Criminal Justice
Powell, Michael. "Bragging of Safety While Many Live in Fear." New York Times. 22 April, 2014. Retrieved online: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/nyregion/bragging-of-safety-while-many-live-in-fear.html
In this article, Michael Powell claims that in spite of New York City's stellar record of crime reduction there remain "sad and bloody corners" of the city, especially in the outer boroughs. In some areas, and especially in low-income housing projects, crime has actually increased. Another problem that Powell addresses in this article is the issue of stop and frisk as a police tactic. This tactic is abused, and is clearly racist in its application. As a result, the administration of Mayor De Blasio confronts several civil rights lawsuits. Powell touches upon a central issue in criminal justice: the need to balance patrols and prevention with an overbearing police presence. Some residents appreciate the strong police presence because it may make their housing developments safer. Yet others feel like they are living under constant surveillance, all because they are poor and not white. I do not have any answers, but would say that a balance is most certainly necessary. All citizens have a right to police protection, but the police should engage the residents and ensure that their presence is appreciated. Perhaps there are better ways to empower residents or make the police presence less intense.
Zernike, Kate. "Panel Proposes Changes to New Jersey Bail System." New York Times. 20 March, 2014. Retrieved online: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/nyregion/panel-recommends-significant-changes-to-new-jersey-bail-system.html
Goldstein, Joseph. "F.B.I. Audit of Database that Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles." New York Times. 24 Jan, 2014. Retrieved online: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/nyregion/fbi-audit-of-database-that-indexes-dna-finds-errors-in-profiles.html
This article reveals frightening errors in the national DNA database, which has been recently audited. Only a relative handful of errors were found, but still, it only takes one error to alter the course of a person's life. Discovering errors in the processing of DNA evidence has in some cases led to the release of criminals who had been wrongfully accused and wrongfully convicted. While these errors are disturbing, it is important to note that criminal justice professionals are human beings. Errors are inevitable. Yet more should be done…
Criminal Profiling as an Aid for Apprehending Serial Killers Popular media loves to emphasize the role of the criminal profiler in apprehending serial killers. It has been a central them in books, television shows, and movies for the past two decades, and the concept of the feisty criminal profiler interviewing wily and brilliant convicted serial killers in an effort to gain insight into active serial killers has become so iconic that
If human behavior can be loosely predicted, then so too can criminal behavior. 4. Criminal profiling is not one hundred percent accurate or valid. It is an inexact science. Results of profiling are close to chance, which is one reason why the process is criticized and used cautiously. Officers of the law may be misled by an inaccurate or hasty profile, and in some cases might even apprehend innocent persons
(Holmes and Holmes 4)" Like any other processes, systems, and/or methodologies, there are several ones involved also in criminal profiling. The two basic ones are criminal investigative analysis and behavioral evidence analysis. The former "employs the psychological typologies to organize information and construct a profile. The premise holds that elements of the crime scene represent the offender's personality and approach aims to provide the most likely characteristics, both personality and
Criminal Profile Detroit The population of young professionals in Downtown Detroit is increasing by the day and so is the retail of the region. There are many luxury buildings that have been built now. The development schemes towards the side of east river are now covering many luxury condominium progresses. This has resulted in attracting many young citizens to the Downtown of the city along with the renewed New Center and
One significant drawback of criminal profiling is the wide variation of results among profilers. Factors that affect this variation includes the difference in investigative background among profilers, which necessarily influences the profiling being done. The prove inconsistency among profiler results demonstrates a basic lack of validity (Young, 2006, p. 22). Godwin (2002, p. 8) also notes that profiling serial murders generally lack a rigorous examination of existing data and contributing
But 50% the sample were recreational weightlifters who only used the drugs casually. Purpose of use thus affected the frequency of use, and different kinds of illicit drugs were also associated with the different abuser profiles. From a criminal profiler's perspective, this suggests that, when examining who uses a particular performance-enhancing drug, a specific 'type' of athlete or non-athlete might be more likely to be associated with the drug, depending
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