Regardless of the philosophical approach one embraces with regard to the criminal justice system (due

process vs. crime control, consensus or conflict model, or individual rights vs. public order), the police,
courts, and correctional components must operate within a multicultural society; that includes non-
conventional racial and gender roles.

Beginning with the material conveyed in the assigned reading and presentation, discuss how
multiculturalism and diversity impact the application of those philosophical approaches by the criminal
justice groups (police, courts, and correctional) charged with achieving justice. Expand upon the
provided material with scholarly research to support your position. Finally, integrate within your
discussion the impact of a Judeo-Christian viewpoint on the implementation of criminal justice to
principles inside and outside of the organization.

Your thread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 1. Your replies are due by 11:59 p.m.
(ET) on Sunday of the same module/week.

We can safely say that American society today is definitely a multicultural society,

because it is composed of a wide variety of racial and ethnic heritages, diverse religions,

incongruous values, desperate traditions, and distinct languages, multiculturalism in America is

not new (Schmalleger, 2015). Multiculturalism and diversity of the justice system should always

evolve as the times progress in our society. Our criminal justice system compared to other

nations has experienced paralleled growth in its multicultural population (Shusta, Levine, Wong

& Harris, 2005). While the constant changes in ethnic and racial sectors have produced multiple

challenges within the system, it is important that all entities of the criminal justice system be

willing to expand their knowledge on the new cultural norms.

Tolerance and understanding have to be built among the community for law enforcement

officers as well as criminal justice employees. Authoritative officials should be lenient and

unbiased about the cultural surroundings of society. All over the criminal justice system there

are those who practice their own biases and prejudices, which should not be allowed within the

judicial system. Multiculturalism helps eliminates the biases and prejudices within the system,

but it also takes away the biases within society as well. As we all know there are many wrongful

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 convictions of individuals. The criminal justice system within the latter years didn’t really provide

proper support for rehabilitating criminals. According to the Consensus Model, it assumes that

each of the component parts of the criminal justice system strives towards a common goal and

that the movement of cases and people through the system is smooth due to cooperation

between the various components of the system (Schmellegar, 2015). The key within that

statement is assumes. There is no perfect justice system, but multiculturalism helps provides

multiple ways of reaching a common goal. In order to gain a full understanding of the justice

system, we have to recognize the cause so that the effect can be properly handled.

The Judeo-Christian values is the foundation on which our society was built. It was hard

to keep those values do to the separation of church and state. The values honor life, liberty, and

pursuit of happiness. The combination of keeping Judeo-Christian religious morality in the state,

as opposed to the church itself; and, additionally, setting up our laws based on reason and

common sense has contributed to the American Character, and to what is known as "American

Exceptionalism." (Cherry, 2007). If it wasn’t for the influences of Judeo-Christian values, most of

our laws would be in humane and unjust. Thanks to the Ten Commandment, the influences of

these laws have helped organize the structure of our legal system. The bible says in Genesis

6:5-11, “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.”

(NIV) It is undeniable to not include God within the justice system when he is the creator of

heaven and earth. He knew these days would come, so laws had to be put in place in order to

gain control over society.

References:
Cherry, R. R. (2007, September 15). The Judeo-Christian Values of America. Retrieved August

28, 2016, from

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2007/09/the_judeochristian_values_of_a.html

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 Schmalleger, F. (2015). Criminal justice today: An introductory text for the 21st Century (13th

ed.)Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Shusta, R., Levine, D., Wong, H., & Harris, P. (2005).Multicultural law enforcement: Strategies

for peacekeeping in a diverse society. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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Great post Darlene! I absolutely agree with your statement, “One of the ways that would benefit the
justice system is that more females, people of color and ethnicities being represented in the system. “ By
doing this, I think it will also the fairness as you mentioned but it will also show the public there is no bias
or discrimination against creation groups of people. I also think that it is important that all entities of the
criminal justice system be willing to expand their knowledge on the new cultural norms and be completely
open-minded when it comes to the constant changes in ethnic and racial sectors. And by doing this
hopefully some of the flaws or room for improvement areas can be eliminated. The bible says in Genesis
6:5-11, “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.” (NIV) It is
undeniable to not include God within the justice system when he is the creator of heaven and earth. He
knew these days would come, so laws had to be put in place in order to gain control over society.

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