Court visit report My first court visit was a civil appeal case under the hierarchy of appellant jurisdiction at the Intermediate court and my second visit was a criminal case under the original of criminal jurisdiction at the district court. Both courts are found in Port Louis‚ Mauritius. The difference between the two courts is that the appellant jurisdiction was already heard in a lower court whereas the criminal jurisdiction was heard for the first time in the lower court. The atmosphere and
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obtain physical pain or injury‚ it is something that produces a reverberating sound with the community and it is something that is of growing concern. A juvenile that becomes a delinquent is considered to be a child and treated as such in a juvenile court until their habits goes beyond a level that is unacceptable and they are treated as adults. When this happens a juvenile child can be lost forever and sent into an adult system. In this paper we will look at some statistics as they relate to delinquency
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especially when you’re facing criminal charges. A great deal often depends on the outcome of your court case‚ so Marc D. Orloff‚ Attorney At Law‚ a personal injury and criminal defense attorney serving the Goshen area‚ offers some tips for preparing for your first day of court. Before your court appearance‚ it’s important to: Locate The Courthouse: Make sure you know where the courthouse is‚ and how long it will take you to get there. Showing up late on your first day in court is sure to create a bad
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A Virtual Court System… Justice on the Web Learning Team A Web-based case management is a direct result of today’s advanced technology. A large number of the court system’s lawyers‚ judges‚ legal administrators‚ and administrative support personnel are using cutting-edge word processors‚ electronic legal research‚ time and billing programs‚ and increasingly‚ varying forms of case management software. Web-based case management is the idea of the future. According to
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Current Issues in Criminal Justice Reymira Alburquerque CRJ200-B04 Professor: V Granvelli November 25‚ 2012 Midterm ASA COLLEGE Throughout all my research I had been studying a lot of topic such as‚ illegal firearms‚ the rise in crime‚ gun control‚ homicides‚ etc. But in specific on this paper I’ll be discussing the best way to combat or prevent the rise in crime and the use of illegal firearms. Even though‚ the flood of illegal handguns on the city ’s streets is taking a disturbing
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the Scottish courts is split into two completely different areas: Criminal and Civil. Both deal with different types of cases and have different structures. “Whereas the criminal justice system is focused on sentences designed to act as a punishment or deterrent (such as a fine or a period of imprisonment)‚ civil court proceedings are brought in order to obtain a specific legal remedy which can be enforced against the other party to the action.” (Harvie-Clark‚ 2014). The civil court is structured
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Criminal Profiling The term “serial killer” was derived from a man named Robert K. Ressler‚ who‚ in the 1970’s deemed this term because of the term the English used; “crimes in a series” and because of the serial films he grew up watching. (Freeman‚ 2007) Prior to the term serial killer‚ people would use the terms‚ mass murders and stranger-on-stranger crime. The definition of a serial killer‚ according to dictionary.com is; “a person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series
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Since the formation of the United States‚ landmark court cases have helped shape the laws of the country. Many factors determine the outcome of these cases such as the morality of the justices and the mind set of the generation it occurred during. For example‚ extremely conservative Supreme Court justices are not going to vote in favor of a liberal court cases. These factors were what decided the outcome of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. One way to understand the outcome of a case is to understand
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Over the past two decades‚ specialized courts have resulted‚ according to Quinn (2009)‚ in response to‚ the “problem solving court” movement (As cited in Cole and Getz‚ 2013). Such courts‚ Quinn (2009) noted‚ have come to focus on social concerns such as‚ addiction‚ domestic violence‚ and mental health issues‚ and have come to asset that such courts have cured addiction‚ addressed issues of intimate violence‚ prevented recidivism‚ reduced costs‚ and implied that they have even saved lives (As cited
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Stereotyping Criminals Abstract: This paper will discuss another theory and strategy to help to avoid stereotyping individuals that are in the criminal justice system. Along with whether or not the labeling theory is a legitimate crime causation theory and why. This paper will also discuss where gangs fit in the three influential versions of cultural deviance theory. Which one of the two theories would be used to help explain the number of youths that are joining gangs in the
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