Criminal Justice is a tough subject for a lot of people because some people believe that a lot of the people in there are corrupt while other people believe that they are doing everything that they can to help people that are in need of help. The criminal justice system in ways have failed us. We have to stop letting things slide because people are corrupt. There are many ways that we could do things differently like get them the help that they need, not letting jail be the first option and many
argue to point out problems in the Texas Criminal Justice system, I believe it operates and acts in ways that have their citizens well being as a top priority. Our Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeks to supervise and rehabilitate convicted felons into healthier lifestyles. In a world that has increasingly become more violent and dangerous, it is important for the Texas Criminal Justice system to take precaution when necessary and to not allow a criminal to go unpunished. It is known that the
and the government, for example the drug can be a gateway drug that would lead people to stronger drugs such as heroin. However, there are also pros for the society and government if the drug was to be legalised. In this report it will discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of legalising cannabis in the UK. First of all the report will look at the cons for legalising cannabis, such as the harms and dangers if smoking cannabis, as well as the impact it would have on young people lives. For example
Deoxyribonucleic acid profiling or just DNA profiling is technology that can be used to identify individuals by their DNA. The discovery of DNA profiling was in September 1984 by Alec Jeffrey, a geneticists from the University of Leicester in England, he was focusing to resolve immigration and paternity disputes. DNA profiling, known as STR analysis is very sensitive and only requires a few skin cells e.g. a line of hair, a drop of blood, a drop of saliva or the most common way, which is a fingerprint
previous convictions for any crimes defined as severe or violent by the California Penal Code, they would be classified under the Three-Strike Law. The fundamental nature of the Three-Strike Law was to require anyone who was convicted of any new criminal felony acts, having suffered one prior conviction of a serious offense, to be sentenced to state prison for twice the term that was provided for the crime. If the defendant was convicted of any felony with two or more previous strikes, the regulation
complains about. Transportation Security Administration consist of Law Enforcement Officers, which is the Federal Air Marshal Service and National Explosives Detection Canine canines, which are K-9 dogs handlers they both support in distinguishing criminal and suspicion of
The Effectiveness of Deterrence The deterrence theory just like any other study done in the criminal justice field has, evidence to prove if it works or if it does not work. This part of the essay will look into the evidence on the deterrence theory. First we must define what exactly deterrence is. Deterrence is a way to punish those who have commit crimes, and in return deter other from committing a crime. It is proven, that majority of the time people tend to commit crimes because
system of negotiated justice undermines the deterrent effect of punishment and can be used by influential defendants to evade legal sanctions” (Smith, 1987). Others argue that plea bargains for individuals with prior convictions are able to bargain a less harsh sentence than deserved. This process allows involved parties to bargain a reasonable punishment without going through a trail which may produce a harsher sentence if convicted. Plea bargaining has its pros and cons just as any other law
lot of programs to punish criminals for the crimes they commit such as incarceration, parole, and Probation. The goal of the criminal justice system to have criminals pay for the crimes they have committed and to reduce the number of crimes that are committed. Intermediate sanctions are a variety of punishments that are harsher than probation but not as harsh and costly as incarceration. Intermediate sanctions could be a way to deter crime but there a lot of pros and cons to the program. Intermediate
an unfair or biased judgement know as a miscarriage of justice. The less wealthy population who wished to bring to justice another individual they would struggle to afford the fees of someone to represent them and they would also be uneducated in law so could not represent themselves. During 1985 the prosecution of offences act led to the establishment of the Crown Prosecution service based on “the findings of the royal commissions on criminal procedure, chaired by Sir Cyril Phillips, which were published