Judges have both trial and non-trial responsibilities. There non-trial duties include determining probable cause‚ signing warrants‚ informing suspects of their rights‚ setting and revoking bail‚ arraigning defendants‚ and accepting guilty pleas (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012). Much of a Judges workday is spent in their offices (chambers). Judges negotiate procedures with prosecutors and defense attorneys. Judges must ensure that both suspect and defendants are treated fairly (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012).
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Criminal Justice System Paper 1 Criminal Justice System Paper Jorge Mota CJS/200 Richard Daniels Criminal Justice System Paper 2 Criminal Justice System Criminal justice is concerned with the violation of criminal law and‚ strictly interpreted‚ deals with the enforcement and procedures of criminal law (Schmalleger‚ 1997). The two aims of the criminal justice system are to control
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observation of a court trial following the commitment of a murder. The trial involved two types of vulnerable participants‚ children and persons for whom English was either not spoken or was a second language. The court trial‚ as well as the reporting of the crime to the police‚ were both affected by misunderstandings between the various parties‚ due to language and cultural differences. The complainant‚ (who was later arrested and charged with murdering his wife)‚ a native from Yemen‚ did not have
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I am going to talk about the jury courts in Spain and United States and the diference between both systems. In United States‚ the protection of rights and liberties in federal courts is achieved through the teamwork of judge and jury. The people don´t need any knowledge (ˈnɒlɪdʒ) of the legal system to be a juror. There are two types of juries in the federal trial courts: trial juries (also known as petit juries)‚ and grand juries. A civil petit jury is typically made up of 6 to 12 persons. In
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date if any is uncertain. It is determined by a parole board when it periodically reviews the case‚ and could be given the possibility for parole. The problems that criminals with mental health problems face with determinate sentencing are the parole chance. The fact that there is no chance of parole with determinate sentencing makes it hard for the individual to get treatment for his or her disorder. Being in prison is a harsh place and with the fact that a individual with mental health problems
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Chapter 10: Internal Selection Preliminary Issues The Logic of Prediction -indicators of internal applicants’ degree of success in past situations (previous job/current job in an org.) should be predictive of their likely success in new situations (internal vacancy via org’s transfer or promotion system) -Most valid selection measures: Biographical Data‚ Cognitive Ability Tests‚ Work Samples -Although logic of prediction & likely effectiveness of selection methods are similar for both
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recruitment and selection methods? Discuss how process of interviewing can be improved in organisation to strengthen the validity and reliability of the method. In the era of globalisation and fast changing business conditions‚ organisations are looking for effective management and employee recruitment and selection. The current situation demands a complete strategic approach to HRM. Therefore it is important to look at the traditional methods and modern approach in the recruitment and selection process
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throughout the world. The four powers come forth with the idea to hold a series of trials. After careful thought‚ America‚ France‚ Russia‚ and England chose Nuremberg to hold the trials. With a location set and a course of action‚ the powers now had to build their case in the Nuremberg Trials‚ a series of thirteen trials held with the purpose of bringing Nazi criminals to justice after WWII. The Nuremberg trials began with a pursuit of
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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Neglect Towards Making the Crime Fit the Penalty As mentioned in the Canadian Criminal Code of 1985‚ "there are about 40 offences for which a mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment (MMS) must be imposed" (Raaflaub‚ 2006). There is a growing dilemma in society today "starkly in the conflict between crime control and rights approaches to punishment" (Witten‚ 2017‚ p. 106). Mandatory minimum prison sentences are punishments that are set through legislation for specific
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A priest and the chorus of Thebans arrive at the palace to call upon their King‚ Oedipus‚ to aid them with the plague. Oedipus had sent his brother-in-law Creon to ask help of the oracle at Delphi‚ and he returns at that moment. Creon says the plague is the result of religious pollution‚ caused because the murderer of their former King‚ Laius‚ had never been caught. Oedipus vows to find the murderer and curses him for the plague that he has caused. Oedipus summons the blind prophet Tiresias for
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