Specialty courts are problem solving court systems that focus on treatment and rehabilitation as opposed to straight jail or prison time. The focus is on treating the underlying issues that led the defendants to court in the first place. The types of specialty courts in Massachusetts vary from mental health‚ veteran’s treatment‚ firearm session‚ and drug courts. Normally when suspects are arrested and they are arraigned in regular district courts like everyone else. But over time courts have been
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1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? (e.g. Magistrates Court in Brisbane; Supreme Court in Sydney etc) 2. What kind of hearing did you attend?(e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc.) I attended an appeal against sentence. This is when the accused feels the sentence they were given is too severe‚ in which case a request is put forth to a higher court for the review and rehearing of evidence to change the decision
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head: Criminal Law Evaluation Criminal Law Evaluation University of Phoenix May 8‚ 2011 The criminal justice system has within it a set of rules‚ regulations and guidelines‚ known as criminal laws which are based on various sources‚ some dating back to England. Criminal law also has a purpose for which it was designed. Criminal laws have jurisdiction which keeps it structured and in order. Within criminal law are various offenses for which there must be standards of proof. Criminal law addresses
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Define Race and Ethnicity Amy Babbitt ETH/125 October 26‚ 2010 Makini Corlette Define Race and Ethnicity It is hard to define the term race as in reference to human beings. It is often described as a subclass of a species. It is often said that different races cannot interbreed with other races within that species. This would make one believe that we do not have different races within the human species but yet every harassment and discrimination class or training I have ever had it
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CJA 204 January 30‚2013 Criminal Justice System In this paper the theme is to discuss the peripheral of the Criminal Justice system and its roles. This paper will also explain the process of the Criminal Justice System. In addition‚ it will give a brief description of crime‚ its relationship to the law and the models of how society determines its acts. Crime and its relationship to the law The definition
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1. Define social studies? Critically examine the status of social studies in secondary school curriculum in India. Social studies deal with the relationship between the people living in the society. In the school curriculum‚ along with the other subjects‚ social studies is also one of the subject‚ in fact we are dealing with it even before school. One first social institution is the family‚ and then only the school comes into the picture. In the family the interaction with family members socializes
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Define the concept of identity‚ using examples to illustrate your answer. Identity is a contested concept. This means that there is no agreed way to define it. There are many different socialogists that try to define the concept of identity. Woodward (2000) argues that for someone to have an identity‚ and element of choice is required. People choose to identify with something or someone‚ and therefor it is difficult to have an identity unless the person has exercised some choice in the matter. Bradley
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Criminal law is the body of law concerned with what constitutes a criminal offence and how it is dealt with when it comes to court in terms of sentence. Criminal procedure law is linked with the law of evidence and is concerned with how the defendant is charged‚ brought to court‚ asked to enter pleas‚ and the whole business of conducting a trial in accordance with the established principles of procedure and evidence. Criminal law versus civil law All law other than criminal law is known as civil
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Opinion can be defined in many ways; Wikipedia defines opinion as a belief about matters Commonly considered to be subjective i.e.‚ it is based on that which is less than absolutely Certain‚ and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument‚ although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented; Collins dictionary defines opinion as belief‚ feeling‚ view‚ idea‚ theory
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Criminal Procedure Policy Savannah Slorp CJA/353 August 23‚ 2010 Mr. Krauser Abstract Criminal procedures are safeguards against the indiscriminate application of criminal laws and the wanton treatment of suspected criminals. Specifically‚ they are designed to enforce the constitutional rights of criminal suspects and defendants‚ beginning with initial police contact and continuing through arrest‚ investigation‚ trial‚ sentencing‚ and appeals. The main constitutional provisions regarding
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