Example Of Court Observation

When preparing for my court observation, I began wondering what could possibly effect a judge’s decision when it came down to deciding a sentence for a juvenile. After some brainstorming, I decided to observe factors that juveniles themselves displayed, and attempted to see if those factors influenced a judge’s decision. When originally starting my observations, I went in with five variables to look for which included the gender of the defendant, the defendants attire, the attitude in which they treated the courtroom work group, whether having family present could influence a judge’s decision, and finally how a defendants history effect their chances of being sentenced by the judge. The variables I choose seemed like that each could have an