Tiffany Allen CJ 210: Criminal Investigation Professor Cindy Johnson March 3, 2013 In Today’s society there are many specific ethical considerations that need to be addressed when investigating a specific crime. In this report I will talk about Rape and Homicide. Rape is when the victim is forced to have sexual intercourse. A Homicide is a person who kills another human being. Other questions that I will also talk about are how to reduce ethical problems in an investigation, what prosecution problems could arise and what ethical issues are related to the prosecution.
Overall, the debates focuses on whether the change is crucial to protect women and children or are the proposed changes are really just about placating the critics. The objective of this and other similar papers is to present an evaluation of the current system and make recommendations for changes. The common thread among these papers is the focus on children’s exposure to domestic violence and the fact that it is now considered a form of child abuse. The main concern is for the victim’s welfare, especially those of the children, after the courts have passed judgements. The paper also challenges the FCA and the Family Magistrates Court (‘FMA”) to regard and interpret family violence between adults as child abuse.
The Effects of Felony Convictions RaShawnda Anderson Kaplan University The Effects of Felony Convictions The effects of felony convictions are a very hot topic in America. This is because there are many Americans that commit crimes and are punished yet still deal with the effects for years to come. Felons are a part of society and should be treated as such especially if they are reformed. A person can commit a crime that results in a felony and twenty years later still suffer the harsh reality of certain privileges being taken away. Yes, an individual should be punished for their crimes but the effects of a felony conviction should not include or affect that person’s right to vote, finding employment, or the pursuance of a higher education.
With the increasing re-offending rate in recent years, it is a fundamental importance to understand those factors affecting the people to commit sexual crimes and the reasons of the reoffending. The second part is to evaluate the most commonly used sentence which imposed on the sexual offender on the aspect of rehabilitation. In this research, secondary resources and data it mainly used to examine the sentencing system on the sexual offences, some of other countries' work is also cited out as reference for the research. The existing sentencing system is obviously incompleteness that the reoffending rate of sexual crimes is high and devastating. Therefore, recommendations are also made in relation to the factors of this issue.
Domestic Violence Shelters educate in counseling the victims that domestic violence is about power and control. The abuser wants to dominate the victim/survivor and wants all the power in the relationship-and uses violence in order to establish and maintain authority and power. Perpetrators of domestic violence are usually not sick or deranged, but have learned abusive, manipulative techniques and behaviors that allow them to dominate and control others and obtain the responses they desire. Teaching the victim to view the abusers actions such as: An abuser will often restrict a victim's outlets, forbidding the victim to maintain outside employment, friends, and family ties. This has an isolating effect, leaving victims with no support system, and creating dependency.
The complex of psychological adaptations that lead women to do this is known as ‘battered woman’s syndrome’ – and may be used as evidence to assist a defence or self-defence or provocation. The courts are slowly becoming more willing to accept evidence of ‘battered woman’s syndrome’ as a partial (and, in some cases, total) defence for murder, which is evidence of a growing recognition by the law of the effects of domestic violence.The Crimes (Domestic Violence) Amendment Act 1982 (NSW) was passed in order to assert the criminal nature of domestic violence and assault, and because of concerns over the inadequacy of the police and the courts in dealing with it. This Act amended the Crimes Act 1900, and provides protection for children and adults who are abused by a family member. In 1992 the Firearms Act 1989 (NSW) was also amended to address the particular problems associated with domestic violence. Under the Domestic Violence Intervention Education
Tamika Jones Professor Spiropoulos CRJS 475t Correctional Rehabilitation December 19, 2013 Meridians for Incarcerated Women: Facilitator Manual Introduction One of the critical challenges of criminal justice systems is recidivism. This is because high rates of recidivism not only overwhelm the system but also negate the gains made in trying to correct the behavior of incarcerated individuals. In a quest to curb this challenge, most jurisdictions have developed or adopted treatment studies and programs which target the offenders with the aim of successful reducing the rates of recidivism. Most of these programs are premised on the Principles of Effective Intervention (PEI), which are special intervention features incorporated into the programs in order to make them effective. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the Meridians for Incarcerated Women: Facilitator Manual program in a two-part process.
preventative detention and continued detention where sex offenders under the "Serious Sex Offenders Act 2006 (NSW) could be held in custody after their sentence has been served - as well as 2 yrs monitoring of sex offenders under the Sex Offenders Registration Act -then I concluded with young offenders - how whilst the community does push for rehabilitation/welf Here is one of the most difficult places for law enforcement to balance the opposing goals of the "best interests of the community" vs. the "rights and freedoms of the individual." The community wants the police to PREVENT crime -- to stop criminals before they get a chance to do harm -- and not just wait around for a crime to take place and then try to solve it. (Even if they do solve it, it would still be better if it had never happened.) So inner-city cops "stop and frisk" bad-looking kids, suspicious characters, etc. 1) If the search of the suspects reveals nothing (no weapons, drugs, burglary tools, stolen goods, etc.
Criminal law reflects society's ideas of what is acceptable and proper behavior in serious matters. It covers many aspects of relationships in society, how people relate to each other and to property. Any individual who does not live up to these ideals or paradigms on relationships is guilty of a criminal offense. The role and purposes of the criminal justice system are matters of public debate, and public policy in the criminal justice area is constantly undergoing reform in an attempt to reflect modern society's paradigms, paradigm shifts and resulting world view. What makes a crime, criminal?
Introduction Secondary victimisation is where the victims of crime are treated with disrespect and have had their basic human rights ignored. In certain instances, this secondary victimisation can be far more traumatic to the victim than the initial crime. Not only can the secondary victimisation be due to the treatment by criminal justice officials, but also by the victim’s family, friends or community. Secondary victimisation in the court process Secondary victimisation refers to behaviours and attitudes of social service providers that are "victim-blaming" and insensitive, and which traumatise victims of violence who are being served by these agencies. A victim of rape (primary victimisation), for example, may be subjected to victim blaming and ostracism as the result of the attack; those who become disabled (primary victimisation) may be subjected to non-accommodation, medicalization, and segregation; and those who develop mental disorder (primary victimisation) may be subject to institutionalisation, that in each case may be far more victimising to these individuals and limiting of their life opportunity than the primary victimising stigmatic condition itself, and are thus called secondary victimisation.