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    Abstract August Vollmer was one of the most extraordinary men to ever be appointed as a Chief of Police in history. He is considered the leading figure in the creation of the criminal justice field within the United States. Hailed as the father of modern policing, his spirit of innovation, dedication to improving procedures, and contribution to policing are unsurmountable and will be emulated for years to come. His continued drive for educational opportunities and improvement within the law…

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    Criminal Evidence Analysis

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    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…

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    The patterning of criminal behaviour according to one’s sex can lead to close links to the kind of crimes men and women commit (Walkate: 12). It is a fact that crime is committed immensely by males. However, those committed by women can have a bigger impact within criminology and can construct a picture of why women commit and may be victims of crime. Official crime statistics is a quick method of gaining an insight on crimes being recorded and committed. However, Walkate’s view of official…

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    Jane Doe Case Study

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    Under principal of law, the subject who was injured can file suit against Officer Jones even though the officer followed procedure in his reasonable suspicion of the subjects criminal actions and capabilities. Officer Jones used reasonable force based on the reasonable suspicion that the subject may have just committed violent crime and was reported to have a weapon. His suspicions were based on a…

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    Jury Trial Analysis

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    cases that have been done incorrectly, especially in the case of Snyder, in which he was able to prove that the prosecution had created a biased jury. This chapter also highlights the most important aspects of the trial, and how strict it is in its procedure, and how the Constitution protects a defendant from involuntarily confessing and taking a plea like in the Alford…

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    that was conducted by Lewis and Garby was to do an assessment into the traumatic stress and burnout that were experienced by the probation officers who deal with the criminal offenders. In the past probation officers have been working with a lot of trauma and stress from dealing with criminal offenders. At some point in time, criminal offenders could be a threat to the families of these probation officers. The study comprised of adult probation officers who were drawn from five departments from…

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    1.1.1 Role of media trial in administration of justice of the juvenile. While discussing the Nirbhaya gang rape case and the role of the accused juvenile; discussing the role of media trial in the present day becomes extremely relevant. ‘Media trial’ or ‘trial by media’ is a phrase popular in the late 20th and early 21st century to describe the impact of television and newspaper coverage on a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence before, or after, a…

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    "Nalini Nadkarni: Life Science in Prison" 1. Do you think violent criminals deserve to "feel more serene" as the speaker suggests? 2. How might the prison benefit from prisoners who are calmer? I do think that violent criminals deserve to “feel more serene” as the speaker suggests because of the fact that feeling more serene can possibly help the violent criminal(s) to feel as if they are truly not in prison, but in the comfort of their own home or any other location that they resided in before…

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    1)a) As the facts demonstrate Enid and Ruth were caught causing criminal damage to property by Sinead and Amijt. Criminal damage is an indictable offence. An assessment will be made using specific sections of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as to whether the arrests of Enid and Ruth were lawful. The arrest of Ruth will firstly be addressed. Amijt arrested Ruth with the power provided by section 24A Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) as amended by S110(1) Serious Organised…

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    in today’s judicial system. Justice is not blind, as our forefathers had intended it to be. According to Christopher Hartney and Linh Vuong (2009) with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, on the racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system, African Americans are incarcerated in state prison at six times the rate of Caucasian Americans and are sentenced to death at five times the rate of their Caucasian counterparts. (p.3) Furthermore, African Americans have an…

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