6-O-PAL Methods in Context Covert Observation and Court Proceedings Assess the strengths and limitations of using covert observations as a means of investigating court proceedings. (15 marks) Using covert observations can both be useful but also unethical. As the judicial system is quite particular in what is in the public domain‚ and what is not‚ covert observation could be a great method to use to get an idea of what really goes on. Even though most court activity is open to the public‚ some is kept
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What is the difference between criminal and civil court? Criminal Cases Criminal acts are those that go against the rules of the Criminal Code or against another federal statute (e.g. the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act). In Canada‚ a criminal act is legally seen as an offence against the state‚ even though there may have been a specific individual who was the victim of the crime. In a criminal trial‚ there are two sides: the prosecution and the defence. The prosecution brings the case to
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Victim’s Right Amendment National victim surveys indicate that almost every American age 12 and over will one day become the victim of a common law crime‚ such as larceny or burglary. (Resnick) Survey shows that more of the 75 percent of the general public has been victimized by crime at least once in their lifetime; as many as 25% of the victims develop posttraumatic stress syndrome‚ and their symptoms last for more than a decade after the crime occurred. (Kilpatrick) According to the Department
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Court Issues and Victims’ Rights Kimberly Smith CJA/394 Instructor: Roy Diaz April 6‚ 2015 Court Issues Analysis According to Muraskin and Roberts (2009)‚ one strong current that arose throughout the concluding part of the twentieth century was the mission for individual protection‚ stability‚ and hazard lessening in a then randomly unsafe biosphere. Crime deterrence curriculums on a social level challenge the communal origins or communal circumstances that breed chaos. Victimization deterrence
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Before this assignment‚ I never even knew where Philippine court was or how it looked like. I had this image of a large colonial building with an imposing facade‚ smartly dressed lawyers racing to their destinations and the gripping tension as the fate of human lives hung in the balance. It was‚ quite embarrassingly in retrospect‚ the romantic Hollywood view in my head. The first time we went to court was to check the schedule of proceedings. It was around 5 pm then. We didn’t really know where it
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Victims’ Rights and Vengeance Shelly Collins CJA/324 1/10/2014 Paul Noel Victims’ Rights and Vengeance There have been many alterations to the legal rights and assistance programs to better serve victims of crime. In every state‚ there are considerable rights in order to protect these victims. The statues of Victims’ rights influence how the victims are treated within the criminal justice system. “This was the key goal of the sweeping changes in the 2004 Crime Victims Act (CVRA)
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3 December 2012 Court Proceedings The best part about criminal procedures here in the United States is that criminal defendants have a lot of protections and guarantees. They have the guarantees of due process‚ equal protection under the laws‚ the right to have legal counsel present‚ the right to confront witnesses‚ the right to a jury trial‚ and the right to not testify against themselves. In the movie and in real life we see this all the time. For example the way due process was portrayed in
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Legal Essay The legal system does not effectively balance the rights of the victims‚ offenders and society. Areas of the legal system failing to provide a satisfactory amount of rights to the victim‚ then fails to provide equal rights to the offender and society and this creates the unbalancing of rights among these categories. The legal system reflects the ideals of society’s expectations and values and therefore when these expectations are fragmented they are remedied through law reform. Certain
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STo Report or Not to Report‚ That is the Question: a Case Study on Rape Victims Introduction Concerning philosophies of morality‚ rape is no doubt abhorred. However‚ what is debatable is whether or not it is one ’s duty to ensure that a rape is reported. In a particular case‚ one hotline operator finds herself in a dilemma that challenges her duties as a licensed social worker‚ with the obligation of ensuring that victims report their rape. As a part of the twenty-four-hour hotline staff at
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Victims’ Rights and Vengeance There have been quite a few changes over the course of the courts systems‚ and how victims were viewed then and now. I believe there is always room for improvement in everything‚ but the way things are now with the state of victims’ rights in America is good. Even though victims get the help of an attorney to represent them sometimes the focus is on the defendant and the result of the trial and not necessarily what had happened to the victim. This act has been revised
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