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This 10 page paper discusses some of the problems and issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system including the role of the media in keeping the public informed; balancing national security with civil liberties; intermediate sanctions; community policing; and the balance between rehabilitation and retribution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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been overtaken by a vigilante attitude that insists on extremely harsh sentences for what might be called "minor" crimes, with the result that the prison system is overcrowded, money is
tight and inmates do not get the counseling they need if they are to return to their lives with a chance of enjoying some success. As a result of the
lack of available help, recidivism is extremely high. This paper answers several specific questions about the criminal justice system and what critics have said about it. Discussion We begin with
a look at one of the components of the criminal justice system; in this case, community policing. The practice we know as community policing is really an old one; it
goes back to the idea of the "beat cop" who knew everyone in his precinct and who was more than just a law enforcement officer, but was also a friend.
The policeman in the early days actually walked around his assigned area, and since he did, he got to know people individually. He understood the problems and complaints of the
people on his beat, who the "troublemakers" were, and where problems were likely to arise. More importantly perhaps the people also got to know him as a real person, not
just a symbol of authority. He was someone they could trust and who could help them solve problems. (Those were the days when mothers would tell their children that if
they needed help, they should ask a policeman.) With the advent of modern police communications, especially the police radio, this picture began to change. Police patrolled in cars, not on
foot, and gradually became less and less well-known to the people they cared for. They were now in a vehicle, cut off from the people of the precinct, tied to
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