Ethics In The Criminal Justice System

Social structure and social factors are a huge component in the creation of criminogenic environments. Using a structural approach in explaining the creation of criminogenic environments “helps us understand why poor urban areas have higher street crime rates than wealthy suburbs” (page 128). There are many different theories and ideas that can help us explain this structural approach and what roles they have in creating a criminogenic society. Durkheim’s theories are extremely known in today’s society. His theories on socialization and social ties help us to explain how the structure of society can contribute to the crime in those areas. If an individual is socialized within crime or has social ties with criminal perpetrators, that individual

Gun violence among youths residing on the South side of Chicago is the number one problem facing the city of Chicago. Each year more than 500 people are killed as a result of gun violence among Chicago youths. This problem has caused financial constraints on the city. Chicago city had to spend huge amount of money hiring more police to patrol the affected neighborhood. Many profitable businesses had been forced to close down due to gun violence among youths. The price of real estate has decrease in some of the neighborhood due to gun violence. Some of the factors that have been identified as causative or risk factors include single parenting, gang membership, high school dropout, unemployment among youth, peer pressure, poverty, impact of

When the 18th Amendment was passed the U.S. thought that crime would decrease. The U.S. was wrong, it actually caused more crime. In the political cartoon, “ prohibition is on the sides of Gangsters, Racketeers, Bootleggers, and Dope sellers”(Doc A). Criminals became rich because of the 18th amendment . Crime increased because criminals started to kill each other for territories, where they sell their alcoholic beverages. According to the graph, “the homicide rate during prohibition was greater than the homicide rate before prohibition” (Doc B). Since alcohol was banned, crime rates went up because of all criminals wanting to make money off the illegal alcohol. Also, selling the alcohol became a problem. Other gangs that sold their alcohol in unfamiliar territory would get killed by rival gangs. In conclusion, crime has really gone up. Crime was at its peak because of the passing of the 18th amendment. Al Capone played a big role when it came to

Herbert Packer believed in a two-model form within the criminal justice system: crime control and due process. With the 1996 film, A Time to Kill, most of society watched this eye-opening and astonishing film and saw nothing but the conflict between races. As individuals studying for the future of criminal justice, it is imperative that we are able to analyze cases in movies and everyday life creating a second nature mindset of the rights and wrongs within cases. Packer explains and introduces to society in his article, Two Models of the Criminal Process, of the idea that crime control and due process are the key elements within the criminal justice system. Furthermore, the film A Time to Kill presents due process but little to no crime control through the court trial

The main parts of a criminal justice system can best be described as a discretionary model, because so many steps are taken from the stages of committing a crime to being prosecuted and  possibly release from correctional institutions in the future.  Each one of these steps have a serious deciding elements in them that play a role in the prosecution of a criminal. As stated in the text book “no two cases are alike, and no two defendants are alike,” (Barkan, 17). Because of the uniqueness of each case and the people involved in it a system must be put in place to insure that at every stage of the criminal justice system there is a set of questions and decisions that are being made effectively and properly. This insures both fairness and structure to what is

ustice, fairness, and decency, abstract concepts that are innate in society and human nature. However, despite their near universal status in humanities mid, they often have different meanings for individuals. Aeschylus uses The Oresteia in order to explore these issues as characters in the play try to determine what it means to be just, what ought a just actor do, and what is the best model for achieving justice. The characters discuss ideas such as vengeance, reciprocity, balance, moderation, and finally the end result of the implied debate leads to a jury system. In this paper I will go over two of the several different interpretations of justice used in the Oresteia and compare and contrast them in order to demonstrate which is the best

In the discussion of moral objectivism and moral relativism, it is important to understand the difference, and the impact that a moral system has on the criminal justice community. The community exists to enforce the laws. Moral judgments are made with votes, and the decisions on how laws are crafted are made by elected officials. For this reason, it makes sense for the criminal justice community to separate themselves professionally from their own moral views.

The first way education is correlated with crime would be through certain economic factors. An article from Lance Lochner (2007) looks at factors that may contribute to a correlation between education and crime. Furthermore, there is literature that links the factors of wages and

In society, there are certain individuals that are more susceptible to be victims of crime than others. There are several different factors that influence this susceptibility, and these factors generally revolve around the individual’s geographic location and their daily activities. Geographic location is a typical factor that comes to mind when discussing crime. It is a common thought by society that there are certain areas that have higher crime rates than others because there are areas of poverty, or it is in a “bad area” location wise. While poverty stricken areas and other areas with high crime rates are a definite influence on individuals who become victims of crime, there are also other factors and theories that help to understand why

Ethical concern. Describe and give examples of the concern. How is it pertinent to the field of criminal justice?

“Growing up I lived in a two family household. My mother was a school teacher and my father was a police officer. I was the middle child of three. I had one older brother and one younger brother. We lived in a suburban neighborhood and went to private school. We lived a typical life. Had dinner together, went on family trips and most importantly my parents were involved in my life. Even with my father being a police officer, I cannot name a time he was not there for me.

For example, one could use statistics to show that the violence in a particular region is higher than the violence in another. This would mean that many different factors would have to be taken into question such as, if the area is rural or metropolitan, if the population of that certain territory was high or low, and also what type of religions are followed by the people who live there. According to the City University of New York in 2013 the number of murders in New York City was 335. In Chicago, 414 murders were committed. Compared to San Diego, California and Austin, Texas (having only 65 murders combined), New York and Chicago have much higher crime rates. Is this because of their population size? Is it because of the types of religions in their particular region? Or is it simply because people are out for

A law enforcement organization is an agency with an ethical system which must display their allegiance and integrity to the public. And the ethical system in policing context refers to the moral values that are generally accepted as professional standards in policing. According to the Encarta electronic dictionary, ethics can be explained as the study of proper standards and how they affect a system of moral values governing the suitable conduct for a person or group. To further understand the concept of ethics, ethics can be divided into two perspectives or theories, commonly known as deontological (non-consequentialism) and teleological (consequentialism). These two perspectives are important for a police officer to carry out their duties

Every day on the news there are all kinds of reports. Crime reports are a major part of today's events. Almost every day there are posts about crimes. The level of crime has risen immensely in every corner of the world. People have tried to understand the causes of crime, but if we look around the world we can see that many of the crimes are caused by people who abuse drugs and alcohol, people who think negatively towards others, and poverty.

Poverty is defined as the state of being unable to fulfill basic needs of human beings. Poverty is the lack of resources leading to physical deprivation. Poor people are unable to fulfill basic survival needs such as food, clothing, shelter. These are the needs of lowest order and assume top priority. Poor people are unknown of their lack of voice, power, and rights, which leads them to exploitation. Poor people being unable to take part in social and cultural norms leads to breakdown of social relation among the people The effects of poverty can be mainly categorized as unemployment, illiteracy, food security, psychological well-being, increased crime rate, child health, homelessness etc.