Category: Criminal Justice

  • Black Communities and Criminal Justice

    What is Community? A community comprises people who share common physical or spiritual characteristics that may or may not live on the same territory (Nagle, 2017). Black Community The black race is a community since they share many common features such as physical traits, culture, and history. Many people from Africa were brought to America…

  • The Criminal Justice: Strategies and Approaches

    For over 40 years now, America has been experimenting with expanding and toughening up every aspect of the countries criminal justice system; as a result, the country’s standard response to any crime is incarceration. Currently, there are, at last, real discussions of reform, although little is being done to reduce the incarceration rate in USA…

  • Pretrial Procedures in the Criminal Justice System

    Table of Contents Introduction Initiation of Criminal Proceedings Preliminary Investigation Inquiry Conclusion References Introduction Criminal justice represents the system, which is a set of constituent elements that have specific interconnections and links with the environment (Neubauer & Fradella, 2018). Criminal justice consists of several stages of the criminal process, the first of which is pretrial…

  • Victimization in the Criminal Justice System

    Introduction Victimology is a criminology branch focused on exploring the link between a victim and the offender by examining the causes and the extent of suffering the injured person underwent. In other words, victimology presses on whether the perpetrator was a stranger, an acquaintance, friend, or family member and the reason why a particular individual…

  • Effective Writing and Criminal Justice

    Table of Contents Introduction Effective Writing and Digital Recognition Technologies Plagiarism in Criminal Justice References Introduction It is no secret that effective writing is essential for all professional activity areas, and criminal justice is no exception. Criminal justice professionals apply the full range of their skills, namely “cognitive, physical, social and cultural,” when they write…

  • Criminal Justice: Philosophies of Corrections

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Correctional Education Programs Religious Programs Mental Health Programs Discussion Custody & Care Programs Role of Correctional Facilities Conclusion References Abstract This paper discusses the significance of the Religious, Mental Health, and Educational programs within the penal paradigm (in the US), assessed through the lenses of the Deterrence, Incapacitation, Punishment/Retribution, Restorative…

  • Criminal Justice Process: Felony Criminal Charge

    Abstract Criminal justice process is an important judicial process that involves arrest, trial and sentencing of criminal offenders in the society. In the event a criminal offence is of high magnitude and seriously affecting the lives of the community, it amounts to felony. Normally, the judicial process begins with arrest of a person suspected of…

  • False Confession in the Criminal Justice System

    Table of Contents Introduction Essence of False Confession Causes and Consequences Protection Against False Confession Conclusion References Introduction There are many important concepts in today’s criminal system. A false confession is one of the terms that are frequently used by modern criminologists. Media says that despite the intentions of the system to protect the population…

  • Police Discretion: Criminal Justice

    While in the academy and for their period of training, police are particularly skilled on how to handle various situations that they will come across. A dilemma arises when they get in the field and stumble upon problems which they did not receive training for. Instances of new laws being constantly constituted and cases of…

  • The US Criminal Justice System: Industry Standards

    Table of Contents Introduction Industry Standards Framework from Industry Standards Data Collection, Assessment, and Interpretation Policy Improvement Policy Evolution through Continued Assessment Conclusion References Introduction The criminal justice system of the United States of America has the highest number of incarcerated people in the world. A 2018 Bureau of Justice Statistics report shows that more…