Restorative justice today recognizes the act of crime as being directed against individual people. ... Developing a restitution plan, allowing the offender to hear the total impact the act had upon the victim, and sometimes the community, allows the healing process to begin (Umbreit 1996). ... Respondents indicated greater concern for restitution and prevention and prevention strategies that address underlying issues of social injustice than for costly retribution. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Discretion being defined as the ability or power to decide responsibly or the freedom to act or judge on ones own, in this instance still according to the law and regardless of ones own prejudices. ... Discretion is used at the individual level such as patrolling strategies, decisions to arrest, stop and frisk, write a report, and also the administrative or departmental level such as manpower levels, allocation of personnel and resources, policies, and training. ... Policies limit their discretion and give the police guidelines to act upon. ... Also from experience it seems that less experi...

• Word Count: 2138
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Even though the FBI has numerous acts that enable them to spy on our daily lives, they still are pressing for even more power under the Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement Act by trying to access control of all major corporations online. ... Criminal activity may be spotted but only insignificant criminal activity that can be discoverable through other law enforcement tactics or strategy's not involving privacy invaded. ...

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Stage one consists of recruitment strategies and outreach intiatives (Policing...). ... Daily Tasks, Stresses and Rewards There are four key areas of responsibility described by the Police services act for a police constable: 'preserving the peace; preventing crimes and providing assistance to others in their prevention; assisting victims of crime; apprehending and charging offenders and executing warrants' (Policing...). ...

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The newspaper, underneath the Illinois freedom of information Act, sought copies of the police force information concerning the incident (Stefoff, 2010). ... In the case study of the murder of David Koschman, there was the evaluation of the criminal act and the specifics of the crime scene revealed. ...

• Word Count: 2254
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The social conditions in which minorities endure are tough which makes them act a certain way. ... There should be a focus on balancing law enforcement strategies and demand reduction approaches emphasizing prevention and treatment. 2. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

What Cops See and Know Criminal investigators have numerous responsibilities when conducting investigations such as following certain procedures and overcoming obstacles to obtain crucial evidence. Jackall describes how officers are required to write a report and research a case. However, Jac...

• Word Count: 3727
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ever since the Congress of the United States passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the United States has achieved a significant progress on the subject of establishing equal treatment for all citizens under the law.3 Many laws and theories aim for fair and equal rights among people despite their race, gender or age and discrimination has been seemingly disappeared from society. ...

• Word Count: 2471
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate