Criminal Justice: the Right Job for You
Unit 7: Criminal Justice: The Right Job for You
I am going to be talking about 3 key social issues contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners and providing examples for each issue.
I will also be explaining the role of the criminal justice professional in serving individual and societal needs.
Lastly I will explain how key social issues impact the role of the criminal justice professional and provide 2-3 examples to support my position.
One key social issue contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners is prison crowding.
Prison overcrowding is one of America's most serious criminal justice issues. The problem is because of insufficient jail and prison space, for which the solution is to build more jail and prison facilities. According to a 2008 study by the Pew Center on the States, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with one in 100 Americans under the supervision of the criminal justice system. Mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes are a key factor in the high rate of incarceration.
Another key issue contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners is immigration.
Immigration raises three significant, controversial issues in criminal justice. The first is the time and resources necessary to deport immigrants, whether they are documented or undocumented, and who have been convicted of crimes. The second is whether and to what extent local law enforcement resources should be used locating and removing undocumented immigrants. The third issue is the extent to which law enforcement emphasis should be on persons who transport and employ undocumented immigrants, rather than on the immigrants themselves.
A major issue contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners is poverty.
The severity of poverty often goes hand in hand with the amount of crimes committed. Money is often reinvested from the open market to the black market to bring about high yet risky return in
I am going to be talking about 3 key social issues contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners and providing examples for each issue.
I will also be explaining the role of the criminal justice professional in serving individual and societal needs.
Lastly I will explain how key social issues impact the role of the criminal justice professional and provide 2-3 examples to support my position.
One key social issue contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners is prison crowding.
Prison overcrowding is one of America's most serious criminal justice issues. The problem is because of insufficient jail and prison space, for which the solution is to build more jail and prison facilities. According to a 2008 study by the Pew Center on the States, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with one in 100 Americans under the supervision of the criminal justice system. Mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes are a key factor in the high rate of incarceration.
Another key issue contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners is immigration.
Immigration raises three significant, controversial issues in criminal justice. The first is the time and resources necessary to deport immigrants, whether they are documented or undocumented, and who have been convicted of crimes. The second is whether and to what extent local law enforcement resources should be used locating and removing undocumented immigrants. The third issue is the extent to which law enforcement emphasis should be on persons who transport and employ undocumented immigrants, rather than on the immigrants themselves.
A major issue contributing to the need for criminal justice practitioners is poverty.
The severity of poverty often goes hand in hand with the amount of crimes committed. Money is often reinvested from the open market to the black market to bring about high yet risky return in