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people use and how they define criminal activity and what they, as a society, deem as acceptable punishment or behavior. It’s an important topic because our criminal justice system is most effective when it’s operating in an ethical manner. When the police are perceived to be operating ethically, the community is more likely to be open and ethical when dealing with them. This includes working together on crime prevention. When dealing with the courts, attorney’s ethical behavior isn’t about…

When I watch television shows and movies and begin to analyze them I begin to notice that crime is glamorized while at the same token many societal issues are highlighted. I also begin to realize that crime control is viewed as being easily controlled and justice is always served. The shows I decided to analyze are Scandal an ABC series and The First 48 an A&E series. I decided I would analyze Scandal because it gives an overview of how politics play a role in how crime is controlled and covered…

Weapons of War on the Streets of America There once was a time when police work consisted of investigation, gathering evidence, and making an arrest based on that evidence. Today, the role of police officers is much different. Many people living in the United States are now fearful of police officers and for very good reasons. Reading the news daily, one is sure to find a story involving the murder of a civilian by a police officer. Sadly, this is becoming more and more common with little being…

justice agencies, prosecutors the ultimate free power to detain the offender, even if the offender is not guilty. This model is usually at the bottom of the criminal justice system, whereas due process is at the top with the procedures and courts. If police do an unreasonable search and seizure then they are violating the due process. The first advantage of the due process model includes the things that are taken for granted by citizens are what the due process stands for such as the right to…

The police are the frontlines to investigate and determine if a crime has been committed before it can enter into the criminal justice process. It is up to them to protect, investigate, and respond to various service calls. Therefore, police discretion is the very essence in deciding the best course of action to take that will allow for the most desirable outcome in each unique situation to support community goals. For example, discretion is exercised when an officer pulls over a traffic…

Sociologically speaking, the debate is no longer about a breakdown of numbers, but rather why racial disparity, or the appearance of disparity, continues to occur. The first notable contributors to the growing incarceration rates is the judicial system itself; comprised of laws, those that hold up the laws, prosecute the laws, and sentence based upon the laws. Over the past 40 years there has been an increase in statutes and statute enforcement throughout the United States. This increase can be…

Punishing the guilty and maintaining the decorum of the society has been the rightful duty of our judicial system. Conjunctly, law enforcing agencies and police department make sure that street and domiciles in our community remain hale and hearty, and the inhabitants prevail. However, with the growing technology and social media, this function of policing and adjudication has been morphed, and assumed by our society to a certain extent. Navneet Alang, in his article “Big Brother...Be Tamed”…

are racist. Racism is an unpleasant fact, along with hate crimes. I could site several references to render this point, but I would like to reference a recent case, which is the Michael Brown vs. Dean Wilson. Do you believe that Wilson, the white police officer killed Michael Brown because he was black? The media as in the community along with the nation felt that this was based on race. Do you think that Michael would still be alive if he were white? I will attempt to show how the media can…

Northern Territory’s Police Administration Amendment Act 2014 has sparked controversy among members of public and a variety of organizations including Amnesty International and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. It amends the Police Administration Act by giving Northern Territory police new powers to detain someone for four hours (or longer if they are intoxicated) if they reasonably believe the person has committed, or is about to commit, an ‘infringement notice offence’ . The new…

Why Police Should Wear Body Mounted Cameras Introduction Thomas Jefferson once said, “Whenever you do a thing, act as if the world were watching” (Mims). Recently, there has been a heated debate on the controversial topic of whether or not law enforcement agencies should be required to wear body mounted cameras. The problem that continuously emanates is human error. For example, millions of protests have been elicited by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (Stanley). This…