Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Socorro Yepez‚ Maryinez Cano‚ Liliana Pulido‚ and Stephen Maney SW 5014 Law and Ethics Professor Yvonne Berenguer‚ MSW Due: March 04‚ 2015 Synopsis In the past thirty years the Unites States has been experiencing a growing number of immigrants‚ it is estimated that more than eleven million immigrants are currently living undocumented in the country (Arco‚ 2014). With such a growth of undocumented immigrants‚ there have been failed legislative
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Prison is an institution that society creates to confine people convicted of breaking the law. It is designed to be an institution that deters people from committing crimes‚ punishes and rehabilitates criminals‚ and protects the public by keeping dangerous offenders off the streets. It is important to study this social organization to gauge whether the manner in which society deals with criminality via prison is effective. In light of the evidence‚ it appears that the objectives of imprisonment do
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considered a juvenile and therefore cannot be tried as an adult. The detention hearing must also take place within twenty-four hours of being held at a detention facility. U.s department of justice. (). Answer # 2 Prosecutorial Discretion The Legislature has given the prosecutor discretion on filing with a defined list of cases in adult and juvenile courts. The prosecutor also gets to choose which court will handle the matter. U.s department of justice. ().
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When a prosecutor use their discretion to oppose a black juror the burden of proving they discriminated against the black juror is left up to the defendant to prove. Since black potential jurors cannot be excluded from the jury because of their race‚ they can be dismissed because of
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Sexual assault is a hot issue‚ the definition of what constitutes assault and its repercussion effect the whole of society. The United States Department of Justice defines sexual assault as‚ “Any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient” (DOJ). CPT Bryan believes that the military tries more cases for sexual assault‚ cases that civilian lawyers would never touch. He has never had a commander wavier on prosecution‚ his philosophy is if there is probable
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prosecutor is powerful through the broad discretion the office holds. “The local prosecutor has been called the single most powerful figure in the administration of criminal justice” (Goelzhauser‚ 2013). Therefore‚ it would be unethical to destroy evidence of a defendant’s guilt. The main duty of a prosecutor is to see justice being achieved and the destruction of evidence goes directly against the pursuit of justice and public safety. The use of improper prosecutorial methods would fuel the already unsteady
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My little place I was born and grown up in another country since childhood‚ but in the recent years I got a chance to travel and study in the US. At first‚ I didn’t pay any attention to the US government and its issues‚ until I take a government class. I started to have a strong interest in this subject. Here is a summary of the district I’m currently living on and its representative‚ and my interest on political issue. I’m currently living in the Texas’s 18th Congressional District. It is a small
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1 THE ROLE AND INDEPENDENCE OF PROSECUTORS Paul Mageean‚ Belfast‚ Northern Ireland 17th May 2005‚ Cairo. I. INTRODUCTION I would like firstly to thank the organisers of this event for the invitation to speak to you today. I would also like to acknowledge the role of Professor John Jackson from the School of Law in Queens University Belfast. The international sections of this paper draw on his work. I should also like to make clear that I am speaking in my personal capacity today. This paper
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One of the most controversial topics in recent years in America is the issue of immigration. This issue has raised issues regarding illegal immigrants and their rights in the context of economics‚ legislation‚ and education. One of the more problematic parts of the issue concerns the children of illegal immigrants and how they should be handled. Many illegal immigrants come to the United States in order to find better opportunities for both themselves and their children. Often these illegal individuals
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Hi jeremy great report; I concur immigration is a hot political topic. Border Patrol Agent Hector Garza explains that‚ “through executive orders and prosecutorial discretion … Most of the people that we apprehend end up getting released into the country‚ he said while expressing his frustration” (West‚ 2016). Purposely Congress is doing the opposite of what many citizens believe they are doing about immigrants entering the country illegally. This suggests that Congress is protecting illegal immigrants
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