Missing persons cases raise fundamental questions about justice, human rights, and moral obligations. Missing persons cases are not merely statistical figures or legal dilemmas; they represent profound human tragedies that test the integrity of justice systems and societal norms.The equitable handling of these cases, ensuring unbiased attention regardless of circumstances, is a topic of continuous discourse and scrutiny. The primary concern of this discussion is whether or not cases involving missing persons are treated equitably. In these situations, equitable treatment includes not only the allocation of resources but also the upholding of moral and legal requirements as well as respect for moral standards. The primary argument supporting …show more content…
The concept of " treatment" denotes treating all individuals equally and without bias regardless of their background, gender, race or any other distinguishing factor. This principle underpins every aspect of law enforcement, from investigation to prosecution and sentencing. Fair treatment of law enforcement enhances the credibility and responsibility of the criminal justice system. When people perceive that they are being treated fairly by authorities, they are more likely to cooperate and abide by the laws. Conversely, biased or unjust practices erode trust in law enforcement and lead certain communities to feel marginalized, resentful and alienated. This undermines the effectiveness of law enforcement efforts as it can hinder collaborative investigative efforts that are essential for achieving justice. Given that missing persons cases involve individuals with far reaching impacts on their families and communities, it is imperative for law enforcement agencies to handle these cases with fairness. Investigating persons with empathy, compassion and a commitment to upholding justice in each instance is vital for building trust, with affected communities. When it comes to dealing with cases of missing individuals, it's important to conduct unbiased investigations regardless of the background or demographics of the missing person or their family. Equitable treatment in situations also involves providing …show more content…
Prioritization based on factors like the likelihood of play or the urgency of the situation might be required because of resource and personnel constraints. This prompts us to consider the challenges associated with ensuring fairness for all. In reality, distributing resources in a manner that guarantees treatment in missing persons cases poses significant hurdles. Law enforcement agencies frequently face the challenge of managing resources such as finances, personnel, and time. When the number of missing individuals exceeds resources, difficult decisions about priorities must be made. A 2021 article by Mark Greenhalgh and Dr. Karen Shalev Greene highlights the complexities involved in allocating resources for missing persons cases. The authors argue that cases should be prioritized based on factors such as age of the missing person, likelihood of play or presence of high risk characteristics to enhance investigation effectiveness and improve chances of a successful resolution. They acknowledge, however, that this approach could inadvertently result in varying treatment, across
Criminal justice is the system of practices of governments used to uphold familiar control, restraint and extenuating crime, or penalizing those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. There are three components to the criminal justice system which are police, courts and corrections. The criminal justice system can be overwhelming, intimidating, and perplexing for anyone who does not work with it every day. First, and most apparently, the imprisonment of criminals removes
database: Crime control and Due process The way to prevent and suppress is crucial. State should be concerned how to prevent the murder case occurring. The police officer will have a time to concentrate more if the case is less. However, current statistics show the opposite way while the number of police officer still be the same but the trend of the murder case rises rapidly. Therefore, to protect the error of due process, according to Brian Forst refers “Due process errors associated with the absence
respective information in computer. (ii) A database of DNA profiles also serves purposes of criminal investigation. (iii) It is forbidden to use the analysis and treatment of any type of information obtained from analysing samples for different purposes of under section 4. The reason and purpose of this law include the Civil and Criminal identification case together because this law wants to reduce pressure
people and the world they live in. Throughout history, instead of using factual representation of people going through the criminal justice system and its reform, mass
used to determine criminal charges and to further an investigation (Viridis). There are various types of police reports that all serve different purposes. I have chosen two different types of police reports to evaluate in this essay. One is a missing person report that I have created to go into the alternate reality game being created for the freshmen English students. The other is a theft report. According to Deputy John Smith at the Mayberry County Sheriff’s Office, a missing person report is used
Most of my childhood memories consisted of dreaming to become a police officer. The idea of keeping a community safe from criminals, shows that you want to be a hero to your community. This heroic quality, however, is not easy as it takes great precautions and procedures that must be followed in order to serve the public. Being a part of the Law Enforcement is a complex process, which consists of applying to an agency, police academy, and job positions. Applying to be a police officer requires an
2012, 1 in 7 arrests for aggravated assault, and 1 in 4 arrests for robbery. Do you feel like all of these juveniles deserve punishment for their actions? Or treatment and a second chance to life to turn things around. In our society the criminal justice system is expected to handle the individual that committed a crime by either punishing them or rehabilitating them. Punishment is the authoritative imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, in response to a particular
Advances in Science and Genetic Research have significantly impacted the criminal justice system. With the development of programs aimed at utilizing biological or genetic samples collected from potential suspects of a crime, investigators are able to compare the samples against samples collected from the crime scene. One of the most widely-known programs, the Combined Deoxyribonucleic Acid Index System (CODIS), was developed as a law enforcement resource to compare new samples of Deoxyribonucleic
reports of nearly 1200 missing and murdered Native American women from over the past 30 years have garnered attention from the media, resulting in a national cry for justice by the Indigenous population, but none from the rest of the country. This is in part due to the lack of awareness from the Canadian public concerning Native American issues and from the considerable lack of general media attention they get compared to non-Indigenous people with missing and murder cases. The marginalization of
democracy, criminal justice needs to be at such a standard where the citizens of Mexico can feel like the system will protect and keep them safe. So far they have not, according to the article entitled Criminal Justice in Mexico Trial and Errors a print edition entails a case of José Antonio Zúñiga a street vendor who was wrongfully committed for a crime he did not commit due to a statement of a ‘witness” who accused of Zuniga of being at the scene in his third statement to the police. This case introduced
changed it in any way. When most people are endangering them only see the danger, not the person that is causing the danger or harm to them. The mind tries to focus on getting a solution to get out of the danger without death survival instinct kicks in fight or flight. The mind process and vision in many ways and fills in what it cannot see. In a bad situation
This episode of The First 48 documents a case in Atlanta, Georgia where two innocent, young women were brutally murdered by Ardentric Johnson, a 36 year old drug addict whom was living in the abandoned house on Madrona Street where he committed these savage murders. Ardentric Johnson had previous convictions for carrying a concealed weapon, theft, false imprisonment, and battery. In Criminal Justice and English there are concepts like Rehabilitation,Evidence, Pathos, and Logos that help solve bloody
two types of symptoms of schizophrenia, positive and negative. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia is where something is added to the way a person normally thinks and behaves, the symptom is accompanied with delusions, hallucinations, catatonic behavior and disorganized speech. The opposite is said to a negative symptom of schizophrenia where something is missing in the way someone normally thinks and behaves and is accompanied with disruptive and disorganized thought, which does not make sense to others
has been missing. Casey did call the police, however, to tell them that the babysitter had kidnapped Caylee. July 16, 2008, Casey was arrested for child neglect and false information. It would be hard to indicate that a person was guilty if there was no body found to prove that. On December 11, 2008 the remains of a little girl were found and sure enough it was the body parts of Caylee Anthony. The evidence and surroundings of her death pointed at her mother, however, at the end of the case she was
Is our justice system fair to all? Although the answer to this question is an opinion, there are pieces of evidence and commentary to defend this argument. The process of the legal system itself is all an opinion because in the end, the only person whose judgments matter is the judge himself. Over time, the wrong people have been arrested for the wrong things. Living in the United States, a country where crimes are committed constantly; we count on this system to make the right decisions. It is important