... the relevant circumstances. As such there are a wide range of sentencing options available. Below is a short synopsis of what the main sentencing options available in this case would entail: Absolute discharge: This is a finding of guilt without punishment. Conditional discharge: This sentence is essentially an official "telling off- and largely a rehabilitative sentence; the implication is that the offender will not be shown ... condition of a further 6 months probation upon release [with a drug treatment order attached]. Sentencing the magistrate commented: "Mr Dilligan, you are a habi...

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... personal integrity and know the risks associated in police work before they confront ethical dilemmas. Concerns about police integrity, corruption and unethical behavior are not new. Ethics is typically taught during the basic academy and at in-service training after appointment. Every criminal justice profession has codes of ethics and statements of values. The Code of Ethics for ... Law Enforcement, written in 1956 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (8), is accepted universally by police departments throughout ... job frustration to spiral into criminal tendencies t...

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... the three men, he was only twenty two-years-old, he was an extremely proud young man. Some of the criminal activity that he had participated in included the following: stolen car, criminal mischief, shoplifting, trespassing, theft, and stolen property. He did not care about what other people thought. He was ... is learned and therefore it is passed on by the criminal exposure that they receive based on the contacts that they known and are mainly involved in criminal behavior. I believe this theory clearly describes and relates more to Mike since he is the youngest of the three of the men...

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... and normative behavior with any particular police department. Finally, there are individual officers ethical standards developed over a lifetime of interaction with family and peers (Finckenauer, 2002). In certain circumstance police officers have a selective disregard for the rule-of-law. This is evidenced by the many cases of police misconduct seen throughout the nation. Officers at ... the police department (Banks, 2009). Conversely, explanations for police misconduct focus on three factors: individual police officer, on the institutional culture of policing, and on society in genera...

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... of twenty-eight, have fluid leadership structure and member participation. They may display common colors, insignia and communication patterns like hand signs, graffiti and codes. They are also less sophisticated in terms of organizational structure, rules of conduct and nature of criminal activities. The police will classify a person to be a gang member into a database if they meet at least two ... of the qualifications that they have determined would be consideration of a person associated with organized crime. They must have been directly or indirectly involved in a gang-motivated cr...

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... to cause physical or psychological harm (School Violence, 2009). Youth Violence typically includes persons between the ages of 10 and 24, although pathways to youth violence can begin in early childhood ("School violence," 2009).Violent behavior includes bullying, fighting (e.g., punching, slapping, kicking), weapon use, electronic aggression and gang violence. There is no single definition ... school often involves the use of weapons. Traditionally, weapons prohibited on school grounds referred to firearms and explosives, but recently, many states have widened these guidelines. For exam...

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... by 1985. According to the Institute of Criminology, Queensland was the first state to abolish capital punishment in Australia, in 1922, followed by New South Wales in 1955, Tasmania in 1968, ACT in 1973, Northern Territory in 1973, Victoria in 1975, South Australia in 1976 and finally Western Australia in 1984. Now the worst punishment impoundable by Australian law is life imprisonment, with no parole. Capital punishment ... from being applied even handedly. Another issue to be taken into consideration is the rehabilitation of criminals. Society desires for its citizens to reintegrate t...

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... These beliefs come primarily from discourse or communication within the group. Along with other elites groups, such as the politicians, educators, and corporate managers, the media has a responsibility in forming and perpetuating these beliefs because they have control over the resources of public discourse (van Dijik 1998). Media discourse is the main source of people's knowledge, attitudes, and ideologies ... as disfranchised free men. Their history of slavery, segregation, and systematic discrimination adds to the difficulty of receiving fair treatment. Furthermore, whereas many other...

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... . There have been several communities that have tried community policing and it has turned out to be very effective and efficient. "One study conducted in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1996, focused on police-community interactions in jurisdictions that have implemented some form of community policing" (Baley). The research shows numerous, positive effects from the community policing. "One striking research ... finding was that as cooperation between police and citizens solving neighborhood problems increased, the residents felt more secure in the neighborhoods" (Brown). Naturally, the membe...

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... a heightened awareness about injustice and inequity during the civil rights movement. Apprehensions concerning the unfair application of the death penalty were addressed in a landmark decision in 1972, Furman vs. Georgia. In this case, the Supreme Court concluded in a five to four decision that capital punishment "as was then administered, was arbitrary and capricious and opened the door to discriminatory practices ... of 7.3 percent of the nation's total population (Texas 4). Therefore, Texas executes a proportionately higher percentage of offenders compared to its population. Because Te...

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... (Ibid).  Rights Of Confrontation and Cross Examination. The juvenile's right to confront and to cross-examine argumentative witnesses was upheld in In re Gault. Most states apply this ruling to only the first phase of the criminal court proceedings, that is, to that part dealing ... jury in juvenile court trials, however. The Supreme Court was careful to note that there "is nothing to prevent court judge in a particular case where he feels the need or when the need is demonstrated, from using an advisory jury- (Basharov, 1974, p. 287). By 1820, the conditional ... release of youthful ...

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... exactly what we will be talking about here. Probation is one of the least restrictive penalties among the alternatives confronting a sentencing judge. Probation is the conditional release of an individual by the court after he has been found guilty of the crime charged. In the case of probation then, the individual has not been sentenced to prison, although he may ... took his case to federal court, challenging the entire case as a violation of the juvenile's constitutional rights to due process. Three years later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gerald's favor in the landmark In Re Gau...

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... that a person's biological figures determined their behavioral status (Williams and Mcshane, 2004). Sutherland felt that sociologist objective was to make generalizations about society not about biological statements (Williams and Mcshane, 2004). His concentration was in criminal behavior, but he deemed that it was vital to understand the correlation between a criminal, and the environment he or she lived ... to reference were the Cultural Transmission theory, Symbolic interactionism theory, and the most important the culture conflict theory (Sutherland, 1924). The Culture Transmission ...

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... cases that have ruled against certain procedure that involve the death penalty. The most interesting of all of these cases was "Furman vs. Georgia in 1972, where the Court's vote was 5 to 4, and the justices offered no majority opinion."(Ivers434) "The justices issued a short per curiam ... trial and sentencing phases of death-eligible crimes into two parts."(Ivers441) He was eventually received the death penalty, which his lawyers believed was in violation of Furman vs. Georgia, which had suspended the death penalty. Seven justices voted to uphold the Georgia, Texas, and Florida laws, ...

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... the lack of research, much of what has been written about female gangs and then reproduced in textbooks has been based on the reports of journalists and social workers and on the statements of male gang members. This paper considers the underlying reasons for female gang embers, examines how ... of female gang members came almost exclusively from male gang members (Short and Strodtbeck, 1965). However, male gang members may be indulging in their own fantasies. In a recent study, male gang members told researchers that group sex was an initiation ritual for female gang members, but female ...

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... violent or sexual offences" (Belmas, Genelle; Overbeck, Wayne, 2013). The dominant, highly visible and popular commonsensical representations of crime, offending and perpetrators that have been illustrated leave in their shadow a number of important and significant criminological and victimological wisdoms and knowledges. These struggle to become known to mass mediated audiences. Whilst crime is generally newsworthy, it is a ... Cohen described a moral panic as: "A condition, episode, person or group of persons emerged to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests; its n...

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... we still do not have a clear understanding for the motives of murder, thus making understanding serial murder that much more difficult. Coming to any definite conclusions or making any definitive statements is not currently possible, the best that experts can do is make broad generalizations and educated guesses. Current literature on the subject comes to a number of fairly educated (and ... , supervision, and medical care. Of the several types of child neglect (physical, educational, emotional and medical) emotional neglect leaves the worst hidden scars (NEC Foundation, 1999). These sca...

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... been granted immunity or less severe punishments for their own crimes in exchange for their testimonies. It is hard to believe how prosecutors can admit evidence from such unreliable sources. In some cases witnesses have later recanted or disavowed their testimonies claiming that they had only made their statements under pressure or coercion from prosecution and law enforcement. These false ... testimonies proved to be the condemning evidence in many cases. Lastly, most of the people charged in capital cases cannot afford defense attorneys. ... The appointed defense counsels in several...

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... is that of the prosecutor. Because prosecutors have such enormous discretion when deciding which charges to file, which penalties to seek, and which cases to prosecute, there are many instances in which a prosecutor's racism can be turned into discrimination against a defendant. Indeed, "statistical studies indicate that prosecutors are more likely to pursue full prosecution, file more severe charges, ... a laudatory attempt to provide enhanced protection to those communities - largely black, according to the court's own statistics - who are ravaged by abuse of this potent drug... [I]f de...

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... unsatisfactory. Discrimination from doctors and medical service providers was also commonly reported. There are also no transgender-specific rape, sexual assault and incest recovery services in Australia. Sexual Violence in Relationships The research literature and statistics suggest that the victims' willingness to report offences to the police depends quite heavily on their knowledge of and relationship ... of courtrooms in certain limited circumstances; • allowing a screen to be placed that obscures the witness's view of the accused person; • allowing the witness to be accompanied...

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... violence becomes. A disturbing percentage of American children perform serious criminal offenses and are becoming a threat to the society. Juveniles are getting involved in the criminal world more and more, consequently forcing the government to take measures to now deal with higher rates of juvenile crime. Proposition 21 ... cases, and many other violent offenses (Wilson 1). There is also a terrifying record Wilson presented which shows that "During 1990's murder was mostly committed in California by a 17-year-old" (Wilson 1). That means the law lost its power and effectiveness as the ti...

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... no morals. "Government is a teacher, for good or for bad, but government should set the example. I do not believe that government engaging in violence or retribution is the right example. You do not solve violence by committing violence- (Bonner & Fessenden, 2000). There should be a strict ... Just because it appears painless it does not mean it is. Lets take for instance electrocution, which as been a common type of execution in the twentieth century. This procedure may inflict unnecessary pain, physical violence, and mutilation. This is also a violation of the Eight Amendment (Willia...

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... that can only be committed by juveniles. Status offenses include running away from home, skipping school, refusing to obey parents, or engaging in certain behaviors such as drinking alcohol while under the age of majority. The Juvenile Court System Reformers concerned about the harsh treatment of children ... that can only be committed by juveniles. Status offenses include running away from home, skipping school, refusing to obey parents, or engaging in certain behaviors such as drinking alcohol while under the age of majority. The Juvenile Court System Reformers concerned about the harsh...

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... Another, less deterministic biological theory of human antisocial behaviour was offered by Eysenck (1977). According to Eysenck" s basic theory of personality, an individual's personality can be quantified in three basic traits; levels of extroversion (E), neuroticism (N) and psychoticism (P). These, he claimed are both inherited and affected by upbringing. As Eysenck and Gudjonsson (1989) stated: ... What is inherited are certain peculiarities of the brain and nervous system that interact with certain environmental factors and thereby increase the likelihood that a person will act in a...

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... property of others and do not care about the laws created to protect society from such activities. Symptoms of conduct disorder usually include: threatening and harmful behavior; destructive behavior resulting in property damage; theft and lying; truancy (Unlawful para 3-4). With the assistance of the Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD), my wife and I searched for our son all night. I had spoken ... up like a hardened criminal. Our community needs to be protected from juveniles with violent histories which should be incarcerated for committing violent crimes ,however most of the children...

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