Punishment and Sentencing CJA 224/Introduction to Criminal Court Systems March 26,2012 Abstract This paper will explain and identify the various punishment philosophies within the juvenile court and its processes. Also the adult court process will be explained how they differ with the punishment philosophies. In addition, the sanctions involved, various legal factors associated with sentencing, and the aspects of the appeals will be explained. There are four punishment philosophies which
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Goliath” case involving medical negligence in the form of nonfeasance and malpractice. Reckless and willfulness disregard for safety is called criminal negligence and is often considered a form of gross negligence, a more serious tort (Pozgar, 2012). The question in my mind throughout the read was; “did the conduct of the provider and the hospital constitute criminal negligence”? The jury’s verdict and plaintiff’s award seemed to suggest yes. As a health professional, while I might agree with the Jury’s
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Please contact us immediately. ( hwminute@gmail.com) Visit Website: http://hwminute.com/ Week One: Ethics and the Criminal Justice Practitioner Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Explain the importance of ethics to the criminal justice practitioner.1.2 Distinguish between morality, ethics, duties, and values.1.3 Explain common theories related to ethics in criminal justice. 1.4 Analyze ethical decision-making processes. Reading Read the Week One Read Me First. Reading Read
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which forms part of normal civic obligations. Article 5 Right to liberty and security 1 Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be deprived of his liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure
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Sentencing. Sentencing May 20th , 2012 Sentencing is a major issue in our criminal justice system today. Here in the U.S, our courts have always struggled to maintain goals and balance our policies when it comes to criminal sentencing. Although the Eighth Amendment guarantees proportionality in noncapital criminal sentencing, federal and state courts have struggled when deciding individual cases, and the Supreme Court has failed to articulate legal rules that
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society we have to fix a broken legal system. If not, we all are vulnerable to be wrongfully identified as a criminal. There are many reasons why eyewitness identification are dangerous. First of all, memory is not accurate. Second, memory can be altered by other environmental factors and contaminated by new memories. And last but not least they have a tremendous power on the outcome of a trial. Some of the steps that the legal system can take to fix the problem are: to accept the fact that there is
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There are a few significant differences between the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. Primarily, the juvenile court system focuses more on the rehabilitation of juveniles and offers more sentencing options as compared to the adult criminal justice system. The primary goal of juvenile court is to keep the youth out of jail and remain within the community for further opportunities to create a strong social community bond. Community service, counseling and mentoring programs do a great
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The hierarchy of courts of Malaysia starts with the Magistrates Court as the first level followed by the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Malaysia, which is the highest level. The High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court are superior courts, while the Magistrates Court and the Sessions Court are subordinate courts. After 23 June 1994 till today: Comparisons between Supreme Courts and Subordinate Courts Superiors Court Subordinate Courts 1. They are established under
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discovery of cases by any methods. Exploratory investigation of examination, arraignment, trial and revision has never been a region of enthusiasm for the police. This approach of watertight compartment of police learns about wrongdoings and hoodlums make them to overlook the causative also, preventive parts of wrongdoing in the public arena. A holistic approach has been lacking for the treatment of crimes and criminals in the public eye. Another reason progressed for the absence of learning of scientific
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counterclaim can be filed by the defendant if they have an independent claim against the plaintiff. The second stage is Discovery. This includes depositions which entails the parties of deposing or interviewing under oath before the start of the trial. There are a few types discovery. One is written discovery which has its own two forms; Interrogatories and Requests for admission. Interrogatories are the questions that in your own version of the claims. Requests of admission mainly ask the party
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