CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Criminal Justice System

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Criminal Justice System

Thesis Statement

The criminal justice system, often referred to as a network as opposed to a system by criminal justice professionals, can not be successful without all the components that make up that system or network.

Introduction

Nothing can move forward within the criminal court system without first being referred by a law enforcement agency. The goal of this paper is to discuss on the law enforcement part of the criminal justice system. According to the Careers in Criminal Justice video provided by Prentice Hall, the three CJ Careers can be being a Deputy Sheriff, being a part of K-9 Unit or becoming a Fire Investigator. (media.pearsoncmg.com)

Discussion

A Deputy Sheriff serves in a highly to blame and evident capability in the defense of life and property; presents regulation enforcement and misdeed avoidance work by patrolling allotted localities, responding calls for service, and enquiring misdeeds (Stephens 2005). The Deputy Sheriff works under general supervision inside a structure of established methods and is anticipated to present a kind of regulation enforcement obligations with only occasional direction, aid and supervision. Adequate presentation at this grade needs the information of departmental methods and the proficiency to select amidst a kind of options in explaining crisis and usual incidents. The Deputy Sheriff is anticipated to work creatively even in the nonattendance of supervision, and furthermore could be inquired to aid in the supervision and teaching of new, less skilled, regulation enforcement employees. General supervision of the Deputy Sheriff is supplied by a Sheriff's Sergeant or a higher grade of sworn staff counting upon assignment. (Stephens 2005)

On the other hand, the K9 Services Unit is instructed by a Lieutenant who organizes the general staff, teaching, force enquiries and administrative obligations of the unit. A K9 Sergeant oversees each K9 ...