The constitution clearly spells out the rights of rights of suspects and the consequences of breaking certain laws. ... The crime control perspective uses these rights under the bill of rights in the constitution to ensure that no body is deprived of his or her rights unless it is recommended by law. ... Rights protection can be seen as a form of policing activity that is in line with Rawls' "equal liberties" principle. ... Rawls views social justice to be about assuring the protection of equal access to liberties, rights, and opportunities, as well as taking care of the least a...

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Yet whites and blacks engage in drug offences, possession and sales, at roughly comparable rates (Human Rights Watch 2008).While African Americans comprise 13% of the US population and 14% of monthly drug users they are 37% of the people arrested for drug offences ( Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.) ... (Human Rights Watch 2009). ... Accordingly, a study released recently by the Equal Justice Initiative (June 2010) claims that African Americans are frequently illegally excluded from criminal jury service. ... A poor, uneducated person from a high crime area maybe more easily manipulated a...

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After the attacks took place, many argued that racial profiling would not be an issue because the United States would focus on other issues; however many civil rights based lawsuits that were connected to racial profiling were filed more during this time period. ... Law enforcement agencies have gone through time consuming and expensive litigation over civil rights concerns. ... Racial profiling impacts the integrity of America and its ideals because equal rights do not apply to everyone. ... " President Barack Obama, July 22, 2009 In addition to targeting the African American commu...

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"All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals" and therefore wealth, social status, race and other social differences should have no influence in the process of justice. ... In our adversarial criminal justice system a defendant who is represented in a trial is said to be an equal opponent of the prosecution. ... This doesn't appear to be fair however the two men "shall be equal before the courts and tribunals" no matter how expensive their lawyer and therefore be tried "fairly". ... This evidence is excluded in order to protect the rights of everyday people in the communi...

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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". ... There is a lack of equal ethnicities among judges. ... Fostering the inclusion of people of color in the legal system and taking other steps to promote color-blind justice will help to ensure that equal justice for all is a reality to millions of citizens. ... What happened to the citizen's human rights? ... These facts clearly show that Diallo's human and civil rights were violated that night and that these four white police o...

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Racist interests trying to create causality between the Civil Rights Movement and an increase in crime is yet another early example of the issue of race being inextricably linked to crime and thus the Criminal Justice System. ... African Americans are arrested for drug offenses at rates 2 to 11 times higher than the rate for whites - according to a May 2009 report on disparity in drug arrests by Human Rights Watch. ... Provide Equal Access to Justice Federal and State policies should promote equal access to justice. ... Aggressive enforcement of civil rights laws will also play a key role in ...

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Setting a fixed standard and guideline of punishment aims to convince potential criminals that the crime is not worth the time (general deterrence), to equally and fairly distribute punishment among similar illegal acts (retribution), to help and not just punish the criminals in order to remove further threat to society (rehabilitation), and to detain criminals to eliminate risk of a repeated offence (incapacitation).2 According to UN declaration article 7, the United Nations, all are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are enti...

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However, our criminal justice system holds that everyone be given a fair, equal, and consistent form of resolution to a conflict and to ensure a shared set of values that upholds social order. ... It is my position that Christie's argument has merit and should be used as a tool within the context of our current legal framework by restoring victim's rights and putting more emphasis on humanizing offenders. ... In our current system, victims have very little rights compared to those of the offender. ... Without a formal process in place, those in a position of power and influence may d...

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Everyone is also taught that the criminal justice system was created to ensure rights of both offender and victim and that punishments are to be equal and fair. ... Juvenile offenders need to have proper counsel in order to be advised of their rights, to explain the legal terminology that is used in court proceedings, and to help understand the process of the court proceedings including the various phases of the trial. ...

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It is a very sensitive issue but people must realize that homosexuals only differ in their sexual preference and that it is only fair that they receive equal and fair treatment. ... David Smith, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, which is a gay-rights organization, said, "many police officers do not correctly identify or report hate crimes." ...

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These government institutions are charged by law with dispensing fair, equal justice to all who come before them, maintaining the rule of law in society beset by racial and social injustice and conflict, deterring crime and treating both offenders and victims in a just even handed manner. ... Unfortunately, the ideal conditions of objectivity, fairness, and equal rights under which the nation's courts should operate are rarely achieved. ... Under the protective umbrella of due process are included the rights to be present at trial, to be notified of the charges, to have an opportunity...

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That the Aboriginals offenders/non-offenders should be as equal as everyone else in the country. ... Although it is the responsibility of every individual to make positive choices for their life, regardless of personal circumstances, Restorative Justice Principles are based on the understanding of compassion, that no one is an island, and that everyone is an equal member of society and has an impact to make to the greater good. ...

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The point of whether police are intentionally targeting African Americans because they think they are more likely to engage in criminal activity is being debated by civil rights groups, law enforcement officials, and normal everyday citizens. ... The purpose of this Act would be to enforce the constitutional right to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, while also enforcing equal protection of the 14th Amendment and constitutional right to interstate travel. ...

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Opponents see no moral distinction between the slaughter of 12 million totally innocent men, women and children and the just execution of society's worst human rights violators. ... The $60,000/yr., for those on death row, assumes that such cells will average a cost equal to 80% of the $75,000/yr. for the most expensive maximum-security cells "a very high estimate. ...

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But, because the media tends to portray these offenders generally as minorities, minorities are disproportionately arrested, even though drug use is equal in proportion between races. ... Using fear as a justifier, it opens the door to laws like Stop and Frisk which begin to infringe on the rights of the individual. ... The idea of the study, which tested if creating a personalized avatar affected violent behaviors, showed that an increased amount of sauce equaled an increase in aggression as well. ...

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Research reports are divided on the causes of school violence. Some refer to family situations. They say that when students are likely to live in poverty, witness drug abuse at home, have parents arrested and/or sent to prison, then it is not surprising how many students behave well, rather than some of them are violent. Access to weapons seems a clear cut cause or contributor to school violence. Crimes with guns and knives wouldn't take place without the students having access to those weapons. ...

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On the other hand the view point of balancing prison and jail overcrowding, public policy, the right to fair and equal treatment, and assessing those who can be rehabilitated have the opportunity to additional resources. ... They have been implemented as a response to the frustrations engendered by overwhelmed state courts that struggle to address the problems that are fueling their rising caseloads in an attempt to achieve better outcomes while at the same time protecting individual rights (Berman 2001). ...

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From the late 1980s, research on gender, crime and social issues, has hugely focused on the study of masculinity, and how there has become a correlation between masculinity and violence. Feminists have researched extensively on all types associated with gender, including gay and lesbian, thus acting...

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