted differently in some situations based upon the culture, changes over time, and on an individual’s upbringing. With this in mind, some decision such as those found in police discretion can be guided by social norms, justice, and personal values, but the police often encounter situations resulting in gray areas.…

I was born on September 14, 1999 in Providence, Rhode Island. A few minutes later, my identical twin sister, Jasmine, was born. My parents married shortly after the pregnancy was discovered, and lived in the rough ghetto of Providence with twin babies for about a year. My mother decided to join the Army to escape the environment we were in and to hopefully give us a better life, as neither of my parents had gone to college or had steady jobs. My father had a background in New York City and…

Applying a Christian Worldview to Criminal Justice When God engineered the world, He factioned law and government into the equation. Humans are encouraged to abide in being just throughout the Bible. Although this is life and not heaven, humans do have the capability to emulate God’s character of justice and righteousness. All of humankind originate from God, therefore all have God’s DNA; ergo, being as God is just (Deuteronomy 32:4), humans naturally desire justice for crimes. Integrating…