Diplomatic Immunity In Criminal Justice

Often there is argument about a person’s intentions when a crime is committed. There are instances when a person causes serious bodily harm to someone without actually meaning to. A person is driving down the freeway heading home from work. The person’s tires on the vehicle blow out and they subsequently have an accident causing the death of another person. The driver of the vehicle did in fact kill someone else which is murder. The intent of the person was definitely not to hurt anyone, but the incident took the life of an innocent person. Should that driver, who had no control of the vehicle, be punished for murder even though there was no criminal intent? These are things that prosecutors of the state have to deliberate and attempt to prove
The term diplomatic immunity is popularly, and erroneously, understood to refer to special protections afforded all employees of foreign governments who are present in the United States as official representatives of their home governments. This is often abused by immigrants that come to America and commit crimes believing that they cannot be held liable due to them being from another country. Legislative immunity a legal policy that averts legislators from being prosecuted for actions done and choices made in the progress of serving in regime. This policy does not defend legislators from illegal action; neither does it dismiss them from accountability for engagements separate from the range of their office. I think that it is a great doctrine that protects Americans that go abroad and are not aware of the customs and laws that govern these foreign countries. In some nations what we consider normal behavior may be a crime and offensive to another country. An example would be in the Middle East men beat their wives and it’s not a crime, but here in America Family Violence is not tolerated and is prosecuted as a felony offense. If a diplomat from the Middle East was here in America conducting his duties and he hits his wife,
The purpose of deterrence is to dispirit people from committing crimes by setting a model of what the penalties of crime can be. A modern example would be putting up a tow away zone for people who park in a lot illegally. This sign lets violators know that if they park in the parking lot without authorization their vehicle will be towed away. The next goal of criminal law is to protect society from dangerous and harmful people. This is why law enforcement agencies are gainfully employed to ensure the safety of law abiding citizens. Law enforcement agencies respond to illegal acts and actively go after criminals to ensure the safety of citizens and society. This goal goes hand and hand with the third goal, which is punishing people who have committed crimes. Law enforcement arrest criminals and they are prosecuted in the courts. Prosecutors along with investigators gather evidence and have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed a crime. Then a jury of peers that live in the community hears the case and vote on the guilt or innocence based on the evidence presented. The last goal is to rehabilitate and reform people who have committed crimes. By implementing punishment such as fines, community service and jail time, the government hopes that a criminal will learn from his mistakes and change his ways. The goal of criminal law is to ensure that innocent people are