Criminal record

Abstract Crime measurement is the process by which law enforcement, researchers, and other interested parties attempt to record and/or study the type and amount of crime that has occurred in a specific place or country, for example in the United States. This paper explores two reliable sources one article titled “The Nation’s Two Crimes Measures”. Second source is a criminal justice textbook by Ganies, L.K. & Miller, R.L. (4th Edition). Key Words: crime, crime measurements, law enforcement,…

their dug usage problems. In this review paper I’m going to explain what those points are and what do they mean to me in my own words. Drug courts was introduced in 1989 in Miami, it launched dramatic shift in how the court system responds to the criminal behavior of drug addicted defendants, by combining treatment with close supervision, the drug court model offered new alternative to the unproductive and costly cycle of addiction crime, and incarceration. In other ways it seems like they’re…

amendment into the Bill of Rights, never had they imagined a large number of defendants surrendering those rights of a fair trial for a non-trial procedure on the basis of minimizing punishment. Today, plea bringing has become the essence of the criminal justice system. As a result, it has transformed the judicial structure into a system of pleas rather than a system of trials. While many will argue that plea bargain are necessary, it cannot be disregarded that they stand on unethical grounds.…

of drug-related cases in the federal criminal system, systematically and strategically decrease and rehabilitate drug addicts, and to successfully fight the war on drugs, policy advocates and those concerned for the health of America believe that the Federal Government…

What Management Jobs are in Criminal Justice? Most management jobs in criminal justice are found in security, corrections, public service and law enforcement. Here are four popular management jobs for graduates with a criminal justice degree. Crime Analyst Supervisor Crime analyst supervisors are responsible for analyzing law enforcement data and interpreting criminal trends and patterns. They oversee employees who process information requests using law enforcement records management systems…

is to investigate, supervise, adjudicate, care for or confine juvenile offenders and other children subject to the authority of juvenile court (Schmalleger, 2011). The juvenile justice system is responsible for dealing with minors who break the criminal law and youths who are bad, truants, runaways, and out of control (Siegel & Bartollas, 2010). Probation plays a “workhorse” role in the juvenile justice system. Juvenile probation serves as a punishment for juveniles adjudicated in court…

What kinds of data about white collar and occupational crime are available in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report? White collar and occupational crime are “criminal offense committed through opportunities created in a legal business or occupation” (Cole, Smith, and Dejong, 2015, p. 2). The two most common forms are theft and fraud. Examples of white collar and occupational crimes include securities fraud, embezzlement, corporate fraud and money laundering (Barnett, n.d., p2). White-collar crimes are…

challenge an imperfect criminal justice system responsible for allowing thousands of innocent people pleading guilty each year. The 6th Amendment allows “the accused the rights to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury” in all criminal prosecutions. However, most cases never reach to a trial because the plea bargain guarantees the accuser to take a shorter sentence. Prosecutors take advantage of the criminal justice system by using mandatory minimums and past criminal records as…

Application of Science to law. This is the application of Scientific methods to decide questions arising from crime or litigation. In forensic science, the DNA properties are used in investigation to include a suspect or exclude a suspect from a criminal case like rape, assault even from small drops of semen, blood, or small pieces of hair, nails, etc. In forensic analysis certain regions of DNA are analyzed and respective databases were created and saved in order to compare the victim’s and…

If politics can be described as a spectacle dominated by candidates attempting to paint a narrative about themselves or their opponent, then prosecutor elections are not an exception. Similar to general elections, prosecutor’s will change their behavior to improve their conviction rates through dismissing cases, taking high-profile cases or increasing trial convictions. In fact, a study about prosecutor elections and trial convictions concluded that “ when an incumbent runs for reelection, the…