criminal justice system today
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The following is a snapshot of certain facts about the Criminal Justice System. The slides provide some key areas where improvement is necessary for the development of a more just society.TRANSCRIPT
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Criminal Justice SystemTRENDS AND ANALYSIS REPORT
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Police Misconduct Trends (Jan-Dec 2010)
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Police Corruption
Statistical layouts show an upward trend Excessive Force - Most problematic
Controversial Cases
Excessive Use of Force
Rodney King beating (1991)
Abner Louima beating (1997)
Police Homicide
Amadou Diallo (2000)
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Police Corruption (Jan – Dec 2010)
Police Misconduct
4,861 reported cases
6,826 alleged victims
247 fatalities
$346,512,800 (monetary loss)
Civil judgments
Settlements
Court costs
attorney fees
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Total Prison Population
The United States have more people in prison than entire world.
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US Federal Prison Population
• Ramzi Yousef is serving a life sentence for masterminding the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center.
• Bernie Madoff is serving over a years in prison for his involvement in the world’s worst financial scheme in US History
• Ted Kaczysnki, better known as the Unabomber, is serving a life sentence for a mail bombing spree that lasted more than 20 years.
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Police Misconduct
The majority of the cases involving police corruption are concentrated in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Michigan
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Prison Population
Perception of injustice in the US Criminal Justice System
Racial Disparities
Income Inequality
Constitutional & Civil Rights Violations
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Judicial Decisions and the Abuse Power
3,278 are serving life imprisonment without parole for petty crimes.
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Map of prisoners serving a life sentence
• Attempting to cash a stolen check
• A junk-dealer’s possession of stolen junk metal
• Possession of stolen wrenches
• Shoplifting two jerseys from an athletic store
• Taking a television, circular saw, and a power converter from a vacant house