Criminal Suspension Process Of Criminal Prosecution
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, CONVICTIONS, PRISON SENTENCES AND TIME SERVED BY RACE AND ETHNICITIY.
Criminal Prosecution is the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. There are certain steps in the criminal prosecution process. According to Champaign Prosecutor’s Office, County “If a charge is filed in the Municipal Court, the defendant is entitled to a Preliminary Hearing. The defendant may waive that right and agree to have his/her case bound over to the Grand Jury for further consideration. If the evidence indicates that a felony crime probably did occur and it is established that the defendant probably committed the crime, the Judge will bind the case over to the Grand Jury, or he/she may agree to proceed by way of a Bill of Information, (i.e. waive the right to Grand Jury and go directly before the Common Pleas Court and enter a plea of guilty or not guilty).” (Champaign Prosecutor, 2013)
The Montgomery marches of 1965 pay tribute to our history of the civil rights movement and our nation’s progress towards racial equality. However, years later our criminal-justice system has proven that we still have a long way to go in achieving racial equality. Individuals of color are unreasonably …show more content…
crime drop. At least among many of the street crimes reported by police and victims, today’s crime rate is about half of what it was just twenty years ago. This is not because people are twice as nice. The reasons behind the crime drop involve everything from an aging population, to better policing, and to the rising ubiquity of cell phones. Police, prisons, and broader shifts in the population play a part. Crime is less likely these days because of additional changes in our social lives and interaction with others. Which includes, shifts in our institutions, technologies, and cultural
Criminal Prosecution is the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. There are certain steps in the criminal prosecution process. According to Champaign Prosecutor’s Office, County “If a charge is filed in the Municipal Court, the defendant is entitled to a Preliminary Hearing. The defendant may waive that right and agree to have his/her case bound over to the Grand Jury for further consideration. If the evidence indicates that a felony crime probably did occur and it is established that the defendant probably committed the crime, the Judge will bind the case over to the Grand Jury, or he/she may agree to proceed by way of a Bill of Information, (i.e. waive the right to Grand Jury and go directly before the Common Pleas Court and enter a plea of guilty or not guilty).” (Champaign Prosecutor, 2013)
The Montgomery marches of 1965 pay tribute to our history of the civil rights movement and our nation’s progress towards racial equality. However, years later our criminal-justice system has proven that we still have a long way to go in achieving racial equality. Individuals of color are unreasonably …show more content…
crime drop. At least among many of the street crimes reported by police and victims, today’s crime rate is about half of what it was just twenty years ago. This is not because people are twice as nice. The reasons behind the crime drop involve everything from an aging population, to better policing, and to the rising ubiquity of cell phones. Police, prisons, and broader shifts in the population play a part. Crime is less likely these days because of additional changes in our social lives and interaction with others. Which includes, shifts in our institutions, technologies, and cultural