Law Opinion Paper Introduction to Criminal Court System CJS/220 Instructor: XXXXXXXX Law Opinion Paper: The relationship between the common law and the legislature. The American common law system had originally been mirrored from medieval England, when criminals and civil laws were decided by judges based according to biblical prophecies as well as where they presided from. Now laws are created, enforced and micromanaged by three legislative branches of government
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Police Role and Functions By Odweeds CJS/220 What are the various functions of a police agency? There are many departments within police department, there are various functions that each level of police agencies handles. Department function can be broken down into what certain officers do or what is the best way for the officers to help out
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Fiction versus Reality Erin Roupp CJS / 220 May 29, 2011 Lacey Martz Many television shows on our networks today focus around our law enforcement and our criminal justice system. Shows like Law & Order, N.C.I.S, Castle, and NYPD Blue focus more on the law enforcement side of it, showing the viewing audience the life of a police officer or detective and how they solve crimes, sometimes entwining prosecutors and court rooms into the script. Other shows such as Judge Judy, Judge Joe
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| Fictional Versus Reality | | December 4, 2010 | Mr. Flip | | Artina Houston | CJS/220 | | In this paper, I am going to discuss the legal system as the courts handle it, we will take a look at fictional portrayals and an actual court case that occurred. The purpose of this is to ascertain the difference between the two if there is any. In the U. S. A. we have three systems of the government that each have their own specific role independent of each other, but still heavily
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The Prison System Robert B. Weight II CJS/200 January 19, 2011 Ronald Rucker Even though the system has worked for 220 years, the American prison system is in danger of complete failure on its current course of development because overcrowding, low budgets, and changes in public sentiment are quickly placing the penitentiary system in an inoperable state. The evolution of the current prison system in the United States has had many subtle changes that have lead to the current crisis
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APPEALS PROCESS KENNETH SPAULDING CJS/220 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX MAY 7 2015 APPEALS PROCESS An appeal is a right you usually have after a final decision of a court or government agency. If you don’t agree with the decision of the court or agency, you can have the decision reviewed by a higher court or agency, and sometimes a court can review an agency’s decision. Almost all appeals have to be filed in writing. All appeals have to be filed within a certain time, called the appeal period
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Final Project: Fiction versus Reality CJS/220 May 7, 2011 Timothy Hanson There are many aspects of a working courtroom, and each aspect has a special value that it adds to justice proceedings. However, the courtroom proceedings seen in movies, or on television, are rarely the same as what. The reality of what happens in a courtroom has been completely sensationalized to make it more exciting. The complexity of what takes place in real life courtrooms has remained consistent throughout the
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Appeals Process Cara Drinkwine CJS/220 May 31st, 2015 Elizabeth Herbert Appeals Process When the defendant and defense counsel feels that the judge made an incorrect decision on the sentencing then the defendant through his representing counsel is able to appeal the decision. This is a difficult process seeing as the defendant has to ask for this in a set amount of time, and must have enough evidence to support the claim to even receive an appeal. There are many cases where an appeal
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Fiction vs. Reality Kristin Gainer CJS/220 May 13, 2011 David McNees Fiction vs. Reality In a day and age where televisions are flooded with multiple courtroom drama based series, it is easy for the public to develop the belief that what is viewed during prime time accurately reflects the events that actually unfold in courtrooms across the country. However, these programs are created for the purpose of entertainment, and while some of what they portray is true to real life, a great deal
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Final Project: Appeals Process Paper University name here Your name here CJS/220 09/99/2012 Instructors name here What is an appeal? An appeal is a process which assists defendants from wrongful incarceration, (What are Appeal Courts for? 2004). An Appeal if successful allows the higher court to over-turn a lower court’s decision. An appeal is also a defendant’s way of challenging the court’s decision. In the Criminal Justice system, an appeal
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