offenses was accompanied by profound racial disparities. Blacks were incarcerated at a grossly disproportionate rate to white Americans and blacks received much harsher and longer sentences‚ 14.5% longer‚ creating racial disparity within the criminal justice system (Alexander‚ 2010; Austin‚ et al.; Georges-Abeyie‚ 2006; González & Chang‚ 2011; Lynch & William‚ 1997; Mauer‚ 2007; Mauer & King‚ 2007; Spohn‚ 2000 (Alexander‚ 2010‚ Associated Press‚ 2007‚ Mauer M. 2009; Mauer M.‚ 2008; Spohn‚ 2000)
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IT308/IT315/IT331 Capstone Project The capstone project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate that they have achieved the goals for learning established by their educational institution and major department. The project is designed to assess cognitive‚ affective and psychomotor learning and to do so in a student-centered and student-directed manner which requires the command‚ analysis and synthesis of knowledge and skills. The capstone project integrates learning from the courses in the
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CAPSTONE CASE – FALL 2013‚ BUS 154 SELECTION DECISION MAKING TANGLEWOOD Case Objectives While there are numerous staffing decisions that involve investigating the outcomes for large groups of employees‚ the many of the most important decisions involve only one position and a small number of applicants. The current case examines just such a case for a particularly important location for Tanglewood. You will read through a series of resumes‚ look over reports made during interviews‚
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CASE STUDY – Page 1 of 2 KERN COUNTY’S VIRTUAL JAIL SUMMARY When California’s Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 became law last year‚ Kern County‚ CA‚ was faced with a significant increase in the number of offenders to be supervised by the Sheriff’s Office or housed in one of its four existing jails. At full implementation of the Act‚ projections were over 2‚000 additional offenders. They built a “Virtual Jail” system around the idea of reliable‚ innovative electronic monitoring technology
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Criminal Justice System Assessment Paper Viridiana Salas University of Phoenix CJA 483 Futures of Criminal Justice July 2‚ 2012 Hollis Severns Police officers risk their lives every day for the safety of their communities. Justice is what creates our criminal justice system to help combat crime. The definition of justice may have a lot to do with police operations‚ yet both have their own meanings and ways to come about. Police operations carry on many components such as‚ enforcing equal
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Capstone Project: BUS485 The structure of this assignment is comprehensive and integrative. It requires synthesis and evaluation of information‚ skills and knowledge developed throughout the BS program at KBCOB. This 8 week assignment (introduced the 1st week of the class) will serve as a culminating project. Each week‚ the student will have a specific portion to submit (hereunder) as described in the modules. Prepare each assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide
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Research Methodology: THE CRIMINAL PRACTICE & JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA THE CRIMINAL PRACTICE & JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA CONTENTS Introduction and organisational context The Department The history of Bombay High Court The History of Supreme court New Delhi The Department’s of Indin Criminal law 3.1. The Indian Penal Code 3.2. The Code of Criminal Procedure(CrPC) in India. 3.3. The Indian Evidence Act. The debate issues in bombay high court - case laws Aim‚ objectives and outputs
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Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper The Justice System sentencing of racial disparity will be discussing thought out this paper. Also discuss some reason racial disparity exists and case studies. There some diversity of people‚ offenders‚ and leader in the court system as of today. Race continues to play a role in the criminal justice system went it come to the sentencing process. Racial has changed some over the years
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1-21-14 Major Crimes & their elements- I would attempt to charge Mr. Banks with 2nd degree assault. I would also charge Sheriff Shoar with official misconduct. 2nd Degree Assault (RCW 9A.36.021) I. Intent A. Recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm B. To commit a felony C. Knowingly inflicts bodily harm which by design causes such pain II. Sexual motivation Official Misconduct (9A.80.010) I. Intent A. Obtain benefit or privilege of another person B. Commits an unauthorized
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race‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ gender‚ ETC. One of the most prominent however‚ is socioeconomic status. The rich will always have an advantage in the justice system in comparison to people with low socioeconomic status. This is mostly due to three key factors; corrections‚ courts‚ and poor defense attorneys. The United States government needs to reform the criminal justice system in order to ensure that every case is equal to one another. First off‚ the corrections system is completely unfair to those who can
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