Court observation The courts have the function of giving the public a chance to present themselves whether to prosecute or defend themselves if any disputes against them rises. It is known to everyone that a court is a place where disputes can be settled while using the right and proper procedures. The court is also the place where a just‚ fair and unbiased trial can be heard so that it would not cause any disadvantage to either of the party involved in the dispute. The parties are given a chance
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Functions of Law In order to determine the functions or role of the law in society and business the word should be defined. Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary gives the following definitions: "1 a: rule of conduct or action laid down and enforced by the supreme governing authority (as the legislature) of a community or established by custom b: the whole collection of such rules c: the control brought about by enforcing rules d: trial in a court to decide what is just and right according to the laws
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The US Court System The courts are the overseers of the law. They administer it‚ they resolve disputes under it‚ and they ensure that it is and remains equal to and impartial for everyone. In the United States each state is served by the separate court systems‚ state and federal. Both systems are organized into three basic lev- - els of courts — trial courts‚ intermediate courts of appeal and a high court‚ or Supreme Court. The state courts are concerned essentially with cases arising under state
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Introduction to Criminal Justice January 06‚ 2013 Social justice is a concept of a society in which every human being is treated justly‚ without discrimination based on financial status‚ race‚ gender‚ and ethnicity. The Declaration of Independence states “all men are created equal.” Nowadays we call that equality “social justice”. All in all‚ social justice means equal justice‚ concerning all facets of society. Basically meaning‚ all
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Courts of healing justice are specialized courts that deal in specific types of offenders. The ones that will be covered here are juvenile courts‚ family courts‚ and drug courts. These courts keep these specific types of cases out of the general courts. Their goal is to try to heal the offender of what is causing them to offend instead of just locking them up. They are also referred to courts of second chance. These courts work with social services and law enforcement agencies to provide special
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Federal Courts vs. State Courts Courts in the United States are made up and governed by the United States Constitution and then separated by Federal and State levels. Both levels are different in how they are made up‚ how they run and the laws they are in charge of enforcing. Federal: 1. United States Supreme Court; the highest appellate court in the Federal judicial system. This court is tasked with taking on its own cases and normally takes from lower courts that struggle with defining Federal
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.............................. History of South African criminal law .............................................................................................. The sources of our criminal law ........................................................................................................ The onus of proof in criminal cases .................................................................................................. Criminal liability: a summary ..................................
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Question: To what extent does the law balance out the rights of the victims‚ offenders and society in the criminal investigation process? The role of the criminal investigation process is to balance the rights of the victims and offenders in society. All individuals’ wether victim‚ offender or member of society have basic rights to which the law attempts to adhere to. While all are individual‚ the rights will differ for the purpose of maintaining a balance in society. Though upholding the rights
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Criminals can be rational decision makers‚ and can be motivated by uncontrollable psychological and emotional drives‚ as well as social forces such as poverty and despair. There are a variety of criminals in our society‚ and no one criminal is the same. There are those who do rationalize their options to commit to a crime. When an individual weighs the outcomes of their potential actions‚ they are ultimately choosing the result of the rest of their lives. Those that are rational‚ have the mental
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The Duel Court System CJA/224 February 28‚ 2013 The Duel Court System An explanation of what court is would be‚ court is a legal entity that is part of the judicial branch of the government authorized by Statute or Constitution. Court is generated of one or more judicial officers‚ authorized to decide upon cases‚ conflicts in law‚ and disputed matters brought before it (Siegel‚ Schmalleger‚ & Worrall‚ 2011‚ p. 4). Courts enforce this countries law
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