Criminal courts have two different functions‚ the adjudication and sanctioning in the courts. The first function of the criminal courts is adjudicating a criminal complaint. A criminal complaint Is giving a written document‚ an indictment. In this document‚ one citizen is accusing another citizen of violating the law. After this file has been approved by the court‚ the defendant answers the allegations of violating the law. After going to trial‚ the defendant most claim to be guilty or not guilty
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Drug Courts Sutoya Marlowe Fayetteville State University Criminal Justice 450 Dr. Robert Brown April 1‚ 2014 Abstract In order to understand the importance of drug court programs‚ it is important to learn what prompted the program. Before the first drug court was established in 1989‚ the United States has endured three drug epidemics that had profound consequences on the criminal justice system. Drug court programs intends to reduce substance abuse among offenders with addiction by
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Court Reporting Throughout History Court Reporting dates all the way back to 1600 B.C. Court Reporters still play an important part in society today‚ just as they did hundreds of years ago. They help with everything from correctly transcribing testimony to the closed captioning on television. Yet‚ court reporting is a job that requires lots of dedication‚ time‚ and money. The cost of court reporting school today for a three-year program cost about $16‚381 with tuition and books. "It cost
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States Supreme Court case‚ Marbury v. Madison‚ is arguably the most important case in Supreme Court history. This case establishes the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term judicial review as “a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional.” In this essay I will give a brief summary of the case‚ explain the important concept from the case‚ and how
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there is a hierarchy of courts in the judiciary system. All the courts share certain functions‚ however they also vary in their responsibilities. Municipal Courts: Incorporated cities have municipal courts. A municipal court has exclusive jurisdiction to try any violations of city ordinances. They handle minor violations of the law‚ such as class C misdemeanors for which punishment is a fine of $500 or less and isn’t punishable by a jail sentence. Most cases in Municipal courts involve traffic and
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that have been committed by juveniles. The Juvenile Court with Adult Court is different and similar in the criminal justice system. A look at the juvenile history in 1643 a sixteen year old boy was put to death for sodomizing a cow. Today many states disagree in the execution of juveniles. In the present day the increasing violence‚ both juvenile and adult system has changed over the years (Simmons 2002). The juvenile philosophy in juvenile courts was to offer the youth an individualized justice and
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1. What is the history and development of the juvenile court and justice process? The history of the juvenile court and system dates back to the year 1824 in the United States‚ which was “The House of Refuge” in New York. “The House of Refuge was the first juvenile house of the United States. In 1899‚ Cook County in the state of Illinois established the first juvenile court. Youth in the juvenile court system dating back before the year of 1967 did not have constitutional legal rights. It was not
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The Courts biased view of Fathers in Family Court Decisions Fathers in family court decisions are given less rights compared to mothers. Fathers should be allowed the same treatment as mothers in family court decisions and they should not be seen as less worthy of custody of a child. Mothers are favored because of the nurturing stereotype but this is not always true and is an incorrect at times. Women in today’s society are more likely to receive residential custody than fathers
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1800-1835. Marshall’s court opinions helped lay the basis for the United States constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States an equal branch of government‚ along with legislative and executive branches. He had previously been a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia and served in the United States House of Representatives from 199 to 1800. John Marshall’s court cases expanded the power of the court‚ solidified federalist
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United States Supreme Court cases are argued and decided on Constitutional grounds. All arguments and decisions are based on interpretations of the original Constitution and‚ more often‚ on Constitutional amendments. GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT In June 1961‚ Clarence Gideon was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in Bay Harbor. He was tried in a Florida Circuit Court in August 1961. Gideon stated in Court that he was unable to afford a lawyer and asked the Judge to appoint one for him
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