Criminal Justice Trends Paper

Criminal Justice Administration Capstone/CJA484

Throughout the history of the criminal justice system it has experienced various segments of time that are commonly referred to as trends. In these trends the criminal justice system is greatly influenced by a state that the world is in, the mentality of the people that comprise the criminal justice field and legal system, or they can be based on the common perception of the community and the era in which they exist. Trends exist and continue to exist because we as people are in a constant flux of change and upheaval. These changes are not always drastic or violent but they very well can be. These changes that take place are based on the mindset of the people that live within...