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Introduction to Criminal Justice Week 1 Instructor Ed Ramirez

This is the agenda for the first week of the Criminal Justice class with instructor Ed Ramirez. The agenda covers emergencies, syllabus review, and an introduction to the instructor's background and expertise.

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Introduction to Criminal Justice Week 1 Instructor Ed Ramirez

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  1. Introduction to Criminal Justice Week 1 Instructor Ed Ramirez

  2. Students Each week, I will/May be posting an Agenda for the class Class will start at 8:00 AM. Agenda will look like this

  3. Agenda Welcome Cover Emergencies Quick “go around” Cover Syllabus Briefly cover Chapter One Next class, (Thursday), any issues?

  4. Something about me Started my career with LAPD in 1978 Retired as a Detective/Sergeant , after 23 years with LAPD Worked various assignments during my career • Patrol • Gangs • Narcotics • Vice • Investigated robberies, homicides, and Officer involved Shootings I immediately started my Second Career

  5. Riverside County Worked 15 years as a Senior Investigator. Assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, handling gang crimes including homicides, victim/witness relocations Retired from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, January 12, 2016 My total career in law enforcement was 38 years.

  6. My Expertise • Narcotics • Surveillance • Robbery Investigations • Homicide Investigations • Gangs • Witness Relocation • Interview Techniques • Report Writing

  7. Education • Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Management • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice • Adjunct Faculty Member at Riverside City College for the past 12 years • Previous instructor at the University of Phoenix

  8. Safety & EMERGENCIES What do we do in an emergency?? 1st thing we do is: What sort of emergencies are we thinking of??

  9. Emergency Evacuation and Emergency Situations On Campus “active shooter” Fire Earthquake Medical Evacuation route or path First aid

  10. Questions? Regarding emergencies or what we need to do?

  11. Let’s go over the Syllabus

  12. Grades Your total accumulated points will determine your final course grade as follows: 600 – 540 points = A 539 – 480 points = B 479 – 420 points = C 419 – 360 points = D 359 and below points = F Extra Credit may be assigned and available

  13. Syllabus Review As you can see from the syllabus, most questions can be answered. i.e. quiz days, homework due and most important, instructions on your papers

  14. In regards to the syllabus

  15. Once againWhat to expect each week in class Each week we will have a lecture on Criminal Justice. I will have an agenda and, I will/may call on students during my lecture for input!! I want everyone to earn an A in my class Pretty simple

  16. Newspaper As you can see from the syllabus, the first homework assignment is to bring in a newspaper article related to criminal justice. We will discuss “your” article in week two! This is a real newspaper, not a news article from the Internet!

  17. Example News Article Criminal Justice News

  18. OK, let’s briefly take a look at Chapter one

  19. AGENDA • Current News • Chapter One, What is Criminal Justice??

  20. The three components Police Courts Corrections

  21. Intro to ADJ-1 Law Enforcement Officers, what do they need? • Communication Skills • How do we deal with people that are different than us? Understand their culture • Command Presence (What does this mean)

  22. Criminal Justice The criminal justice system consists of three main parts: • Legislative (create laws) POLICE • Adjudication (courts) • Corrections (Jail, Prison, Probation, Parole)

  23. Police The first contact a defendant has with the criminal justice system is usually with the police (or law enforcement) who investigate the suspected wrongdoing. Police are primarily concerned with keeping the peace and enforcing criminal law based on their particular mission and jurisdiction.

  24. Courts The courts serve as the venue where disputes are then settled and justice is administered. Who is involved? Judge,  prosecutor, and the  defense attorney. Defendant, victim, witnesses

  25. Corrections Offenders are then turned over to the correctional authorities, from the court system after the accused has been found guilty.

  26. Justice System Simply put: • Police have the authority to arrest • Conviction comes from the courts • Imprisonment from corrections

  27. What is a Crime? Take out a piece of paper and write what your definition of a crime is. “conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse”

  28. Brief history of Crime in America Criminal Activity & Crime control Crime during the last half century has been especially influential in shaping the criminal justice system

  29. Milestones A crime epidemic spurred by social upheaval brought on by large scale immigration Dramatic increase in reported criminal activity

  30. Continued Milestones 1992, Videotaped beating of Rodney King 2001, 911 attacks

  31. Continued Milestones

  32. Tough time for Law enforcement 6 Police Officers Shot in Florida and Pennsylvania, 2 Killed and 4 Wounded Officers Matthew Baxter, left, and Sam Howard, right, who were both shot and killed in Kissimmee, Florida, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Kissimmee Police Department Assaults on police officers rose significantly

  33. Ismaaiyl Brinsley December, 2014 2 uniformed NYPD officers shot dead as they sat in their police vehicle Brinsley posted anti-police threats on his Instagram page, referencing the “unjust” killings of Garner and Brown

  34. On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson Ambushed and fired upon a group of police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five officers and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded.

  35. Criminal Justice Figure 1-2 The Theme of this book Balancing the concern for individual rights with the need for public order through the administration of criminal justice is the theme of this book Page 7

  36. Individual Rights A strong emphasis on individual rights rose to the forefront of American social thought during the 1960s and 1970s, a period known as the civil rights era. What historic, milestone occurred in the 1960s for individual rights?

  37. Civil Rights Civil rights lead to the recognition of fundamental personal rights that had been previously denied illegally to many people on the basis of • Race • Ethnicity, • Gender, • Sexual preference or disability

  38. Individual-Rights Advocate One who seeks to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal justice

  39. Get tough on Crime

  40. Criminal Justice and Basic Fairness Justice- The Principle of fairness (moral rightness) Social Justice- Embraces all aspects of civilized life Fairness, Right and Wrong Civil Justice- The civil law, the law of civil procedure

  41. Criminal Justice and Basic Fairness Cont’d Criminal Justice- Penal Law, the law of criminal procedure (TRUTH IN ACTION) Protection of the innocent The fair treatment of offenders Fair play by the agencies of law enforcement

  42. Criminal Justice and Basic Fairness Cont’d Administration of Justice Justice, in the truest and most satisfying sense of the word, is the ultimate goal of criminal justice The performance of any of the following activities: Detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders

  43. The Consensus Model The Consensus Model or Systems Perspective of criminal justice argues that the organizations of a criminal justice system either do, or should, work cooperatively to produce justice.A criminal justice model in which the majority of citizen in a society share the same values and beliefs Criminal Justice components work together harmoniously to achieve the social product we call JUSTICE!!

  44. Police Some states in our country have state police agencies i.e. VSP is the Virginia State Police, or TBI the state of Tennessee has a Bureau of Investigation State Police

  45. Police • Enforce the law • Investigate crimes • Apprehend offenders • Reduce and prevent crime • Maintain public order • Ensure community safety • Provide emergency services • Protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals

  46. Courts • Conduct fair and impartial trials • Decide criminal cases • Ensure due process • Determine guilt or innocence • Impose sentences • Uphold the law • Protect the rights and freedoms of anyone in the justice system

  47. The Conflict Model System’s components function primarily to serve their own interests

  48. Conflict Model Cont’d Examples: Open Discussions Clearing other crimes, etc.

  49. The Process Due process and individual rights (Procedural fairness) Example, foreign language Due process- right guaranteed by the fourth, fifth, sixth, and fourteenth Amendments 4th, illegal searches and  seizures 5th, self incrimination 6th criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay 14th, citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves

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