Essay On Criminal Justice

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In this capstone research paper i will be talking about Criminal Justice. Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. https://www.bing.com/search?q=what+is+criminal+justice&form=EDGTCT&qs=SC&cvid=84f4f0a397c9430e8ab447b16414819e&cc=US&setlang=en-US&PC=DCTS Breakdown of criminal justice degree jobs :

Security Guard
Park naturalist
Private detective or investigator
Probation officer
Correctional officer

Security Guard Job Description. Security guards, also known as security officers, …show more content…

I always thought about going to school for criminology when watching the criminal mind show on tv. Criminologists play an important role in the criminal justice system. They conduct research, teach and work with various law enforcement agencies. They study the social and psychological factors that cause people to commit crimes and research which approaches to rehabilitation work and don't work . https://www.google.com/search?q=why+do+someonoe+chose+to+go+to+school+for+criminal+justice&rlz=1CADEAC_enUS787US787&oq=why+do+someonoe+chose+to+go+to+school+for+criminal+justice&aqs=chrome..69i57.15261j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 What is the study of criminal justice?
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. Criminal justice is also a field of study. …show more content…

Preventing crime is at least as important as punishing offenders. The three kinds of situational crime prevention, like robbing a bank, involve increasing the effort that offenders must spend to commit a crime, increasing the risk of detection and reducing the rewards gained by criminal behaviour, for example by lowering the amount of cash held in a facility.
The key principles that guide the practice of criminal justice in Western nations include that criminal prosecution should remain a last resort, that criminal justice interventions should be the minimal response necessary (i.e. if a warning is sufficient, don’t send the offender to prison), and that the severity of the sentence should increase as the crime becomes more serious.
Of all crimes, only about 10 per cent are reported to the police. Reasons for that include that the crime was not that serious, it is felt that the police can’t do anything about it or that the victim is worried of not being