2. AGENDA
• Review the criminal justice system’s
response to public perception
• Discuss whether the criminal justice
system discriminates
• A contemporary issue or event
related to each of the two topics to
support your arguments
11. REFERENCES
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Montaldo, C. (n.d.). Brian Nichols: Atlanta Courthouse Killer. Retrieved May 1, 2013, from Crime/Punishment:
http://crime.about.com/od/current/a/brian_nichols.htm
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Notes de l'éditeur
Public perception of criminal justice is a quite controversial. Issues concerning criminal justice are traditionally scoured over by professionals in that field. However, the perception of the public depends heavily upon the media. The media is the primary source from which citizens see the criminal justice system at work. As the main source of information about crime and criminal justice, mass media significantly influences public knowledge, and thus, reception of the reality of crime (Dobryninas, Giedraitis, & Cesniene, 2012).
Over the years, federal and state governments have created task forces that monitor and assess racial and gender equality in the criminal justice system. Many states such as, Arizona, Alaska, and California have several committees that provide reviews (National Center for State Courts, 2012).
Hartford Police Department has developed an idea to hire minorities over the white officers. The department believes that hiring minorities will help not only within the community but also help with the development of a diverse workforce in the department. The community perception while hiring officers of the minority group will significantly drop racial tension within the community and its department. Tangel, W. A. (2013). The Police Chief Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine
Equal rights for hiring. Your age, race and should not determine if you get the job or not. Just because you’re a female doesn’t mean you can not out perform a male. Not all military men and women have fully matured and are squared away. The hiring process should be determined by performance.
Brian Nichols was being escorted into the courtroom, grabbed Deputy Cynthia Hall’s weaponand shot her, then killed a judge, a court stenographer and another deputy, Sgt. Hoyt Teasley in Atlanta on March 11, 2005.In the Nichols case, the difference was stark: the suspect was 33 years old and 6 feet tall; the female sheriff's deputy guarding him was 51 years old and 5-foot-2.Women can be a negative influence in criminal justice and to hire them because they are women could lead to more criminal situations.
April 27, 2013In San Francisco, cellys are as addictive as drugs.When an individual purchases the cellys, they are arrested on the spot. Removing the purchaser is removing the profit of the criminal theft of iPhone. “Officers in plain clothes (which presumably means plaid shirts and 7 For Mankind jeans) are wandering around areas known to be popular for stolen goods purchases. These officers are offering iPhones that they openly declare are stolen(Matyszczyk, 2013).”Grown men wearing skinny jeans is a minority that is fighting crime in the San Francisco area.