misconception of the funnel process is that it "lets criminals off‚” however this is not true. Most cases are often dismissed or pleas are bargained due to lack of evidence. The truth is that there is not enough money‚ to prosecute every crime. It is up to the State (States attorney)‚ or The Attorney general which crimes are worth prosecuting‚ and which one’s need to be thrown out‚ or plea bargained. The Next model that I will discuss is the wedding cake model; it is referred to as a wedding cake because with
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opportunity to sit and talk with the lawyer and possibly discuss a plea bargain that can be offered. Although you may have to go through a line up in order to help prove guilt or innocence no lawyer is required to be present if you do not have one already hired in your defense before the indictment. A lawyer however is require for a line up post indictment. The next three steps in the criminal justice process will be the plea bargaining‚ in which negotiagiations are made to the best of the counsels
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chair‚lethal injection‚ firing squad‚and haning. According to the article (Balko‚ Radley.DNA Testing Reveals Serious Problems in the Capital Punishment System.) “more than a quarter of DNA exonerations included a false confession or guilty plea. The plea bargaining process can also induce innocent people to plead guilty to lesser crimes to avoid charges with more serious prison time‚ particularly in drug cases.” Freddie Peacock of Rochester‚ New York‚ was convicted of rape in 1976. DNA Testing Shows
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Chapter 13 Notes Juvenile Court & its Jurisdiction • Juvenile Court- Act in best interest of child & public • Family Court- broader jurisdiction personal & household problems (ex. Child support‚ custody‚ paternity) Court Case Flow: • Cases referred to juvenile court declined as of ’05 9% from ‘97 • 73% processed were males People in Juvenile Courtroom: • Defense attorney- o Juveniles have right to counsel; must be provided if facing incarceration
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February 28 1975 in Montreal under the guidance of Judge Lessard. The Procedure had two stages: the first stage was a disclosure conference between counsels. Both Counsels would meet in advance to discuss disclosure. This provided an opportunity for plea-bargaining or preparing for the next course of the trial. It also allowed counsel to discuss possible admissions or the waiver of a preliminary inquiry. The second stage
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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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Civil Confinement for Sex Offenders Research Paper Civil Confinement for Sex Offenders began in the state of New York on April 13‚ 2007 with the enactment of the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (SOMTA) (SOMTA‚ 2008). O’Connor (n.d.) states; “that this act covers prisoners already serving sentences‚ those on parole‚ those on conditional release‚ and those on post release supervision”. There are two types of post release confinement “options.” One is called “Strict and Intensive Supervision
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prison and so does probation‚ but parole if you are not on good behavior you are sent back to prison to serve the rest of your sentence and possible more time as well. In 1976 the Attorney general of Alaska abolished plea-bargaining‚ which has to do with probation. With out plea-bargaining there is no probation. A person just goes straight to court and they find out if they go to prison or not. Parole I believe is not a good idea because‚ a person is never one hundred percent rehabilitated. I think that
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Ashley Stouffer Who Killed B.I.G Kaplan University WHO WASTED B.I.G Biggie Smalls was an influential rapper until the day of March 9‚ 1997 when he was killed by a drive by shooting. They have many suspects and theories of why he was wasted that day‚ however; they are not completely sure who did this and why. He was being driven back to his hotel from a music industry party. As his car pulled up to a stoplight‚ someone yelled to him‚ he lowered his window and someone pointed a pistol at him
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Court History and Purpose CJA/224 May 17‚ 2012 Courteney Harris Court History and Purpose The court system in America has been around since the middle of the 1600’s and has played a crucial role in the development of how things are done when it comes to the criminal justice side. From today’s federal court and our typical state court‚ these dual court systems came about from a mutual agreement presented from our nation’s founders. In the last 200 years‚ states’ rights have gradually waned
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