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Crimonology
Criminal Justice System Components Analysis
Research the questions below for each of the three criminal justice system components: police, criminal courts, and correctional agencies. Prepare a table or chart that compares and contrasts the information you gather on the components. For example:
Criminal Justice Components
Police
Criminal Courts
Correctional Agencies
management structure bureaucratic structure with hierarchy of authority and strict regulations
A collection of federal, state, and local public agencies that deal with. They are interdependent
Traditional organizational structures. The chief executive officer is at the top, with other functions dispersed at various layers down through the pyramid
The differences between the organizations in this component as compared to the other two?
The purpose of the police is to maintain order, enforce the criminal law, and provide services.
Courts are the place where defendants / the accused / plaintiffs come to have their please adjudged by judge and jury.
Their purpose is to punish, to rehabilitate, and to ensure public safety.
The roles, functions, and practices of the different personnel within the component?
Police work with prosecutors in criminal investigations, gathering evidence necessary to obtain convictions in the courts.
The agents in the courts are the prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges.
The purposes of the courts are to seek justice and to discover the truth...
Functions of this system include probation, parole, jail, prison, and other sanctions, such as electronic monitoring and house arrest. All is in order to protect public whilst rehabilitating / penalizing offender.
Guidelines that outline their administrative duties?
See NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR POLICE MONITORS for instance
See guidelines at the United States Courts
See for instance RULES
OF
THE TENNESSEE CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE
The same rules apply to all correctional agencies rights offered to the personnel in this component
Police have right to investigate at volition. Police have right to attack for self-defense. No derogatory language can be used to police. (Police Officers Bill of Rights)
Criminals have the right of access to the court. They have the right to be notified of charges against them before their disciplinary hearings.
Thy have the right to assistance in presenting a defense
Criminals have the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
They have rights upon their release of punishment. They have pardons and restoration of rights
How the various personnel roles in the component impact the criminal justice system as a whole?
The police maintain order, enforce the criminal law, and provide services.
Courts are the place where defendants / the accused...
Evasion of justice
Attempt to escape. Light to serious harm of wardens and prison / jail (etc.) personnel.
Sources
Cliffs Notes. The Structure of Criminal Justice
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/The-Structure-of-Criminal-Justice.topicArticleId-10065,articleId-9908.html
Cliffs notes. Prisoners rights http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Prisoners-Rights.topicArticleId-10065,articleId-10050.html
PARC. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR POLICE MONITORS http://www.parc.info/client_files/Monitoring%20Guidelines.pdf
RULES OF THE TENNESSEE CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE
http://www.tn.gov/sos/rules/1400/1400-01.pdf
United States Courts. Criminal Cases.
http://www.uscourts.gov/federalcourts/understandingthefederalcourts/howcourtswork/CriminalCases.aspx
Police Officers Bill of Rights
CALIFORNIA CODES GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3300-3311
http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/policeofficersbillofrights.pdf
Waldern, CA & Turner, RJ (1995) Reinventing Corrections Through Project Management
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice August 1995 vol. 11 no. 3 177-186
Part II -- Management Hierarchy Organizational Chart
Adapted from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/police/poorgcht.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/police/poorgcht.htm&h=602&w=537&sz=29&tbnid=JmsItpgaDCy76M:&tbnh=95&tbnw=85&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpolice%2B%252B%2Borganizational%2Bhierarchy%2B%252B%2Bdiagram%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=police+%2B+organizational+hierarchy+%2B+diagram&docid=mkdAXhZI2TIUYM&sa=X&ei=tZSqT7XnH4Ldgge3-YHnAQ&ved=0CFYQ9QEwAQ&dur=1785
Part III -- Techniques for Influencing Criminal Justice System Change
What problems, constraints, or issues did you notice within the police, criminal courts, and correctional agency components in terms of their current administration practices?
What administrative techniques would you suggest in order to improve upon current practices and positively influence the overall criminal justice system? How could industry personnel implement your suggested changes? Explain.
The one thing that I consistently noticed is the fact that all socio-economic levels are lumped together in terms of evaluating the accused, judging him / her, and disseminating justice.
Looking closely at the many studies conducted over the years, one factor that stands out is the correlation between poverty stricken communities and higher…
Sources
Barbaree, H.E., Marshall, W.L. (2008). An introduction to the juvenile sex offender: Terms, concepts, and definitions (2nd Ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Holmes, S.E, James, R.S & Javad K. (2001). Risk Factors in Childhood that Lead to the Development of Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, .31
Rozalski, M., Deignan, M., & Engel, S. (2008). The world of juvenile justice according to the numbers. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 24,143-147.
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