Italy and The United States Administration of Justice Comparative The criminal justice system is far from perfect no matter what part of the globe you look. This is often shown through guilty parties getting away with heinous crimes, or innocent people being charged with such crimes, which many would view as a worse outcome. That is not to say proper justice does not happen. To exemplify these qualities and shortcomings, we will explore, evaluate, and compare two justice systems separated by more than just an ocean. There is no perfect criminal justice system and every system will differ on many levels for many reasons. What these differences are, and why they exist, lies in the very reason we require justice. Much like the United States,…
In the Middle Ages, there was no police force in the medieval period so law-enforcement and catching criminals was in the hands of the community. If people thought a crime had been committed, the system worked in the following way: In modern times, this job is done instead by a police force, but during the Middle Ages it was different. The method I think was the best out of all ways of catching a criminal during the Middle Ages was the Constable. A constable was elected by the people of each…
Security is very important when it comes to college campuses. Keeping students safe should be at the top of the priority list for colleges. When parents choose a college for their child one of the biggest factors that influences their decision is how effective the security is on campus. Parents expect their child to be safe at college, but we sometimes have to question how effective is the security on campus? The University of South Alabama should provide more security because it would increase…
POP also relies on community resources in order to successfully address crime. POP correspondingly attempts to involve citizens in crime prevention through education, negotiation, and conflict management (Schmalleger, 2015). Police officers identify problems throughout the scanning stage. Then they will collect and analyze information during the analysis stage. This is done by working with other law enforcement agencies and the community. Once the analysis phase is complete producing solutions…
agency by the FBI, and while nothing of criminal nature was found at the time, it left a stain on the departments reputation. Fast forward 3 months and the Tuscaloosa P.D and West Alabama Narcotics Task Force were touting their largest bust ever. Many people in the community and at the University felt that the bust was just an effort to clean up their corrupt image and rake in more money in form of federal funding. In an interview with al.com, Lance Brock, a lawyer who specializes in drug…
______________________________________________________________________________ Literature Review Article by Jose Docobo stresses the importance of community policing and deems that it can be the primary prevention strategy for homeland security at a local law enforcement level by implementing the use of community-oriented policing resources and practices that can effectively be applied to terrorism. These strategies includes crime mapping with GIS system, data collection and analysis protocols,…
Little do they know is that University Police and Public officials are the most efficacious resource a college provides for campus safety. University Police provides a long list of services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The University police department has primary responsibility for crime prevention, law enforcement, parking control, emergency preparedness/response, and security at special events. In the eyes of many universities that is not enough for campus safety. Over the last 10 years,…
The city that is portrayed in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand relies heavily on its strict rules and regulations. Some of these rules are put in place to protect the wellbeing of the citizen where others are to prevent the citizens from living happy lives. In a way, every rule in Anthem is needed or has a specific reason however some of the rules are simply in place to keep away individuality. To begin, the city of Anthem has several rules and guidelines. Some of them can seem harsh and a little…
Today all departments require a high school diploma or anything that’s equivalent to it at the very minimum. Because of the complexities of the job, more departments are requiring future officers to have completed some college courses. These usually include in sociology, psychology and criminal justice. While there are many schools that claim to offer degrees in police officer training, it’s important to remember that each police department has its own rules for police officer requirements.…
Today’s society has changed a lot over the years. Policing has defiantly been and will most likely continue to be a challenge. There are three main eras of policing including: The Political Era, The Reform Era, and The Community Era. I will only talk about two of them being The Political Era, and The Community Era. In this essay I will be including their strengths and weaknesses of the two. I will also be mentioning how some of the issues law enforcements have impacted society today. During…