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likelihood of ... overrepresentation in the criminal justice system" (Smith in Hanson, 2000; p. 77). Hispanics Point. Stud...
are victims of hate crimes. Other special victims may be disabled, gay, HIV-infected, prisoners or students (Wallace, 2007). These...
poverty. There is always a potential bias in any system that has the danger of becoming an inequality. The basis of the law and...
toward determinate sentencing models that go along with a tough on crime stance. Of course, juvenile justice has to some extent b...
The governor wanted to eliminate parole and one conservative legislator was looking for input from people involved in the system (...
stance. After all, the police officers can write tickets for small oversights, but a friendly attitude, without overly strict enfo...
likely to go to a full jury trial * have considerable impact on the public perception (too much?) (Chapter Topics, 2007). An exa...
both royalty, they have both been told by an outside agency to look for a murderer in their midst, and in both cases, the agency t...
of research is that quantitative research designs depend on "quantities," on the use of statistic data that is collected, while qu...
and one flowchart. The logo, shown in Figure 1, is quite striking and pointedly appropriate for juvenile justice. It provides of...
insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In his di...
of the state. With Aristotle, Western concepts of justice began to diverge from this conception of justice, as Aristotle divided j...
as they inevitably have food while others starve. However, the psalmist quickly reassures the reader that this is only an illusion...
a serious drug and mental health problems when they were incarcerated. These juveniles have serious problems with hallucinogens, ...
publications. Statistics, however, are not the most important thing when we are considering how to treat the problem. A prerequi...
addressed. I believe that as a family lawyer, I can help people with mental illness by becoming an advocate for people like my si...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
a DNA test reveals that Mr. Smith, who is later proven innocent of the crime hes being investigated for, is the father of Mrs. Bro...
bias in the system which seeks out blacks and instills upon them harsher sentences is a highly controversial topic. Inter...
there are also some commonalities in the way that the law has been developed and the way it is implemented. In each case the evo...
"who commit nonviolent drug possession offenses or who violate drug-related conditions of probation or parole" to receive treatmen...
A 9 page research paper that discusses what is involved in pursing a degree and career in criminal justice, with a specific focus ...
and arbitrary. His critics notwithstanding, Jefferson set out and ultimately accomplished what no political leader had considered...
so-called cold cases and have been on the books for a year or more (Eisenberg and Planz, 2008). Under current policies, some huma...
volumes about the inherent fortitude that comprises the female spirit. The concept of feminism embodies a number of critical theo...
the persons subjective view of the situation are important (More, Wegener and Vito, 2005, p. 56). This perspective suggests tha...
become even more out of control as there are fewer eyes watching them. A well known study done at Stanford University tested behav...
half were single parents. An example of deductive logic in this study is the selection of the study hypothesis, i.e., the premises...
security surrounding physical evidence is just as important as the security surrounding the criminals themselves from a forensic p...
although blacks make up only 12% of Sacramentos drug users, "52% of those arrested in Sacramento are African-American" (Schiraldi,...