COMPARING COURTS Cyndi Zimmerman CJS/220 5/15/2013 JACK BREIDEN COMPARING COURTS You may think that court laws are all the same; in some cases you are right. In Pennsylvania the court systems are very different of the federal system. State courts State courts and federal courts deal with the same outcome; some order of justice. Whether it is on a state level or a federal level they are looking for the same outcome, to get to the bottom of a problem and fix it. State and Federal court
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Stephanie Vango April 20, 2010 CJ 220 A Film Review Boyz in the Hood (1991) “John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Ricky is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while
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Criminal Justice Models Paper Matthew Harper CJS/220 Harvey Smith June 3, 3012 Criminal Justice Models Paper There are three different models used to describe the Criminal Justice Process. Those three different models are the wedding cake, funnel, and net models. (Meyer & Grant, 2003) Each model shows the three components of the criminal justice system which are police, courts, and corrections. They do not technically go into detail of the three components, but show about how many cases
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Punish Philosophy Paper CJS/220 June 10, 2012 Punish Philosophy Paper When a crime is committed there are thoughts of why it happened, but there are also thoughts of justice. When these crimes are committed the offenders will be labeled to fall in one of the three types of punishment, which are retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation,. Deterrence is a justification for punishment, which is to discourage criminals through the use of punishment. People have a choice whether or not to do a
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Federal Court vs. NC State Court Danielle Paul CJS/220 06/05/13 Reginald Anthony Federal Court vs. NC State Court The NC state court system structure is as follows: the highest court is the Supreme Court, then the Court of Appeals, Superior Court and District Court. The Supreme Court hears mandatory jurisdiction in civil, capital criminal, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile and disciplinary cases, as well as discretionary jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile
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Defense Paper Peyton Rumbo CJS/220 Amanda Eicher 28 July 2013 A prosecutor and a defense attorney are different in a lot of ways. The prosecutor works for the plaintiff and the state's case, and they show the gathered evidence that proves that the person accused of the crime is guilty of committing it. The defense attorney's job is to give evidence that proves that the accused is not guilty. If you are accused of a crime, you will share a table at the trial with the defense attorney. The prosecutor
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Checkpoint Due Process Victor Sanmiguel CJS/220 September 04, 2013 David Mackusick Checkpoint Due Process Due process is the legal proceedings that are carried out fairly and in accordance with established rules and principles. Due process standards are sometimes referred to as either substantive or procedural. Substantive due process refers to a requirement that laws and regulations be related to a legitimate government interest e.g., crime prevention, and not contain provisions that result
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Structure of the Courts Paige Michaud- McClorey CJS 220 June 15, 2011 Jodi Delgado Structure of the Courts Three branches separate the government: executive, legislative, and the judicial each have distinct areas of responsibilities. I would like to start my Court System Structure for the State of Ohio from the bottom and work my way up to the top. Structure for the State is state appellate courts, and state trial courts. Sources of law consist of the state constitutions, state penal codes
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Rehabilitation Linda CJS/220 Neal Brumley Rehabilitation is programs that help a prisoner stop whatever addiction they have, or at least give them the education to help them stop. Alcohol treatment for an alcoholic, anger management treatment for someone whom has assaultive behavior, drug treatment for drug addicts and sexual treatment for a criminal that has committed a sexual crime. They also have classes for education so that a person could get their GED as well because some of these prisoners
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Prosecution Verses Defense Dustin Stevens CJS/220 Introduction to Criminal Court System January 19, 2014 Mark Rosenfield Prosecution Verses Defense There are two major differences between the defense counsel and that of the prosecutor. The prosecutors mainly have to complete a balancing act that strikes fair between the competing interest of convicting the guilty, freedoms and rights as well as protecting the public from criminals. Prosecutors are here not to be bias or racist they are here
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