The study of criminal justice and criminology has seen considerable growth over the years, partially due to the prominence and growing enrollment of both undergraduate and graduate criminology and criminal justice departments in the US and internationally. This criminological rise has been followed by an evolutionary paradigm change in meaning, methodology and pragmatics.
While long known as a leading sociological field, criminology has become a separate discipline, one that continues to develop and clearly stays here. Today, criminology remains theoretical but is much more oriented and thus connected to academic and practitioner perceptions regarding crime and associated professional services. Current criminal studies are also becoming more and more interdisciplinary and also involve a large number of research subjects on causes, consequences and responses to crime.
When it comes to the justice system, there are some key differences between the juvenile and adult systems. For one, juveniles are typically tried in separate courtrooms from adults. This is because the juvenile justice system focuses on rehabilitation rather than punishment. One of the biggest differences between the two systems is that juveniles can … Read more
Crime is a major problem in our society. It affects everyone, whether we are victims, offenders, or simply witnesses. The criminal justice system is designed to respond to crime, but it can be difficult to understand how well it is working. Victims and Crime Evaluation can help us to understand the impact of crime on … Read more
According to the Oxford Dictionary, solitary confinement is defined as “the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as punishment,” Not only does the United States imprison more citizens than any other country in the world, but the US correctional system places the largest amount of prisoners in solitary confinement (Cloud, Browne, Drucker, & … Read more
Imagine living in a world filled with superheroes from all different comic strips including Superman, Batman, and Daredevil. All these superheroes try to save the world in their own way. With superheroes, the world would probably be better because they can influence others to change their behaviors. However, superheroes may also need to take action … Read more
Robert Peel once said, “The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence”. This means that everyone is responsible for the … Read more
Phase One: Describe a Practice Problem A Description of the Practice Need Schools and Prisons in America are two of the highest populated institutions in America, those two facets originated the School to Prison pipeline. The School to Prison pipeline mainly impacts marginalized youth in oppressed neighborhoods. With the development of new policies and practices … Read more
“Stress is simply a fact of nature — forces from the inside or outside world affecting the individual. ” (Stoppler, MD, p 1) Today’s officers face many obstacles on and off the job. Stress is generally one of the first of many challenges thought of that an officer faces on a daily basis. When one … Read more
“When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them, and it was clear who them was. Today, we are not sure who they are, but we know they’re there” (George W. Bush). The words of the former President Bush clearly highlight the … Read more
Throughout the course of criminological study, scholars have relied heavily on three different theoretical perspectives, with each perspective budding its own attitude in understanding crime, thus leading to the development of distinctive approaches to preventing and limiting both crime and deviance. Working in harmony with the three different criminological perspectives, scholars and philosophers alike have … Read more
We hear the question all of the time, “is the overstepping its legislative power of morality? ” So, I will ask you, is our government overstepping, is it not stringent enough, or do you even care whether the government is legislating morality? Firstly, what do I mean by our government legislating morality? Think of it … Read more
The criminal justice system in England and Wales is formulated on the basis of some basic aims and targets. The main target of this system is to reduce the prevalence of crime and ensure the speedy trial of the culprits. The main steps involved in the criminal justice system include the policing, court trial and … Read more
In article 31 of the Refugee Convention, Asylum Seekers are stated to have a right to enter a country in seek of Asylum. Approximately 35-50 people are granted refugee status in Australia, all of which are from offshore detention centres. These are Australia’s offshore detention centres. The first is a well-known centre of Australia, Christmas … Read more
Introduction Stern’s (2006) book, “Creating Criminals: Prisons and People in a Market Society”, gives us the black and white truth about important topics that are not usually talked about in the media, nor acknowledged by most in American society. The author explains that she is in no way defending criminals with her literature, rather researching … Read more
Corruption can be defined as misuse of power and authority in order to get personal favors and benefits. In the United States prisons, corruption cases rages from those involving criminal investigating departments giving faulty forensic evidence which favor the prosecutor, jailing of poor in favor of the rich, illegal jailing of kids in adult collection … Read more
I personally disagree that young teens should be sentenced life in prison without parole, because their teenage brains haven’t reach the maturity level like adults. They will not have the help they need to become a changed man behind bars. No whatsoever education will be provided for them once their incarcerated. Majority of the Juveniles … Read more
The career criminal, or, more pointedly, those individuals who participate in criminal acts on a regular basis for both a central and constant source of income has, generally, a specific set of identifying factors which, while conclusive in laymen’s terms, fail to meet the criteria necessary for scientific inquiry. While definitions exist as to what … Read more
The term “laws of war” refers to the rules governing the actual conduct of armed conflict. This idea that there actually exists rules that govern war is a difficult concept to understand. The simple act of war in and of itself seems to be in violation of an almost universal law prohibiting one human being … Read more
Earlier this year the Supreme Court of the United States handed down arguably one their most important, yet controversial decisions regarding Juvenile law. In the case Roper v Simmons (2005), a narrow 5-4 decision, overturned the United States practice of allowing capital punishment for Juvenile offenders. Mitigating factors must be considered when examining the decision … Read more
In the texts, of To kill a mockingbird, The Hurricane and Hairspray, the themes of race, injustice/justice and friendship are shown. Tales of conviction of blacks or any race of that kind are seen throughout life. With strong friendship embraced when supporting convicted innocent people. It makes you wonder, if all these characters have been … Read more