Criminal Justice Issues

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the dynamics between state and federal policies on crimes and punishments and how it can be illustrated using the crime and corrections statistics of Texas and California. It discusses the nature of the crimes in both states and provides many insights into the differences in their policies. It particularly compares the incidence of violent crimes as well as recidivism between the states.

Table of Contents:
Community Policing
Racial Profiling
Bail Enforcement Issues
Appendices

From the Paper:

"Critics of bounty hunting however raise the relevance of the practice since the Taylor Decision, central to the justification of the practice, was made shortly after the American Civil War. Furthermore, though there is legislation addressing the function and operation of bounty hunting or bails bonding, there are no methodologies to training or standards to evaluate performance. Neither are there existing or sufficient channels in criminal justice organizations to provide guidance or afford official collaboration for their activities (Langworthy & Travis, 2003). Furthermore, critics point out that the exemption from civil liabilities, legitimize violence and violation of rights as well as contradict due process. There have been a number of states that have imposed criteria for those who can pursue careers as bounty hunters but since there is mo limitation to the jurisdiction of bounty hunters, it is enough to procure license in states which have permissive regulations."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Alpert, G.P. and Dunham, R.G. (1997), Policing Urban America, 2nd Ed., Waveland, Prospect Heights, IL
• Alpert, Geoffrey P., Macdonald, John M. And Dunham, Roger G. (2005). Police Suspicion And Discretionary Decision Making During Citizen Stops. Criminology,43(2): 407-434
• American Civil Liberties Union (2005). Racial Profiling: Definition. Retrieved on March 12, 2008, from http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/21741res20051123.html
• Bail Enforcement Jobs (2008) Criminal Justice Online. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from http://www.criminal-justice-online.com/bail-enforcement-jobs.htm
• Banerji, Shilpa (2007). UCLA Expert Challenges The Asian-American "Model Minority" Assumption. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, March 2. Retrieved December 11, 2007, from http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_7071.shtml

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