Criminal procedure

a tremendous amount of physical and psychological trauma. If victims are not given the appropriate support and interference it may cause emotional harm. Law and Order offers appropriate support during the initial impact phase, and throughout the criminal justice process. In a numerous amount of events…

When women come into contact with the criminal justice apparatus, they are inevitably judged through a patriarchal lens. That is, gender specific assumptions are made about women, and this shapes how they will be perceived by and treated in the criminal justice system. The criminalization and imprisonment of women in Canada are a reflection of patriarchal society. More specifically, the criminalization and imprisonment of women can be understood as an apparatus of gender specific control that…

might prevent some victims to come forward (Brody & Acker, 2010).. In Tennessee, Rape shield laws were adapted in response to a sexist view that a woman who had sexual relations in the past was more likely to have consensual sex with a specific criminal defendant (Brody & Acker, 2010). The rule tries to minimize the likelihood that evidence of the alleged victim’s sexual history may cause the jury to be unfairly prejudiced…

meaning “agent of the king.” The purpose of the Sheriff is to maintain law and order. The Sheriff would assist the King with judicial and militant affairs. The duty of the Sheriff was taking care of prisoners, overseer of taxes, executing civil procedures, and conducting elections. Since the colonial period, the Sheriff’s police power has…

Cyber is an adjective defined as “of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks,” and terror is a noun defined as “a very strong feeling of fear” or “something that causes very strong feelings of fear: something that is terrifying,” (Merriam-Webster.com, 2015). One can logically conclude that cyber-terror is a form of fear involving computers. As technology continues to evolve and everyday life becomes more dependent on technology, terms like cyber-terror and cybercrimes become…

Ever since shows, such as CSI have come out, many individuals have changed their major to Criminal Justice. However, what they fail to realize is that television always paints a pretty picture to attract viewers. Therefore, if people are using this show as one of the reasons to become a Crime Scene Investigator, there making a big mistake. In this particular show, working on crime scenes is shown to be less complex than in real life. For example, in real life, crime scenes can be very horrifying…

automatically assumed to be guilty. This procedure, although in some ways beneficial to the society as a whole, has the potential to become harmful if the accusations are made with the least bit of doubt. The police system of each dystopian society proves that without due process, or fair punishment, an established government turns into one that is only harmful for its people to live in. In both dystopian settings, the police system pre-emptively judges a criminal, thus suspending the idea of…

believe that their criminal behavior is caused by some factor and it can be fixed (Kelly). But, the decision to commit a crime is based upon their home situation, surroundings, and exposure to bad influences while growing up influences them (Rehabilitation what is rehabilitation). Most criminals cannot be helped when their background is so embedded in them. They grew up in chaotic households with no parental guidance (Rehabilitation what is…

Across the world there are many different types of criminal justice systems to keep and maintain order and peace otherwise known as the law of the land. These criminal justice systems try to discourage people from disrupting the peace and order of society by educating their people (who lawfully live in a country, state, etc.) on the results and punishments for failing to obey the law. The criminal justice system can be separated and labeled in three main parts; policing where the act of asking…

passed due to the offence. Some of the grounds that have been observed in the present day criminal justice system are the emotional tones and word used in the Victim Impact Statement. (VIS). Also being discussed, the ‘era of disenfranchisement’ that is slowly but surely being forced out of criminal legal proceedings. Victims have a diminutive role to do with any form of a formal dealing with the Criminal Justice System. It is believed that in the past decade an estimated 60% of cases were…