Juries are a fundamental institution within Canadian law and decide a large portion of important cases‚ changing many lives. Considering that a jury is simply a group of citizens who appeared to be the right fit for jury duty on a list‚ do we place too much power in their hands? This paper looks at the jury’s power of nullification and why it should or should not continue to be a part of the Canadian justice system and if it should‚ how can we improve it? Drawing on real cases and scholarly journals
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Gathering Research Data Paper Rebecca Valenteen CJA/334 August 4‚ 2014 Rayna Longshore Within the criminal justice system there are various types of data gathering research methods that can be utilized. The method chosen for this research paper is the email survey method. The proposed research for this paper is job satisfaction within the police field with emphasis on the patrol officers. With patrol officers being the backbone of the police departments the
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Research Terminology Jennifer Daniel CJA/334 10/06/14 Rayna Longshore Research Terminology Abstract This paper is about research terminology and how it will be used in the criminal justice field. The knowledge that I will gain from knowing what the terminology and what could happen if I did not know the correct terminology. How knowing the assets will be a gain in my professional field. Terminology is very important in each professional field. Would anyone take you serious if you did not
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Race-based Jury Nullification Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Race-based Jury Nullification Racial differences within the court system of the United States can create various interpretations of laws and the impartiality of such laws. Minorities within this country may believe that the criminal justice system has prejudices and may dismiss the legality of certain laws. Jury nullification is a process in which members of the jury exonerate a person of a guilty verdict although the
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Equality of Justice‚ and Jury Nullification September 12‚ 2010 ADJ/255 Jon Gaskins * Under what circumstances does the author believe jurors should vote according to conscience rather than law? Does the Supreme Court approve or disapprove of this practice? Why? The author believes that under the circumstances of jury nullification is when the jurors should vote according to conscience rather than the instructions given by the judge‚ the law and the facts of the case. The author believes
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the concept of jury nullification as prior to this week i believed that the juries sole duty was only to determine whether or not a defendant was responsible for a certain crime and the sentencing was left to the judges. Due to this concept‚ i believe there are both strengths and weaknesses to the juries rational since this all depends on whether or not the jury sympathises with the defeat. the weakness would be that no matter how guilty a defendant if they are able to get the jury to believe they
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This file of CJA 334 Week 3 DQs shows the solutions to the following problems: DQ1: What is a standard deviation? OR What is a null hypothesis? DQ2: Hi Class‚ You are going on a scavenger hunt. Using the UOP library‚ find 3 different criminal justice-related topics and provide a synopsis or summary of the particular topic. 1. Go to UOP Library 2. Go to University Library 3. Library Resources - Choose Specialized Resources 4. Choose ProQuest Social Sciences 5. Choose Criminal Justice
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This pack includes CJA 334 Week 2 Gathering Research Data Paper General Questions - General General Questions You are interested in conducting research concerning police officers and their jobs. The information you want to gather‚ including job satisfaction or job hazards‚ is up to you as long as you clearly state the goal of your research. The method you use should be appropriate for the goal of your research. Develop a 1‚050- to 1‚750-word paper addressing what you have learned about
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an African-American‚ proposed that African-American jurors across the country should engage in the practice of jury nullification. The article is titled “Paul Butler‚ Racially-Based Jury Nullification: Black Power in the Criminal Justice System‚ 105 Yale L.J. 677 (1995)”. In this article‚ I will use an expository and persuasive approach to summarize Butler’s approach towards nullification. I further argue that Butler’s argument is a valid tool to use when working to change the treatment of discrimination
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Jury Trial Analysis CJA/364 June 10‚ 2013 Shane Krauser This is a jury trial analysis paper in which I am to identify and discuss the steps in a jury trial. I will also discuss the constitutional rights that are enacted during jury trial. I will examine and discuss the selection of a fair and unbiased jury. There are seven steps in a jury trial and I will discuss them all throughout my paper. Step one in a jury trial is Jury selection. In this step about forty individuals are selected to
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