4. Prison Justice System ‘Prisonization symbolizes a system of punishment and also a sort of institutional placement of under trails and suspects during the period of trial. One cannot think of a society without crime and criminals, thus, the institution of prison is obligatory for every country31.The Prison Statistics of India shows , a total of 1,391 prisons across the country, as on 31 st December, 2013 have 4, 11,992 prison inmates against authorized capacity of 3, 47,859, which amounts to
In this regard, reliance can be placed upon the United Nations General Assembly Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice of Victim and Abuse of Power which through Articles 1 & 2 give exhaustive definition of this phase. The role of a victim in criminal proceedings should be perceived as a balancing act since it involves the consideration of various competing parties. In an ideal situation, the role of the victim should not be merely restricted to that of a witness but this does not imply that the
To understand whether criminal profiling is a valid investigative tool, it is critical to understand what profiling actually is. “Criminal profiling is the process of identifying personality traits, behavioral patterns, geographic habits, and demographic features of an offender based on characteristics of the crime” (Bartol, 2011). While criminal profiling could be used to help identify suspects in a wide variety of crimes, it is generally used for serial offenders who commit violent crimes. One
forensic shows can be entertaining, one should not base their career choice off of it. Forensic science is not only used in criminal justice, but in everyday life as well, however, lack of ethics, grueling work hours, poor working conditions, and psychological stress make the forensic sciences a daunting career path. There are countless advantages to using forensic science in criminal and civil law. Forensic science helps solve crimes faster, and with the crime rate in every country rising, forensic science
term forensic investigation refers to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidences to be used in legal cases or other proceedings. The scope of forensic analysis varies from information retrieval to reconstructing series of events that have occurred in the past. In this paper we would be discussing the meaning of the term ‘COMPUTER FORENSICS’, its uses, the users of computer forensics, steps involved in this type of forensic investigation, its requirements
Spencer Stewart 12/4/2014 Troy University CJ 4442 Homicide Investigation & Evidence Collection In the United States a homicide occurs about 40 times a day according to a report compiled by the FBI in 2011. Homicide investigators along with crime scene investigators have to take on the daunting task of finding out who committed the crimes. Several steps are taken during the process of the investigation starting from the arrival at the scene to the notifying the next of kin to the victim. The primary
In 1896, Judge Owen E. Lefevre of the District Court of Denver, Colorado became the first United States judge to admit radiographs into evidence in a civil case, stating that, “…Modern science has made it possible to look beneath the tissues of the human body, and has aided surgery in the telling of the hidden mysteries. We believe it to be our duty…to so consider it in admitting in evidence a process known and acknowledged as a determinate science.”1 This was only one year after German professor
Abstract “Behind the Tape” Th investigation of homicide usually starts at the point where the body is originally found. This location is referred to as the primary crime scene. The primary crime scene describes the importance of this location and the direct concern of responding police officials to this forensically critical area in death investigations. A homicide crime scene begins at the point where the suspect changed intention into action. It continues through the escape route and includes
Crime investigation has very difficult task for police. Department of police plays an important role for identifying the criminals and their related information. It is observable that there is a so many amount of increases in the crime rate due to the gap between the limited usages of investigation technologies. So, there are various new opportunities for the developing a new methodologies and techniques in this field for crime investigation. Using the methods like image processing, based on data
actor and American football star O.J. Simpson was sentenced on two murder counts after the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend named Ronald Goldman. “The O.J. Simpson trial is considered as the most controversial trial in American criminal history” (Texas Highway Patrol Association Magazine, 2001). Murders of the