Crime and Criminal Justice in America
My topic is on crime and criminal justice in America. Crime is actions conducted in violation of laws. The criminal justice system comprises correctional services, law enforcement, and correctional services. The topic of crime and criminal justice in America is important because it looks into the various activities or issues that can be considered as criminal offenses, and the interactions between individual and the criminal justice system in what is regarded as the first contact, and also the process a criminal goes through and laws regulating these processes.
My study’s objectives are to create an understanding of criminal laws and regulations, the involvement of police officers and the various officers in the justice system, and the process involved in determining an act as a criminal offense so that punishment may be given. The primary research conducted for this topic is case studies of criminal cases, quantitative and qualitative research. The type of research that has been gathered for crime and criminal justice in America includes primary data, mainly from the members of the justice system and victims of crime, and secondary data from published sources.
In a society where crime is prevalent, there is a need for a criminal justice system to provide justice for all people and protect them from wrongdoers (Pollock). The criminal justice system is essential for protecting individuals in the society, the conviction of felons, and the providence of fair justice to the people accused of committing a crime. Crime, theft, danger, and all these are prevalent without a criminal justice system. Research implications were such as lack of quality information or inability to identify quality data. The criminal justice system should establish policies that govern criminal suspects’ handling to reduce bias in the system.
Works Cited
Cole, George F., Christopher E. Smith, and Christina DeJong. Criminal justice in America. Nelson Education, 2016.
Hohl, K., C. Cote-Lussier, and J. D. David. “Disadvantage, Crime, and Criminal Justice.” (2020): 237-267.
Lewandowski, Carla, and Jeffrey B. Bumgarner, eds. Criminal Justice in America: The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections. ABC-CLIO, 2020.
Pollock, Joycelyn. Crime and Criminal Justice in America. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
Roberts, Julian. Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice. Routledge, 2018.