Changes

The courtroom work group is made of all of the people who have assigned jobs in the courtroom during the trial process. The courtroom workgroup consist of the judge whose duty is to protect the rights of the accused and the community while issuing sentencing. The defense attorney which is a licensed trial lawyer hired or appointed to defend the person accused. The prosecutor who represents the government and the interest of the community. We also have the jury who determines the guilt or innocence of the defendant by the facts and the evidence that is presented at the trial. The Bailiff is the court officer who announces the entrance of the Judge, calls for witness as well as maintain order in the courtroom. Next we have the Clerk of court. They are responsible for maintaining all records of the criminal cases. The court reporter is also a member of the courtroom work group. The court reporter maintains a written record of all that occurred during the trial. The role of the prosecutor is to seek justice, determine whether to charge a dependent with an offense, decide scheduling of cases, offer and acceptance of a plea -bargain and share evidence with the defense. The prosecutor determines which cases to pursue by choosing the cases that are in the best interest of the public. If the criteria for taking a case were more stringent we would have offenders who wouldn’t charge for small yet relevant crimes. This would lead criminals to believe that they could commit small crimes and not be held responsible for them. This would also make the crime rate increase. If the criteria for a case were less stringent we would be holding trials for petty crimes. For example if a person got caught littering we would be holding trial for them and wasting money when we could have simply made them pay a fee or do community service for their actions. I don’t think I would make any changes to the courtroom workgroup because it runs just fine now. If I had to make changes I would add