Lawyers and Laypeople: Magistrates in the Criminal Justice system No other Criminal Justice System in the world is as dependant on lay magistracy as Great Britain. Lay magistrates administer over 95% of all criminal cases to completion and though they deal with the more peripheral and minor cases‚ the sum of 30‚000 lay magistrates (aka Justices of the Peace) that exist in this country is a considerable amount compared to the 500 full time judges. It is worth noting that lay magistrates are not
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Yet‚ the criminal justice system dramatically fails to serve all people recognized under the U.S. Constitution equally. Their hidden agenda initiated a dual purpose that proposes modern-day slavery for people of color‚ which created disadvantages that systematically resulted
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CASE STUDY – Page 1 of 2 KERN COUNTY’S VIRTUAL JAIL SUMMARY When California’s Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 became law last year‚ Kern County‚ CA‚ was faced with a significant increase in the number of offenders to be supervised by the Sheriff’s Office or housed in one of its four existing jails. At full implementation of the Act‚ projections were over 2‚000 additional offenders. They built a “Virtual Jail” system around the idea of reliable‚ innovative electronic monitoring technology
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Over the past couple of years‚ many people have seemed to question whether or not the criminal justice system proved to be an effective system. The Criminal Justice System is best defined as the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate the law. For some‚ the criminal justice system has proven to be an effective system‚ because of its established laws and regulations to keep violence and crime under control‚ as well as keeping
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What trends are currently impacting policing? The biggest issues affecting policing trends are new technology. The rapid growth of technological advancements will continue to boost social weakness and fear‚ giving terrorist and criminal’s new methods and opportunities‚ and police new tools to stop them. In almost every area‚ technology is wiping away traditional working methods faster than people can adapt to the new possibilities becoming available to them. Since the 9/11 attack on the US people
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The Youth Criminal Justice Act is the law that governs Canada’s youth justice system. It applies to youth who are at least 12 but under 18 years old‚ who are alleged to have committed criminal offences. In over a century of youth justice legislation in Canada‚ there have been three youth justice statutes: the Juvenile Delinquents Act (1908-1984)‚ the Young Offenders Act (YOA) (1984-2003)‚ and the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (2003-present). A set of amendments to the YCJA was adopted by Parliament
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Literature Review Explore the reasons why victim participation creates tension and conflict in the contemporary criminal justice system. Introduction The purpose of this literature review is to explore the impact of victim statements in the contemporary criminal justice system and observe how it can create tension and conflict in the courtroom between the victim‚ and the courts process itself. There are two pieces of literature used as the focal point of this review‚ they are; Tracey Booth’s
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ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE CJA/324 Introduction It is not always easy to make moral decisions‚ not only does it sometimes puts a person in awkward position it could also benefit you by not doing the right thing. We all have morals‚ but there are times when “tuning our head” can make things easier and be less stressful‚ in my opinion. However‚ the range of moral issues often reminds us that where justice is concerned‚ personal values‚ social consequences‚ and criminal justice outcomes are usually
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Criminal law is defined as the body of rules that define crime‚ set out their punishments‚ and mandate the procedures for carrying out the criminal justice process. The substantive branch of criminal law is responsible for developing the body of rules that define crimes and the punishments associated with each crime. It handles such issues as the different criteria that constitutes for different crimes‚ criminal defenses‚ and categories of crime. When defining various crimes‚ mental and physical
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1-21-14 Major Crimes & their elements- I would attempt to charge Mr. Banks with 2nd degree assault. I would also charge Sheriff Shoar with official misconduct. 2nd Degree Assault (RCW 9A.36.021) I. Intent A. Recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm B. To commit a felony C. Knowingly inflicts bodily harm which by design causes such pain II. Sexual motivation Official Misconduct (9A.80.010) I. Intent A. Obtain benefit or privilege of another person B. Commits an unauthorized
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