A court is a tribunal or governmental institution with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out administration of justice in civil‚ criminal and administrative matters. The legal tradition prominent in the Commonwealth Caribbean is that of the common law tradition‚ which originated in England‚ the court system of the territories is also influenced by tradition. The courts in the region are modeled on those of England. The power to create and regulate such court systems
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Zanetta Eave‚ Tasha Harris‚ and Lee Blackmon CJA/374 July 29‚ 2013 Cory Kelly Introduction The “Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis” paper will compare juvenile courts with adult courts. This paper will present an overview of the juvenile justice system‚ a point-by-point comparison between juvenile and adult courts. The adjudication process by which a juvenile is transferred to the adult court system. This paper will also discuss
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opinions the court determines the final say. The Court must decide the case based off the Constitution and laws of the state‚ regardless of the judge’s personal preference‚ politics‚ and any other outside influence. (Y. M. Courts‚ About Your Courts) County courts or circuit courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction. There is 30 judicial circuits in the state of Puerto Rico. Each circuit has the same divisions: small claims‚ juvenile‚ criminal‚ family‚ and probate. The trial courts of limited
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Juvenile Court Workgroup Maylyn M. Leon MACJ 512 Seminar in Court System Dr. Caroline Dennis December 16‚ 2014 Juvenile Court Workgroup The courtroom workgroup of juvenile court is very similarly composed as one of adult’s court (Neubauer and Fradella‚ 2014). Inside the juvenile court you can find the prosecutor‚ the defense attorney and the judge and sometimes judges have the hearing officers as aid (Neubauer and Fradella‚ 2014). We can see much equality between the courts however the
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to what sort of hypotheses identify with claim to fame courts. Social structure hypothesis‚ at the end of the day‚ the variations that outcome from destitution and the way of criminal action because of absence of assets and thereof. General strain hypothesis advises us that the enthusiastic health of people and their current circumstances might possibly be an immediate consequence of criminal exercises. Intellectual hypothesis partners criminal movement with self-discernment and one’s encompassing
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A Street Observation by Clinton Palanca from The Likhaan Anthology of Philippine Literature in English There are some people who say that‚ in order to understand a country‚ one should not rush about visiting endless museums and monuments‚ but simply sit quietly with a drink and allow the country to come to you. I think this is a good idea‚ but only for a certain type of country. I would agree that the essence of Paris is to be found sitting on a terrace with a cup of coffee. But what about Manila
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Cowboys‚ criminals and visionaries: from ’can ’ to ’should ’ in entrepreneurship Colin G. Benjamin Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship and Neil E. Béchervaise The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Abstract From pirates and warlords to accountants and corporate raiders‚ successful business practice has always incorporated a degree of volatility Business leaders have too frequently neglected social responsibility in their pursuit of expanded reach‚ market advantage and‚ ultimately
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In Tennessee‚ a juvenile can be transferred from juvenile court to adult court after a petition is filed alleging delinquency based on conduct that is a crime under Tennessee law‚ local ordinances‚ or the Court. A hearing is held to determine if the child is sixteen years of age at the time of the alleged crime or if the child is less than sixteen years old. If the child is less than sixteen years old‚ then for the transfer hearing to move forward the child has to be charged with a serious offense
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Criminal Investigations Felix A. Barreto fab185@ jwu.edu Johnson & Wales University Criminal Investigation CJS 2075 November 1st‚ 2012 Criminal Investigations The purpose of this research paper is to show the role‚ function‚ nature and responsibility of the criminal investigator. The Methods Used and the Interpretation of the Collection of Physical Evidence and Understanding of the Sources of Information will be explained within this paper. The Role‚ Function‚ Nature and Responsibility
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htm Richmond‚ K Sallyport Bureau of Prisons. (2004). The alderson saga. Pg. 23-125. Retrieved from http://sallyport.bop.gov /inst/ald/docs/alderson_saga.pdf Shore‚ P U.S. Court of Appeals Cases & Opinions. (1999 a). Judy Butler vs. Janet Reno‚ civil action no. 84-2604-tpj. (1997). Retrieved from http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals /F3/199 /310/475928/ U.S U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons. (2003). Managing female offenders. The Management and Specialty Training Center (MSTC)
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