What do you think is the most pressing issue facing our criminal justice system today?

Answer 1

I have a two fold answer.

first, we have prisons bulging at the seems, prison gangs controlling the streets from inside. Laws on the books that in one place gets you 10 years in prison, in another, probation. The laws are so tight, they give the criminal more rights than the victims have. there needs to be a standard that is followed and consistent. Also, build larger prisons and better controls on the inmates. We have according to the news, a rash of Muslim clerics going from prison to prison converting the people there to Islam. What will happen when they get out?? Many are already violent, but because of the justice system, will be on the streets one day.

Second: we should not apply the same rules and standards to terrorist than we do common everyday criminals like our court system deals with. These people are like rabid dogs. I say don't mistreat them, but if keeping them awake, playing music, or what ever works, as long as torture or physical beatings are not used, go for it.

One American Life is worth more than the ACLU and the bleeding heart liberals putting terrorists In the Hilton and treating them like royalty.

I am sorry if I hurt some feelings, but look at the thousands of Americans who lost their lives, not only on 911, but Beirut, WTC 93 along with all the other terror acts against this nation.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Four words - The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs packs our criminal justice system with mostly non-violent and otherwise law-abiding citizens whose sole offense was electing to use politically incorrect substances.

Further, the policy of drug Prohibition assures that 100% of control for a $400Billion a year drug industry will remain in the hands of criminal gangs, cartels and terrorists.

Prohibition increases community violence, community disease and directly accounts for over 75% of cases on the criminal court docket.

It's time to end the WOD. And a growing group of police, judges and others with long experience in the criminal justice system agree.

Steve in Clearwater
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition http://leap.cc

Answer 4

Recruitment and retention of the best in the criminal justice field. The feds can't get all the best people - some of us need to stay in our communities and work at the local level. To the Managers: Pay sucks, working conditions suck, yet there are some of us who are truly called to serve regardless - so at least show us some respect and treat us like adults.

And while we're dreaming - to improve job satisfaction, thereby increasing effectiveness: hotter girls should flirt with cops than the ones who do now - lately badge bunnies have mostly been meth-mouthed wackos and welfare mothers...when did we lose the soccer moms and college girls?

Answer 5

illegal immigration and employment , without going thru all the legal process (such as speaking english / american), since it is currently a federal law enforcement problem and not touchable by most local law enforcement departments . it has caused a free flow of illegal immigration and loss of employment for american citizens as well as new legal and gang problems in the usa. think about this for a second , if an illegal hispanic can elude and escape easily into the usa, then what would prevent terrorist from doing the same or even an invasion force from an angry third world nation looking for power. think hard, do you want to be the slave of another nation or under a dictator ? well do you ?

Answer 6

A fair judicial system in which judges can be held accountable for their actions. Judges, like any other public official, should be held responsible for SOME of their actions.

In NJ, a man attempts to strangle his fiancee during a fight. He roughs her up real bad, but doesnt kill her.

He is arrested and the municipal judge sets $5,000 bail with 10% option (meaning, if the guy can post 10% of the $5,000, he can be released)

Man posts bail, goes back to house and kills fiancee.

I ask: Would this have happened if bail was set at a more appropriate amount? Maybe $75,000 with no 10% option.

Should the judge be held to some degree of fault for failing to set reasonable bail?

Answer 7

Adequate prison space that allows for felons to serve their full sentences.

The problem as it has been for years is balancing humane treatment (over crowding and protection from inmate on inmate violence), per inmate cost of internment and protection of the public from the early release of felons who are at high risk for relativism.

Couple this with the ever increasing number of people convicted of drug related crimes will only cause increased pressure on the already over burdened system.

Possible solutions (all presented before over the years) include:
- increased use of half way houses
- electronic monoriting for both home restricted convict and work release convicts restricted to homebound or half way house living
- reduction of mandatory prision time for some "lesser" drug offenses (not my favorite) with assoicated probation and electronic monoriting.
- increase the number of Parole Officers to manage the case loads
- voluntary chemical castration for rapists and child molesters...on 1st offensed. Personally, I'd make it madatory.

And there are other options.

Answer 8

Decriminizing our lives in this country and backing down from the perilous edge of a "police-first" society.

Answer 9

get rid of all these *** wipe judges political appointees put in place common people with street wise experience someone that is able to use common senses both in trials and sentencing

Answer 10

The lax attitude people have toward drug usage. It is the root cause for many crimes.