173 Reflective Journal. Week 1: Aims of the criminal Justice system This week was essentially an introductory topic and provided me with a basic understanding of the aims and operations of the criminal justice system. I learned that there is a number of different steps within the criminal justice system and the involvement of all the parties involved such as police, judge and jury and the defence. According to John Champion the main purpose of the criminal justice system is to process and prosecute individuals who commit crimes against society and to deal out suitable punishments for these individuals. This is a pivotal part in terms of maintain the functioning of society and to ensure that people don’t go around breaking laws wherever and whenever they want.
Week 2 Candice S. Brooks Instructor: Dr. Nwokoji 4007676 American Public University System CMRJ531 June 16, 2013 The profession of criminal profiling/ offender profiling is defined as a series of investigative techniques used to assess the characteristics of an unknown criminal offender (Devery, 2010). Criminal profiling is based upon the premise that a criminal’s personality and mannerisms actually dictate their daily behaviour as well as their criminal actions. After crime scene evidence is evaluated, the criminal profiler pieces together the information that is known from past criminal acts to include personality traits and behaviours of other criminals who have committed similar acts. The profiler can actually construct a profile by using a description of the characteristics in the suspect. These practices often lead to locating suspects, yet they are still often scrutinized in the media and cause a great deal of controversy.
Proposition 2 – Criminal behaviour is learnt through interaction with other people by means of a process of communication. Living conditions does not necessarily mean an individual will commit crime but socialising and interacting with criminal elements may cause criminal behaviour to be acquired. It is the process of communication that is vital in learning criminal behaviour. Example: prisoners exchange information on how to commit the “perfect crime” without being apprehended. Proposition 3 – The learning process takes place mainly within intimate, personal groups Family, friends and peers forms the most important and
Personal Criminological Theory Taniqua S. Shepperson AJS542 Criminological Theory March 31, 2013 Angela Dudley Personal Criminological Theory Introduction Understanding the reasoning’s behind why a person commits a crime, violent or simple, requires an in-depth understanding of both the criminal justice system and theories associated with crime. The criminological theory offers many reasons for criminal behavior. These reasons vary from society to mental issues. These reasons, or theories, offer researched data that assists law makers in defining how crimes are punished and prevented. Some of those theories include: Social learning, rational choice, and labeling theory.
His theory had two basic elements, firstly it pointed out that criminal behaviour is learned by the interaction within intimate personal groups through communication this includes techniques for committing the crimes (Bernard et al., 2010 p.180). Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) contest this statement explaining the average delinquent act may be committed before the interactions with other delinquents as the crime may need no special skills (Smith & Brame 1994). The delinquent behaviour and the pleasure derived from the act may cause the attraction to and joining of a delinquent social group meaning this behaviour is not learned
The functionalist would argue that those who transgress are usually dealt with by the law and that order is restored. The conflict theorist would argue that the law enforcement system perpetuates the inequalities and would give the example of how many white-collar crimes go unpunished. Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_8586125_compare-contrast-functionalist-conflict-theories.html#ixzz2iJlpn5zx Contrast the functionalist and conflict theories of crime. The functionalist would argue that those who transgress are usually dealt with by the law and that order is restored. The conflict theorist would argue that the law enforcement system perpetuates the inequalities and would give the example of how many white-collar crimes go unpunished.
Question 1 1 out of 1 points Entrapment is a Procedural Defense Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Response Feedback: Correct Question 2 0 out of 1 points Differential association views crime as the product of socialization and sees it as being acquired by criminals according to the same principles that guide the learning of law-abiding behavior in conformists. Answer Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: True Response Feedback: Incorrect Question 3 1 out of 1 points Members of the Metropolitan Police were nicked named "snobbies". Answer Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False Response Feedback: Correct Question 4 0 out of 1 points Treason is an example of a inchoate offense. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: False Response Feedback: Incorrect Question 5 1 out of 1 points Computer crimes are sometimes called cybercrimes or information-technology crimes. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Response Feedback: Correct Question 6 1 out of 1 points Albert Cohen coined the term "retreatist" to encompass the rejection of middle-class values by status-seeking lower-class youths who are not permitted access to approved opportunities.
The three requirements for police officers are: 1) search and seizure, 2) arrests, and 3) interrogation (Criminal Justice Today, p. 127-128). Due Process also protects people from his or her rights violated under state laws. Crime Control Models and Due Process Model In the late 60s, Stanford University Professor Herbert Packer introduced the theory of the Criminal Control Model, which states that there should be efficient arrests and conviction of those who break the law (Criminal Justice Today). The concerns of this model seem to view the importance of arrests and convictions, rather than the individual who commits the crime. The CRIMINAL PROCEDURE POLICY
Examining Theory Paper A social learning theory says that all behavior is learned in much the same way and that such learning includes the acquisition of norms, values, and patterns of behaviors conducive to crime, meaning that crime is also learned and that people learn to commit crime from others (Schmalleger, F., 2012). One would think about this theory when he/she thinks about the crimes that a person would commit to get caught and sent to Tent City, Arizona. Social Structure Theory Seigel (2000), “Social structure theories suggest people's places in the socioeconomic structure influence their chances of becoming a criminal”. According to this theory if a person is poor he/she may commit crimes because they feel that there is no
Investigating unsolved inci dents is an important task and still must be done, but criminal investigators should respond system atically to recurring crimes arising from the same problem. In order for criminal investigators to be more efficient and effective, they must gather infor mation about incidents and design an appropriate response based on the nature of the underlying conditions that cause the problem(s). A data-driven analytic approach, led and supported by investiga tors, would best position police