Ecology In Criminal Justice

I am currently a sophomore majoring in Criminal Justice. The Criminal Justice system consists of various agencies which seek to achieve similar goals: to achieve control of crime, minimization and prevention of crime, provide justice and protect members of our society. There are various levels of criminal justice systems in the United States, but outside countries as well, including state, federal and local level. For those who pursue a degree in this major or pursue a career in this field must hold certain characteristics that may be seen as vital including but not limited to honesty, judgement, sense of responsibility, analytical and want to serve society. In Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si, he focuses on the idea of “integral ecology”

The context of Laudato Si connects to the criminal justice system with the focused idea of connecting the natural world with justice especially for both the poorest and most vulnerable people. Aside from integral ecology, there are other forms of ecology that play a factor and connect to both Laudato Si and the criminal justice system. Cultural ecology is the study of human adaptions to social and physical environments. Human adaptions reproduce within a given or changing environment. “Culture is more than what we have inherited from the past; it is also and above all, a living dynamic and participatory present reality which cannot be excluded as we rethink the relationship between human beings and the environment” (Laudato Si, 143). Pope Francis calls in Laudato Si for a “social ecology” that recognizes that the “health of a society’s institutions has consequences for the environment and the quality of human life” (Laudato Si, 142). Social ecology is “necessarily institutional, and

The guerrillas were becoming a serious challenge to handle for the Colombian government due to the “capability to attack and overrun small and medium garrisons; the ability to directly confront and defeat army units in open combat; and the capability to simultaneously mass large units against multiple targets around the country” (Spencer, 1998). “Since mid-1997 the guerrillas, particularly the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), have rapidly advanced from being able to launch successful massed attacks against single isolated posts, to open combat with an army battalion, and now to a coordinated and simultaneous nationwide offensive, massing forces against multiple high profile targets” (Spencer, 1998). Once Andres Pasrtana was elected as president in 1998, he proposed a plan that was intended for large amounts of foreign aid that would be used to fight corruptions, negotiation with guerrilla groups, and crack down the illegal drug trades with aid from the U.S. Instead of focusing on socio-economic issues, they concentrated on military army, resulting in problems for the U.S. Although the U.S. has provided significant amounts of equipment, they have been victims of murders, hostages, and plane crashes. This gives an insight to the outside resources Colombia has needed in attempts to fight against the guerrilla groups, as well the consequences for the