CRIMINAL LAW THREE TYPES: Infractions- (like traffic tickets)‚ which are minor violations and‚ usually‚ the punishment is having to pay a fine. Felonies- are serious crimes like armed robbery‚ arson‚ carjacking‚ rape‚ assault with intent to do great bodily harm‚ drug dealing‚ and murder. This is only a partial list but the thing to remember about felonies is that you will have over one year in prison if convicted. Misdemeanors- are lesser offenses like assault‚ reckless driving‚ drug possession
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Criminal law is the body of law concerned with what constitutes a criminal offence and how it is dealt with when it comes to court in terms of sentence. Criminal procedure law is linked with the law of evidence and is concerned with how the defendant is charged‚ brought to court‚ asked to enter pleas‚ and the whole business of conducting a trial in accordance with the established principles of procedure and evidence. Criminal law versus civil law All law other than criminal law is known as civil
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The Sheriff Appeal Court (Civil): A large margin of cases in Scotland are heard in the Sheriff court therefore it is the busiest court within the Scottish system as it deals with both civil and criminal cases. There are 6 sheriffdoms in Scotland and each one has a sheriff principle with a number of duties which will vary depending on the courts they are in charge of. The Sheriff Appeal Court hears the appeals from the summary criminal proceedings in the sheriff court and will also hear civil cases
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able to prove that he was the one who came up with the idea. This could prove to be a difficult task. If he were unable to prove beyond reasonable doubt that this was his idea‚ he may end up in worse shape after the legal fees and time missed for court. He may be better off not pursuing legal action. As stated above‚ this was a difficult decision. How far do we take the idea that we are not to pursue legal action or compensation? What about cases such as being in a car accident? Should we not
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Criminal Justice Term Paper Throughout the Criminal Justice System there are many causes where people discuss the matters of arrests and probable cause. In the case of Garcia vs. Merced County probable cause and search warrants were discussed. The case centers around a criminal defense attorney who was accused of being willing of smuggling contraband to county inmates. John Garcia was accused of the crime by Officers Cardwood and Taylor based on information given to them by an inmate informant named
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Rehabilitation vs. Punishment‚ which one is more effective in Juvenile Matters? It has long been debated which method of deterrence works best within the criminal justice system‚ rehabilitation or punishment. In the past‚ the two mechanisms have been used together and separately in both adult and juvenile courts. Both rehabilitation and punishment are similar in their goals and purposes. However‚ the debate between which method is more successful continues year after year. The consensus of
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WRITING AN ACADEMIC BOOK REVIEW Writing a book review may be an unfamiliar exercise‚ it is not as complex a task as writing an essay requiring a lot of library research. It is‚ however‚ not the same as a book review in The Age‚ which is written for the general reader. Your book review is written for a reader (your lecturer or tutor) who is knowledgeable in the discipline and is interested not just in the coverage and content of the book being reviewed‚ but also in your critical assessment of
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America’s Need for DUI Courts Claudia Delude Ivy Tech Community College ABSTRACT Persistent drunk driver’s have already been through the system. They need an alternative form of punishment. The traditional punitive punishments handed out by statute are not effective. This is proven when a driver gets his third‚ fourth or fifth DUI. This paper explores the DUI court model and how it is more effective in reducing recidivism. This method of judicial process
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obtain physical pain or injury‚ it is something that produces a reverberating sound with the community and it is something that is of growing concern. A juvenile that becomes a delinquent is considered to be a child and treated as such in a juvenile court until their habits goes beyond a level that is unacceptable and they are treated as adults. When this happens a juvenile child can be lost forever and sent into an adult system. In this paper we will look at some statistics as they relate to delinquency
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Critically evaluate the claim that offender profiling is “more of an art than a science”. Criminal profiling attempts to understand the characteristics and personality of an offender and has now gained recognition as a useful investigative tool. To be able to use profiling effectively you must be able to understand the categories of violent and sexual crimes and how they are described within convictions within court. Holmes 1989 stated that profiling is more helpful when there is a sadistic element to
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