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The Criminal Justice System Crime trends, Policing, Courtrooms, Trials, Sentencing and Punishment, Corrections and the community.
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Defining The Criminal Justice System. Punishment Rehabilitation Courtrooms Trials Prisons or jails Probation
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Geography of Crime
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A Police Officers Duties After a Crime Has Been Committed Search and Seizure is likely to occur. Miranda rights will be read. Suspect will likely be interrogated.
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Why a Police Officer Has These Duties To protect the officer from harm. To protect the suspect from harm. To protect the suspects rights. To help ensure a proper sentencing.
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Virginia Courthouses Fairfax county Courthouse Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
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Courtroom Workers Judges Bailiff of the Court Clerk of the Court Court Reporters
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Sentencing and Punishment
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Maximum Security Corrections Facility This is located in Wise county. It is a high security prison. Similar to Courtyard style. 1200 person daily population
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Minimum Security Corrections Facility Also located in Wise county Low security Unknown style 108 person daily population
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Community-based Program Sex Offender Supervision Containment Model Nine Districts In Virginia Use this program Designed to monitor sex offenders Implements polygraph testing Intense supervision Treatment
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Halfway Houses Designed for recently released criminals Usually used for substance abusers Treatment is continued in these facilities Sometimes they will also be assigned community service.
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References Gaines, L. & Miller, R. L. (2006). Criminal justice in action: The core (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. The Disaster Center.(1997-2008). Virginia Crime Rates 1960-2007. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from disastercenter.com Virginia Government. (ND). Virginia Corrections Facilities. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://www.virginia.gov
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