Courtroom Discretion

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    Criminal Justice

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    Crminal Defendent

    are also required by law to read a person there rights upon arrest. Along with a public and community interaction the main responsibilities usually are keeping and enforcing law, peace, and protecting the public and property. Police can enforce discretion power . The investigative process usually starts with the police officer. The role of a district attorney is prosecuting defendants in criminal court cases. The district attorney works close with the law enforcement who oversaw the crime investigation

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    Alternative Sentencing and Solutions Policies

    The Alternative Sentencing Policies and Solutions This comprehensive analysis describes the different possible alternative solutions for women, and juvenile offenders. The Bureau of Justice Grant programs developed incentives for other programs to decrease the overcrowded conditions for most state and federal prisons. These grant programs provided the information and incentives for state governments to expand, build, and adapt closed military bases as extension of the federal penal prison system

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    Juvenile and Adult Courts: a Comparative Analysis

    Petition • Respondent • Adjudication • Delinquent or Involved In juvenile courts they don't get a jury; instead the judge is the only person who determines if a minor has broken the law and what his or her punishment will be. The courtroom is closed to the media as well as to the general public. Juveniles are more prone to probation for longer times than adults. (#2)A juvenile's conditions of them being on probation tend to be obnoxious, including having a curfew, getting adequate

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    Alternative Sentencing and Solutions Policies

    The Alternative Sentencing Policies and Solutions This comprehensive analysis describes the different possible alternative solutions for women, and juvenile offenders. The Bureau of Justice Grant programs developed incentives for other programs to decrease the overcrowded conditions for most state and federal prisons. These grant programs provided the information and incentives for state governments to expand, build, and adapt closed military bases as extension of the federal penal prison system

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    Law 531 Contast and Compare Traditional Litigation with Non Traditional Litigation

    ADR means Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration Process You may have encountered an arbitration clause in a contract and wondered what it is and whether you should be happy or upset about this clause. Or a colleague may have suggested to you that you include an arbitration clause in a contract, and you are wondering why this would benefit you. Arbitration as a process is very different from the process of litigation (trying cases in court), for business disputes. Here is a listing of the

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    Death Penalty

    Name 12/10/12 English Research Paper Section 1 “Should The Death Penalty Be Legalized?” I. Although the death penalty is in decline, the “Golden Age’ of capital punishment in the United States peaked in the year 1999, where there were a total of ninety eight executions (“The Tide Shifts Against the Death Penalty” 1). This was the highest number seen since 1976. Advocates of the death penalty feel that the fear of death will make criminals

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    Jury Nullification the Alternative Verdict

    Betty Waltermire Critical Issues in Criminal Justice JUS-250 April 19, 2014 Jury Nullification the Alternative Verdict In 1771, John Adams wrote, “It is not only the juror’s right, but his duty to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment and conscience, though in direct opposition to the instructions of the court” (Craig, 2010). No matter the way in which it is written the issue of jury nullification

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    Forensic Accounting in Practice

    crimes have cost the United States and estimated 300 billion dollars (DiGabriele 2008). I think five of the skills that a forensic account would need are communication skills, detail oriented, professional and ethical behavior, sound judgment and discretion. Communication skills are vital in any profession. It allows you to convey information for others to receive. The problem with communication is that it can be interpreted differently by other intended parties. As a forensic accountant, communication

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    Arguments Against Mandatory Sentencing

    Mandatory Sentencing For the past four decades, the U.S. has incarcerated a higher percentage of its people, and for a longer period, than any other Democratic nation. There are currently five times as many people incarcerated now than there were in 1970, thanks in part to a spike in mandatory sentencing penalties, three-strikes laws, longer prison terms, and the “war on drugs.” While the U.S. experimented with its incarceration binge, a remarkable phenomenon simultaneously occurred. The crime rate

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