“Wedding Cake Model” Michal Bates Intro to Criminal Justice The criminal justice wedding cake is a diagram to show the importance of a crime and where it would be categorized. There are four layers on the cake that signify each of the major types of crimes: (1) misdemeanors‚ (2) less serious felonies‚ (3) serious felonies‚ and (4) celebrated cases. Also‚ the size of these layers depends on the importance of the crimes‚ with misdemeanors being the largest and at the bottom and the celebrated
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Title: Criminal Justice and the Wedding Cake The Four Layers Abstract This paper explores the four layers of the criminal justice system. It gives a brief over view of the different layers when referencing the Wedding Cake Model. The justice system can be quite complicated and this model can help understand the different levels of offense‚ what they represent and how they are handled in the justice system. However there are many diverse circumstances and conditions that are examined when a
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Marcos Villagomez Courtroom 11-9-2013 During this paper I am going to be covering topics such as the courtroom work groups‚ the role of a prosecutor‚ the effects of the criminal justice funnel and the backlog of cases on the court system and the courtroom work group. Topics such as these are important to cover so that each individual has a complete understanding of the pros and cons of systems in the judicial system. What is a courtroom work group? “The professional courtroom actors
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Criminal Justice Models Jeff Clark CJS/220 1/13/2013 Amy Griner Most people that haven’t had much experience with police or the judicial system think that if you get arrested for anything then you will not only have a criminal record‚ but will be found guilty for the mere fact that they were arrested. That may be true in some cases but there is actually quite a few people that are let go before any of that happens. Many people that have researched this have said that half or even more of
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three models of the criminal justice process (the Wedding Cake‚ the Funnel and the Net Models) The criminal justice process is very complex process and varies from state to state. Three models of the criminal justice process as discussed and reviewed in chapter 9 of out textbook are the funnel‚ wedding and net. (Meyer‚ Grant 2003) In this essay I will compare these three models of the criminal justice process and give my opinion on which model I think best describes the criminal justice system
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Informative Speech - History Of The Wedding Cake Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the history and development of the modern wedding cake. Central Idea: Our decadent‚ modern wedding cake took centuries to evolve from its humble beginnings as rough breads. I. The origins of today’s wedding cake can be traced back to ancient Roman II. With the Roman conquests‚ the Roman wedding traditions were carried to III. During the 1660’s‚ a French chef visiting England was introduced
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE: THE PROCESS The definition of criminal justice is “the series of steps involved in any criminal activity like gathering evidence”. (Legal explanation. 2007) retrieved from http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/criminal-justice.htm. In this paper I will illustrate the criminal justice process and describe the steps of each process. The process of the criminal justice is investigation‚ arrest‚ booking‚ bail‚ arraignment‚ trial‚ and outcome. Investigation is
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Criminal Justice Process John Wright CRJ100 Richard L. Foy Ph.D. Strayer University In the United States there is a process that protects the accused of a crime against abuse of investigatory and prosecution powers (Carp 2011 pg. 217). This process is known as the criminal justice process. Before a suspect can be convicted of a crime‚ the justice process must take place
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS Generally speaking‚ the concept of the legal system can often seem very complex‚ confusing‚ and intimidating. However‚ to assist in comprehending the system‚ the state of Kansas has defined a sequence of events in processing criminal cases where each action encompasses a specific function. Whether it is the police officer who investigates the crime‚ the prosecutor who must gather the facts for action‚ the defendant who must obtain a lawyer and prove their case
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I believe that the due process model (which puts emphasis on an individuals rights) is essential and should constantly be our primary focus of this criminal justice system‚ although under the due process model there is a probability of criminals being set free or acquitted due to some technicality where individuals rights had been violated. As humans‚ we make mistakes and as we grow‚ we will learn from such mistakes. To affirm that those rights would not be violated again‚ but to allow a persons
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