2012 The Court System Needs to be Reformed By Nelson A. Sanford Nelson Sanford RSS Staff and Command Course 9/24/2012 The Court System Needs To Be Reformed Nelson A. Sanford The court is an important aspect of the criminal justice system. It has the power‚ authority and responsibility to adjudicate legal matters between parties and administer justice in both civil and criminal matters in accordance with the rule of law. The court therefore interprets and applies the law‚ and through
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ENGL 112 Argumentative Paper September 2‚ 2012 Drug Court vs. Incarceration Drug addiction has increased drastically across America in the last fifty years. Non-violent drug offenders fill our jails and prisons. Taxpayer dollars are put into a prison system that is proving to be counter-productive. Recidivism rates are high. Drug Court is an alternative to incarceration that offers rehabilitation to criminal offenders. In drug court‚ the traditional functions of the U.S. justice system are
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Warren Court examined every aspect of the criminal justice system in the United States‚ using the 14th Amendment to extend constitutional protections to all courts in every State. • The process above became known as “nationalization” of the Bill of Rights. • During 1961-1969‚ cases concerning the right to legal counsel‚ confessions‚ searches‚ and the treatment of juvenile criminals all appeared on the Court’s docket. o Docket: A calendar of the cases awaitinga ction in a court. A
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they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official‚ disputes between two or more states‚ and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion‚ having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most important role of Federal Courts. Many of people go to the Federal Courts to fight for their rights‚ and the Federal Courts has the ability to help them. All federal court judges are nominated by the President
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The federal court system is made up of 3 layers: the district courts‚ the circuit courts. These are the first layer of appeal. The final layer is appeal in the federal courts. There are 94 district courts‚ 13 circuit courts‚ and one Supreme Court throughout the country. The Supreme Court is the only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution; Article III mentions the Supreme Court. District courts were created by acts of congress. All the judges and justices are picked by the president
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The drug court is a unique effort that uses the occasion of a drug offence arrest as an intervention opportunity for drug offenders even though historical problems in criminal justice diversion and referral programs the Dade County success rates have shown that these problems can be overcome through unique collaborative relationships‚ innovative treatment design‚ and the elimination of conventional gaps in the referral- treatment-monitoring process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the
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1.1 The court visit and its general role in the English Legal system. The court visited was ‘Uxbridge Magistrates Court and Uxbridge Youth Court’‚ which is managed by the ministry of justice. The magistrates’ court is one of the courts at the lowest level of court hierarchy. It deals with offences with are regarded as less serious offences. Cases in the magistrates ’ courts are usually heard by a panel of magistrates (Justices of the Peace). This court must normally be composed of not more than
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Topic: “The critics of the Government’s proposals to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor and create a Supreme Court are motivated by blind adherence to tradition rather than a rational analysis of the issues” The United Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy and is based on Parliamentary Democracy‚ with a Queen and a Parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords‚ and the House of Commons. Supreme legislative power is vested in Parliament‚ which sits for five years unless dissolved sooner. The executive
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US v. Nixon (1974) 1. The Constitutional Question(s) : a) Does the separation of powers established by the Constitution grant the President the absolute power to keep information from other branches of the government? b) Given that the power is not absolute‚ should President Nixon be capable of claiming executive privilege under the aforementioned circumstances? c) Does the separation of powers permit that the settlement of this dispute must stay contained in the executive branch or should
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The court where I live in is the Lunenburg General District Court. The federal Court closet to where I reside is the Virginia Fourth Court. There is a big difference between state and federal court and the biggest difference is the types of cases that each court hears. According to studies‚ the Article III of the Constitution invests the judicial power of the United States and the federal court system. This article creates the U.S. Supreme Court and gives congress the authority to create the
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