The public generally views lawyers exactly as they are shown on television – arguing passionately to a jury of twelve (sometimes angry) men and women along with a judge who serves as an unbiased decider of all things legal. In reality, lawyers often practice law in many different forums, including administrative hearings, where the lines of neutrality and fairness may appear (at least to one side) to be a little more blurry. The topic of administrative hearings was recently discussed by judges
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home. My perception was that the prosecutor was the one that was most hated in the courtroom because whether the defendant was guilty or not they wanted to charge them with something to get a winning case. I also thought that the judge could change a guilty or not guilty verdict if they feel like justice is not being served. Since taking this class I now have a clear understanding of each person’s role in the courtroom. The prosecutor’s role is “the most powerful role in the administration of justice”
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Chapleau CJS 7 April 2013 Courtroom 203 My understanding of the court system has changed almost weekly from the beginning of my semester. I do understand things that I never thought I would’ve have known or even cared about in the least. The book Courtroom 302 has brought an even different side of thinking into this. The book goes into detail about the criminal court in Chicago. He watches all of the actions and different trials that come and go in the courtroom 302. He presents many different
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statement that was made but only to an extent. I argue that discretion is more good than bad and is a necessary evil that we need even though there is a chance that it could be abused by the people that control power. Furthermore, I argue that the theories and laws to limit the discretion officers and prosecutors have are useless because they are usually not enforced strictly enough. One of the reasons that we need police discretion is because of how narrow most laws are when they are created
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Roles of the Courtroom Professionals and Victimization Every day a choreographed dance plays out in the courtrooms across the United States. The dancers consist of trained professionals dedicated to the criminal justice system. Each person has a unique responsibility in regards to the role they play in how cases are processed through the court system. The roles are divided into categories of professionals and non–professionals. The judge, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, bailiff, court reporter
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in the courtroom drama, the prosecutor and the defense attorney. In this chapter, we turn our attention to the third member of the courtroom work group, the judge. We will learn what judges do and how they become judges. Then, we will look at judges’ discretion and how it affects their relationships with others. INTRODUCTION Judges are by far the most easily recognized member of the courtroom work group, both by their conspicuous robes and by their prominent position in the courtroom. They are
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the same length of sentence per crime. Although each crime differs case by case, I do believe that there should still be a general length of time everyone will have to serve. In lieu to this, an unreasonable sentencing may consist of bias in the courtroom. Despite similar crimes committed by a person, if the sentencing length differ because of the person's race, sex, orientation,etc., then that would be considered ‘unreasonable’. One way a Forensic Psychologist may implement
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effective, it is imperative to know how the system works and what the goals of the system are. Following the arrest of a juvenile offender, a law enforcement officer has the discretion to release the juvenile to his or her parents, or take the offender to juvenile hall.(LAO) The county probation department has the discretion to accept the offender or not, in which case, the disposition of the juvenile is left to the police. Because most of the state’s juvenile halls are overcrowded, juvenile halls
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Forensic Accounting in Practice Twana Bethea BUS 508 May 21, 2013 Dr. Phyllis Praise Abstract Forensic Accounting is the application of the skills and training of a chartered accountant to disputes and investigations. Fraud is usually hidden in the accounting systems of organizations and that’s where forensic accountants play a critical role. Forensic accountants are contacted by companies when they need to figure out where a fraud was committed in their company. The accountants interview
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being treated as a criminal because she cannot violate her conscience. While she may remain behind bars for now, Kim Davis is a free woman. Her conscience remains unshackled.” The length of time Davis will stay behind bars is – for now – at her own discretion. It’s not rare for someone to be jailed for contempt of court but it’s unusual for people to “refuse to comply with court orders”, said Adam Winkler, a UCLA law professor. “The purpose of contempt is not punitive; the goal is not to punish the person
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