In 1989 the first drug court was introduced in Miami Dade County‚ Florida. Drug problems in Florida were substantial and mirrored many states across the United States. Crack Cocaine was on the rise as so was the crime across the United States. The many types of drug courts have been put in place to decrease recidivism‚ drug use and restore lives and families. Drug Courts are designed to serve as the alternative for incarceration. A big factor in criminal justice is figuring out what programs work
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Today’s society has been largely impacted from cases years ago‚ these cases changed many peoples’ lives. Before there was equality‚ there were arguments almost everyday regarding segregation and racism. To emphasize‚ some disagreements had to be settled by the Supreme Court‚ and the ruling made still have a lasting effect today. The Supreme Court has made many ruling effecting civil rights: Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ Brown vs. Board of Education‚ and Loving vs. Virginia. In Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ the Court’s
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Bail Court not to Functions as Trial Court A Court cannot conduct a mini trial at the time of considering a bail application.141 At the stage of granting of bail‚ the Court can only go into the question of the prima facie case established for granting bail. It cannot go into the question of credibility and reliability of the witnesses put up by the prosecution. The question of credibility and reliability of prosecution witnesses can only be tested during the trial.142 The Court is not expected to
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Would it be to the advantage of the taxpayer and the juveniles to split the juvenile courts into two sections? Explain in detail why or why not. There would a lot of people favorable circumstances of the taxpaying and the juveniles with part those adolescent courts under two areas since it will profit taxpaying and juveniles by Part under segments. Toward finishing that status wrongdoers will get a greater amount help What’s more treat similarly as a minor wrongdoing offender‚ which they don’t
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In the case study presented we will learn about the Helton family travel plans and the tragedy they endured by having their trailer stolen right across the street from their accommodations. You will also learn how the Fairfield Inn motel decided to deal with security measures in order to save their profits. Travel Plans The Helton family who is use to traveling on weekends checked into the Fairfield Inn motel. The family was towing a trailer containing a drag racing car‚ golf cart‚ racing
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT‚ GAUTENG (REPULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) CASE NUMBER: 10/2012 In the Appeal between: HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT‚ FREE STATE APPELLANT And JOLENE PAKKIES Acting on behalf of Dineo Tau Zozo Tau Lulu Tau RESPONDENT ___________________________________________________________________________ HEADS OF ARGUMENT OF APPELLANT ___________________________________________________________________________ In an Appeal to the Constitutional Court the Appellant‚ the
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Juvenile court is a special court used to handle cases involving children usually under the age of 18‚in some states 17‚ and in incredibly serious cases‚ children down to the age of 11 were moved to adult courts. Juvenile court came to be because of a change in ideology in the 1800’s involving children who have committed crimes. Before then children went through the same process as adult criminals at the time‚ but juvenile court was supposed to focus more on the rehabilitation of the child instead
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given a life sentence. This man described‚ who was once a child delinquent‚ is like many other children in America who faced the same fate. Since the very first court case of a child murderer‚ the debate of whether children should be tried as adults has been a raging discussion. Joshua Phillips’ story is one that stands out among many cases of children tried as adults. It was November 3rd‚ 1998‚ in Jacksonville‚ Florida when 14-year-old Phillips was out in his front
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Tuesday‚ I observed several preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court. Diana who is an Administrative Assistant interpreted during a case involving an individual who did not speak English. Generally‚ if a client is a Spanish speaker‚ she accompanies the Attorney to court to interpret. It was interesting to watch because it caused the hearing to be slower than usual‚ so she could have time to explain what was being said. That particular case was about identity fraud. The client was pulled over traveling
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Evan Miller was 14 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder. Miller and his friend went to his neighbor’s trailer‚ Cole Cannon‚ while he was not there to look for drugs‚ they didn’t find any but they stole Cannon’s baseball cards and went back home. Later on Miller returned to Cannon’s trailer‚ Miller found him unconscious due to drugs and alcohol so he decided to steal his wallet. While Miller was grabbing the wallet‚ Cannon became conscious and attacked Miller
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