CJS 221 University of Phoenix Effects of Biases in Courtrooms PPT

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CJS 221

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Part 1: Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

  • When creating policies to facilitate inmate readjustment to society upon release, in what ways should race and ethnicity issues be considered?
  • Part 2: Imagine this scenario: As part of your participation in the summer criminal justice intern program, you have been asked to present on the demographics and disparity of offenders in the courts, probation, corrections, and parole system.
    Research statistical sentencing and corrections demographic information. Find data about your local or federal agencies using their websites. Several federal websites are listed in the Resources section below.
    Create an engaging 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with examples that:
    • Describes racial and ethnic group demographic information for your state’s:
    • Court system
    • Corrections department
    • Probation and parole
    • Describes how biases might affect courtroom proceedings, such as a bail/bond proceeding, pretrial proceeding, first appearance, and legal representation (i.e., having a private lawyer instead of a public defender)
    • Explains the racial and ethnic disparity found in corrections
    • Describes the racial and ethnic disparity using the number of people on probation and parole and includes discrepancies in length of time related to each
    • Provides recommendations on how to address the racial and ethnic disparities in areas discussed

    Include comprehensive speaker notes.Cite at least 1 peer-reviewed reference to support your assignment.Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

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Race and Ethnicity in Courts
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliations
Course
Date

Racial and Ethnic Demographic

• In 2019 Washington DC’s demographic was;
• 45.4% Blacks
• 0.1% Pacific Islander
• 4.1% Asian

3.3% two or more races
42.5% Whites
4.4% other races

• 0.3% Native Americans

• It is expected for the trend to continue in the next Census
• The dissemination of justice gets affected by these trends through differential
involvement.

Court System









Washington DC is the capital of U.S.
Strong city council system and the mayor gets utilized
The mayor is the chief executive officer in charge of DC
The city council is the basic legislative body
The last resort is the District of Colombia Court of Appeal
The area’s trial court involving general jurisdiction is the Superior Court of the District of Colombia
U.S. District Court for Colombia District is the federal district court for DC
U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia takes appeals from the court identified above

Corrections Department
• The District of Colombia has two facilities that operates as local jails.
• The D.C Central Detention Facility operates under District of Colombia
Department of Corrections in Washington’s watch

• The correctional departments is mandated to follow the court orders
• DC separates criminals from society...


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