I first became involved with gangs at the age of 15, and by the time I was 19, I had served time in Los Angeles County juvenile halls, as well as probation camps, county jail, and state prison. Growing up in a predominantly Latino neighborhood and dysfunctional household in Covina, CA has shaped my worldview.. Having a stay-at-home mother who was overstressed due to my, at times, abusive father who often came home frustrated from working overtime in a factory job, led me to hang out on the streets. Many of my friends had similar experiences, and as we got older, most of us got involved with the local gang in our community, thus, creating a revolving door for us to enter, exit, and then re-enter the criminal justice system.
During my prison
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These experiences have both shaped my perception of many social issues related to low and working class individuals, and have given me purpose and drive to stay committed to my public service goals. Experiencing social problems and overcoming obstacles firsthand has given me a unique perspective that will help me contribute to developing solutions. Furthermore, I am now more motivated than ever to change and create policies that will reduce institutional barriers and change structures specifically within the criminal justice system and improve access to resources for disadvantaged populations. My unique perspective and passion. This passion that stems from my experiences and unique perspective is what I will bring to the JSI and enable my fellow participants to understand my commitment to public service, cross cultural, and social
agreed that our criminal justice system is deeply flawed, unsustainable and inefficient and needs to be reformed. Our criminal justice system was “created to keep communities safe, to respect and restore victims and to return offenders who leave prison to be self-sufficient and law-abiding” (DeRoche, 2012). However, it is not only the offenders but the criminal justice system itself. There are five major problems within our criminal justice system. The first and biggest problem is our overpopulated
The criminal justice system is flawed. A single focus may not solve the problem. Now, one will make the argument for police brutality, racial injustice, recidivism, labeling, and so forth. The wider justice system has a more pressing issue, which is ideology. The idea of the criminal justice system, based on its premise, is that individuals need rehabilitation. The idea of rehabilitation is that one will take the punishment and come out of the justice system ready to be a contributing member of society
their respective problems, it recognizes that many criminal justice problems are universal and require a coordinated and collaborative response to the most pressing issues facing our justice system today. Collaborative justice corporations—and the ability to share information, develop common goals, and create compatible internal policies to support those goals—have significant potential to positively impact crime, increase public confidence, and reduce costs throughout the justice system. Court community
matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” -Albert Einstein When individuals ask what Criminal Justice is most think about police catching bad guys, but it goes much deeper than that. Criminal Justice is a system of law enforcement that involves many different fields used for criminal punishment. Criminal Justice is made up of Law Enforcement, Court Systems, and Corrections Systems to help stop and
injustice caused by the war on drugs. He proclaims that the war on drugs causes more problems than the effects of using drugs. The war on drugs is racially discriminatory and punishes Africans Americans as well as other minorities more often and severely than whites. When individuals predominantly African Americans get caught with drugs they are often locked up for a significantly longer period. As a criminal justice major, I know that incarcerating drug related offenders is ineffective and can damage
research is inequality and criminal justice. Inequality is widespread in the western society because of the history of slavery and white domination. Criminal justice, on the other hand, aims to resolve equality. However, criminal justice has different several flaws that require analysis and evaluation. Numerous studies show the challenges faced by the minorities during trial. Most of the minorities are convicted of crimes, especially if their opponents are white. This problem is a common scenario in
U.S. Criminal Justice System In order to keep a safe society, it is important to establish a nation with good education to teach people judging from right or wrong , excellent police force to keep our street safe, and most of all, a good criminal justice system to carry out the justice. United States is a place with little crimes, a nation with nice houses, beautiful beaches, and expensive shops without property just like what I seen in the American movies in my opinion before I arrived
within our criminal justice system, I found it very interesting in how the indigenous justice paradigm conflicts with the present day system. In many aspects, there are two dual justice systems in operation here: indigenous paradigm and the criminal justice system. We will examine the two systems differences, as well as, determine if there are any principles of the Native American paradigm that compliments the mainstream correctional initiative. The American criminal justice system was founded
The traditional justice criminal system is empowering the restorative approach Generally, the traditional criminal justice is seen as a harsh approach to punish offenders. Whereas, the underlying assumption of restorative justice is that it is a soft on offenders principle. In order to evaluate these assumptions, the primary objectives of each perspective must be observed. Restorative justice focuses on addressing harms, needs, and obligations of the offenders, victims, and community through a collaborative
There is an important connection between mental health and the criminal justice system. This connection between the two areas relies heavily on how to treat someone who has a mental illness when they become involved with police or anyone in criminal justice. Many times people with mental illnesses are overlooked by the system, and are not given the proper medical care to treat their mental illnesses or disorders. Most criminal justice professionals, or police for example, either do not know how to
to develop and improve, so that we can take a better path in the future. In the field of law, this is especially important. Specifically in the Criminal Justice System, history is a roadmap that is mainly used a way to examine the cause and effect relationship between policies, laws, and society. Criminal law is a complex interaction between criminal procedures and the sanctions that are imposed on individuals for breaking the law. Legislator use a myriad of analysis tools to determine if laws
The Criminal Justice system is suppose to be a process that helps people receive a sentence which is appropriate for their offence, however this is not the cause for youth. Youth require a qualitatively different response that adult offenders (Minaker & Hogeveen 2009), this is specifically seen in the case of special populations such as criminalized girls and aboriginal youth. A first major concern with a special population is girls and their interaction with the criminal justice system. The adult
poor remains the most biased against in the criminal justice scheme (Barak, 2010). Throughout the America, racial minorities were tried in white courtrooms by white juries. Class and race are challenging issues in the court system. Studies show that most victims in the criminal justice system are poor regardless of their race. Regardless of a facing of neutrality, class-based and race-based double standards operate in virtually every criminal justice setting, including jury selection, police
There are many challenges with the criminal justice system that are emerging and starting to be more of a problem in our society today. Here are just two problems that are affecting the criminal justice system and why they need to change for our future. I will first discuss youth in the criminal justice system and then cover the inaccuracy of lie detectors. “If things were different I wouldn’t be here, but I don’t have anybody looking out for me. It’s just me.” Seventeen-year-old Martin (older youth
The outdated nature of the Nigerian criminal justice system has been a topic for deliberation in recent times. Rightly put, there is work to be done by the legislative arm of the Nigerian government as the present procedures for adjudication of laws are old and present a problem to judicial officers as there are loopholes which are frequently exploited, and its archaic nature makes it unfit for use in a modern society. The criminal justice system is defined as the collective institutions through