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Emerging Issues on Criminal Justice

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What is Criminal Justice?

  • A system that governs over the flow of justice on committed or allegedly committed crimes (Hein Online, 2021).

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  • Criminal Justice is maintained and is continuously improved by multiple agencies such as law enforcement agencies, court systems, corrections, and other related organizations (Crowder & Turvey, 2013)

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Global Crimes that Impacts the Management of Worldwide Justice Systems and Processes

  • Transitional Organized Crime (TOC) are criminal networks that have activities across nations (National Security Council, n.d.).

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  • Common unlawful activities of TOCs
    • Human Trafficking and Human Rights Violation.
    • Terrorism and Insurgency.
    • Smuggling.
    • Theft.
    • Cybercrime.

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How Does Insurgency Groups Benefit From Transactional Organized Crime

  • Transactional Organized Crime (TOC) is reported to be connected with both international and local terrorist groups (National Security Council, n.d.).

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  • Insurgency groups greatly benefit from trafficking and smuggling of humans, weapons, and other resources.

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How Does Impact Criminal Systems Around the World

  • Active terrorism over a nation can lead to a violation of human rights. In the Philippines, the communist insurgency group Communist Party of the Philippines is responsible for over 50,000 casualties (Tiglao, 2020).
  • From the 9/11 attacks alone, over 3,000 lives perished.
  • Terrorism can result in violations of Human Rights, particularly the Right to Live and freedom from cruel treatment (Fry, 2002).

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How Does Terrorism Activities Affect International Justice System

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International Criminal Court

  • Since 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) are investigating alleged criminal activities across the globe (Amnesty International, n.d.).

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  • ICC helps citizens whose respective national authority does not give adequate legal aid against terrorism.

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International Criminal Court

  • Since 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) are investigating alleged criminal activities across the globe (Amnesty International, n.d.).

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  • ICC helps citizens whose respective national authority does not give adequate legal aid against terrorism.

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Recent Activities of ICC Against Terrorism

  • The International Criminal Court opened an official investigation on the Philippines’ President Duterte’s “war on drugs.”

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  • The regime’s action can be classified as terrorism to the citizens if proven guilty.

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Role of Social Media on Criminal Justice

  • Social Media is now being utilized by billions of users across the globe daily.

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  • Due to its widespread use, it has implications on criminal justice: positive and negative impacts.

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The Good, Bad, and the Ugly Connection Between Social Media and Crime

  • Positive
    • Social media gives authorities unprecedented access view to the public.
    • Increase transparency.
    • Faster spread of information.
  • Negative
    • Increase in crime, particularly cybercrime.
    • Increased threats on criminal system prosecutors and other workers.
    • Further emotional strains on criminal trials and processes.

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(McGovern & Milivojevic, 2016)

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