There are different ways the criminal justice system operates within the various jurisdictions‚ however‚ there are also several similarities (Bohm & Haley‚ 2011). The typical response to criminal offenses begins with initial crime report or crime found by police‚ followed by the charging of the offense or offenses once the suspect has been located and arrested. In some jurisdictions‚ the case is presented to the prosecutor‚ before charges are placed‚ for review. After the suspect has been arrested
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Separation of Powers: States vs. National Government “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution‚ nor prohibited by it to the States‚ are reserved to the States respectively‚ or to the people.” (U.S. Const. amend. 10). Ratified in December of 1791‚ the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that the national government does not have the authority to control the state government’s concerns that don’t intervene with the U.S Constitution and vice versa. I believe that the
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Introduction Both Federal Court System and the State Court System play an important role in the criminal justice system. There are some major differences between these two court systems. A prime example of this is their jurisdiction while federal court jurisdiction is limited to the types of cases they are allowed to hear. For example‚ some cases involve violations of the United States Constitution and/or federal laws or the Congress could give them a court case. However‚ the state court has a broad
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The role of Federal Government and State Governments have been very important for a longtime in the United States. The relationship between Federal Government and State Governments are defined in the United States Constitution‚ which is a great guideline of development for us to run the entire country. In the Constitution‚ both governments have the same or their own powers. “The Federal and State governments share many similarities power such as setting up courts‚ building highways‚ spending money
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Fedral vs. State Policy A public policy is the body of principles that underpin the operation of legal systems in each state. In this paper I am going to talk about federal along with state policies. I will discuss each of the policies and how they are similar and how they are different. Federal and State policies are made to help keep our Country running smoothly. If there were no policies then keeping our Country safe would be a hard task. Policies are principles that are set to help make our
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State governments‚ a step above local government but a step below federal government. They exercise reserved powers‚ in other words all powers not given to the federal government or the citizens of the state. These powers are established in the Tenth Amendment and include laws directed at the public welfare such as health and safety laws. In general‚ state governments are a practice of federalism which is the middle position between having a central government in total control and having the people
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The biggest difference between state government and federal government is that one has much more power than the other. The federal government is mostly over the delegating war‚ providing/maintaining a navy‚ as well as passing laws and making bills. The state government is responsible for having a school system‚ establishing a local government‚ and can regulate trade between the states. The state government should have more power as each state is different from one another‚ also each state having different
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State and Federal Court Systems Kevin Mauldin Walden University CRJS– 1001 Criminal Justice Abstract Although the federal and state courts systems are different‚ both have similarities in that they are to base their ruling on the constitution‚ and to treat each person or state with fairness. Historical development The development of our court systems was a great day in our history. It was a tough beginning‚ and not really consistent‚ they have evolved as a part of
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Criminal Justice Policy Process AJS/582 Public Policy Issues April 1‚ 2013 March 25‚ 2013 Abstract The criminal justice policy-making process is interesting to say the least. There are three levels of government branches which are Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial. Looking into how the policy-making process works one finds that Federal and State has their hand in the process of making
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separation of powers. The powers of our federal government have been divided into three branches. One branch is the Legislative branch they make the laws. The second is the Executive branch they make sure the laws are carried out. The third is the Judicial branch they evaluate the laws to make sure they do not infringe on our constitutional rights. Then we have our state government which have their own set of laws to follow as well. The state and federal governments have separate powers of authority
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