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Criminal Justiceand Crime inLos AngelesAlbert Carranza



History of the Criminal JusticeSystem

• First created in 1789 as the Ofce o the AttorneyGeneral.

• In 1870 ater the Civil ar Con!ress "ass the Actto #stablishin! the $e"art%ent o &'stice.

• (he Cri%inal &'stice )yste% is a co%bination othe la*s and instit'tions that enorce the la*sa!ainst cri%inal +ehavior.



What institutions are in thecriminal Justice System?

• (he instit'tions that are "art o the cri%inal ,'stice syste% are-

• a* #norce%ent / are individ'als and a!encies *hoenorce la*s and %aintain "'blic order or the "'blic

saety.• (he Co'rts Incl'des "rosec'tors and deense attorneys /

a branch o !overn%ent that *as establish to ad%inisterthe civil and cri%inal la*.

• 2rosec'tor / a la*yer brin!s '" a case a!ainst an

acc'sed "erson.• $eense Attorney / a la*yer *ho s"ecialize in

deendin! an individ'al *ho is char!ed *ith a cri%e.

• Correctional 2ro!ra%s and Facilities / (his incl'de &ails32risons3 Federal 2risons3 4al5*ay ho'ses3 &'veniles

$etention Center3 etc.



Functionalist View on Crime

• F'nctionalis% is a societal e6'ilibri'% in *heresociety %ost ad,'st i so%ethin! distr'sts it.

•

Cri%e creates a reaction ro% society and "'t ita!ainst the *ron!5doers.

• Cri%e is inevitable and 'nctional



Durkheims Functionalist Viewon Crime

• $'rhei% believed that there is nothin! inherentlydeviant or cri%inal in any act.

• e %'st not say that an action shocs theco%%on conscio'sness beca'se it is cri%inal3 b'trather that is cri%inal beca'se it socs thatconscio'sness.

• $'rhei% sa* cri%e as nor%al occ'rrence insociety.

• 4e sa* cri%e as "ositive 'nction in society.

• sin! le!al "roceedin!s hel" to re%ind everyone

o the bo'ndaries bet*een ri!ht and *ron!.



!he Con"ict !heory View onCrime

• Con:ict (heory is vie*ed as the 'nda%entalca'se o cri%e in the society.

• Cri%inal &'stice )yste% enorces la*s to ee"!ood behavior created by the "o*er'l in thesociety.

• Cri%es co%%itted by lo*er class are %ore"'nishable co%"are to so%eone *ho has hi!h"resti!e in society.

• ;odern society *as controlled by the*ealthybo'r!eoisie *ho controlled the %eans o"rod'ction *hile everyone else "roletariat *herethe "rod'cers.



#arl $ar% Con"ict !heory Viewon Crime

• <arl ;ar= never address Cri%e b't cri%e occ'rsbeca'se o class str'!!le in society.

• Class division ca'ses discri%ination ca'sin!o>endin! behavior.

• (he *ealthy !ot a*ay ro% cri%es co%"are tolo*er "eo"le in society.



White Collar &s 'lue Collar

• hite Collar / s'ally '""er class individ'al orhi!h social stat's individ'al *ho has co%%itted acri%e 's'ally b'siness settin!s or non5violentcri%es.

• +l'e Collar / 's'ally a *orin! or lo*er classsociety %e%ber *ho has co%%itted a cri%e.Cri%e 's'ally are violence or b'r!lary cri%es.

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Crime in Los Angeles

• Cri%e in os An!eles incl'de thet3 assa'lt3 ra"e3%'rders3 robberies3 arson3 and a'to thet.

• Accordin! to records ro% 197H os An!eles hadabo't 31093000 cri%e re"orts ro% +'r!lary3arceny3 A'to (het3 Cri%es o iolence3 andAssa'lt.

• In a ne* "a"er article the city ;a,or #ric Garcettisaid that cri%e is '" by 1J in H01D co%e "are to

last years "ercenta!e.



Crime in Society and its Costand ()ects

• Cri%e in )chool• Cri%es in schools tend to start by an individ'al bein! b'lly

beca'se o st'dents characteristics3 se=3 race?ethnicity3!rade and ho'sehold inco%e.

•;ost co%%on ty"es o cri%e in school are dr'!s3 !an!s3assa'lts3 and alcohol.

• )t'dents e="ose to cri%e co'ld have a sense o ear o!oin! to school. #ven *orst e="ose the% to do cri%e liethe 'se or sell o dr'!s in school.



Crime in Society and its Costand ()ects *cont+,

• Gan! iolence in os An!eles• Gan! related cri%es incl'de al%ost all ty"es o cri%es or

e=a%"le dr'!s3 assa'lts3 and %'rders.

• Gan!s have an e>ect in the city that %aes the streets

dan!ero's to society.• <ee"in! social control in the areas is harder or the la*

enorce%ent.

• I%"rove%ents to B!ht a!ainst cri%e• 4irin! %ore la* enorce%ent to "atrol the city.

• 2't a sto" to b'llyin! by tain! action ri!ht a*ay beore it!ets *orst.

• 4avin! %ore or!anizations to hel" the yo'th and ad'lts inee"in! a*ay ro% cri%es and !an!s.



Conclusion

2eo"le in society see the Cri%inal &'stice )yste% asa broen syste% beca'se cri%e has been risin!thro'!ho't the years. (he Cri%inal &'stice )yste%has chan!ed over ti%e to ee" '" *ith all the cri%e

in the co'ntry by "assin! la*s and enorcin! the%. (he cri%es co%%itted are *hat ee"s the syste%chan!in!. (he syste% *ors better or every%e%ber in society by ee"in! the% sae and a*ay

ro% cri%e.



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