Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Zanetta Eave‚ Tasha Harris‚ and Lee Blackmon CJA/374 July 29‚ 2013 Cory Kelly Introduction The “Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis” paper will compare juvenile courts with adult courts. This paper will present an overview of the juvenile justice system‚ a point-by-point comparison between juvenile and adult courts. The adjudication process by which a juvenile is transferred to the adult court system. This paper will also discuss
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Court Systems As the gavel sounds there is silence in the courtroom. The Judge has made his final decision‚ and the outcome is life without the possibility of parole. The courtroom is filled with mixed emotions and the prosecution and family have a sense of justice‚ although the family of the perpetrator feels anguish. Criminal court is perceived as the place of justice where criminals are punished and the victims get closure. This is a simplistic view of how the criminal justice system
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Juvenile and Adult Courts The juvenile justice system shares many of the same components of the adult justice system. Historically both adults and juveniles were tried in the same courts and if convicted they both served out their sentences in the very same facilities. Over time‚ the system changed for youths however; there remain as many similarities as there are differences between
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were to ask me for my advice concerning this scenario‚ I would advise him not to file suit. This was admittedly a difficult decision for me. The basis for this decision is 1Corinthians 6:7‚ which states‚ “Therefore‚ to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather be cheated (HCSB)?” H. Wayne House says it best when he states‚ “This is a difficult saying‚ but there are many difficult sayings in the Bible‚ and their
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Council vs. Caribbean Court of Justice The Privy Council vs. Caribbean Court of Justice At the center of the judicial system in the Commonwealth Caribbean lies the English Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. "The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is primarily the final Court of Appeal for those Commonwealth territories which have retained the appeal to Her Majesty in other matters."’ The Privy Council is an institution that became established as the final court for the individual
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Moreover‚ the United States court system is composed of a litigation process that allows the person in accusation to deliver their case in an unbiased manner. In America each state has its own court system. As a part of this system the offender is innocent until proven guilty. They also have the right to plea-bargain and a quick jury trial. The courts are the foremost authority where verdicts are made and where the defense attorney‚ prosecuting attorney‚ and judge advocate gather (Stevenson‚ 1966
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MOOT COURT PROBLEM 172109831117 IN THE HONOURABLE MOOT COURT/HIGH COURT OF A.P UNDER APPELLETE JURISDICTION (CIVIL APPEAL NO: 2012) BETWEEN: SUJATHA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------APPELLENT AND
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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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the Civil Court The function of the Civil Court is to deal with civil matters‚ cases which don’t include criminal matters. The role of the County Court in the Civil Court The role of the county court is to deal with small‚ simple cases; they deal with civil non-criminal matters). Businesses who try and recover money that they are owed go to civil courts as it’s a small non-criminal case‚ an individual who wants compensation for injuries he/she has had can also go to a civil court as well as
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Summary of “Danish court system” This article reviews the courts role in Danish society‚ duties‚ values and objectives. Also there are described the structure of every type of court in Denmark. Article is located on website http://www.scandinavianlaw.se/pdf/51-27.pdf. The Danish courts are composed of the Sumpreme Court‚ the two high courts‚ the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial Court‚ the Land Registy Court‚ 24 district courts‚ the courts of the Faroe Islands‚ the Appeals Permission board‚ the
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