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Court System
The basic structure of the United States legal system comes from the Constitution. Constitutions are living documents that lay down principles and rules, as well as overall functions of how law should be used within society. Constitutio Continue Reading...
In his joint article with Oleg Smirnov, "Drift, Draft, or Drag: How the Supremes React to New Members," Smith takes an even closer look at the Supreme Court and the history of its political (or interpretive) makeup. Specifically, these authors find Continue Reading...
How does a court system cope with a “changing of the guard” when a new administration is elected and key executives and managers are replaced, and/or when policy changes direction as a new political party assumes power?
The best coping t Continue Reading...
Court System
In recent times, no court case has attracted as much attention as that of George Zimmerman. In this text, I summarize the most significant facts of the said case and explore the key laws that were violated. Further, amongst other thing Continue Reading...
Obtaining a warrant to take blood sample of a person suspected of drunk driving but has refused to take breath test takes longer time and undermines the essence of time in this process. The Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. together with other judge Continue Reading...
S. COURT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS (http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0999/ijde/fine.htm)."
The highest tier of this federal system is the United States Supreme Court. This court has nine Supreme Court Justices who are appointed for the term of their li Continue Reading...
Criminal Court System
Evolution and History of the Criminal Justice System:
When the British first colonized the Americas, they adopted their centuries' old "Royal Privy Council" as a judicial system, as a separate branch of government.
Prior to t Continue Reading...
The district courts hear cases first, if the case is of federal jurisdiction. If a party decides to appeal a ruling, it goes to an appellate court. The appellate court will not hear a case that has not already passed through the district court. More Continue Reading...
Gender Bias in the U.S. Court System
Statistics regarding male and female criminality
Types of cases involving women and men
Sentencing guidelines for judges imposed to diminish disparities
Feminists say women should get less jail time
Number of Continue Reading...
dual-court system and explain the three-Tier nature of the U.S. federal judiciary.
Dual Court System
Dual-court system represents a legal structure supporting 2 coexistent court systems, at local and national levels. Two among the world's oldest a Continue Reading...
Automation of the Drug Court System
These are specially formed courts whose jurisdiction involves offenders majorly with drug related problems. Drug courts are primarily an alternative to the normal prison, or the detention camps. The criminal justi Continue Reading...
Distinguish Between the Jurisdiction of State and Federal Court Systems
State and Federal Court Systems
When the Founding Fathers of America were setting up the Judiciary system, it was intended to be a completely separate and independent instituti Continue Reading...
Cannibal Cop" -- When does evil thought become a crime?
Gilbert Valle III was a 28-year-old former New York City police officer who was arrested after his wife reveled to authorities that he was obsessed with the idea of kidnapping women, torturing Continue Reading...
, sum up what might be revealing about the juvenile justice system in its current incarnation. They say:
"It is social institutions in the broader community -- families, churches, schools, social welfare agencies, etc. -- which have the primary mand Continue Reading...
Social Workers Interview: Interviewing a Child Protection InvestigatorThe five questions to ask the child protection investigator during the interview are listed in Appendix 1.I had an interview with Ms. Z, a Child Protection Investigator based in Ne Continue Reading...
Thus, juveniles are put into a position where they will demand retribution not from those who put him in prison, but from society itself (Ross, 2006). Dr. Tim Griffin further articulates, "Relationships created within the rehabilitation process will Continue Reading...
Court Systems
The structure and platform on which the legal system is based upon is very important in understanding the total landscape of how justice is carried out within the confines of the government. The purpose of this essay is to explore the Continue Reading...
However, it is unlikely that one system will ever be sacrificed entirely. Also, there are cases when jurisdiction between federal and state overlap, such as "any lawsuit where citizens of different states are involved in disputes concerning at least Continue Reading...
Court Service Management
How does a court system cope with a changing of the guard when a new administration is elected and key executives and managers are replaced, and/or when policy changes direction as a new political party assumes power?
The c Continue Reading...
Court Analysis
Justice and Court Administration
Administration and management of courts is filled with challenges. Often depending upon the geographical context of the court, such challenges will include resource shortage, a perpetual docket of cri Continue Reading...
Robertson illustrated his point about the dangers of the Supreme Court's power anecdotally, such as when, later in the book he talks about the McCain-Feingold Bill which was designed to restrict campaign finance and reform the ways political campai Continue Reading...
System of Checks and Balances
Power
The concept of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances is more or less the same thing. Both of these ideas were introduced into the government to ensure that one branch of the government does not have all th Continue Reading...
WEEK 1 CHAPTER REVIEW JOURNAL BLWeek 1 Chapter Review Journal BLQuestion 1In my opinion, if the Court were to hear a new flag burning case, it should follow precedent and find that setting the American flag ablaze essentially constitutes free speech Continue Reading...
court process for the below mentioned case would be either litigation by judge or by jury. The facets that we are looking at include the actions of Mr. Smith and if these actions actually deserve the sentence that he received. The process would enta Continue Reading...
Specialized courts are alternative courts that are narrowly focused in terms of the types of cases they hear. The judges that oversee these courts are considered to be experts in their fields. Cases that fall within their parameter are routed to them Continue Reading...
Of the five criteria set by the courts for the reliability test, which one do you believe to be the weakest? Why?
The reliability criteria that have been developed as the science of eyewitness information advanced include the following: View, atte Continue Reading...
Innocent individuals are wrongly convicted for the following 8 reasons. First, eyewitness testimony can be inaccurate: this happens when an individual is convinced that he or she saw the defendant partake in criminal activity -- yet they are mistaken Continue Reading...
Court Management Policy Proposal
The retributive and rehabilitative approaches of justice are dominant, and research suggests that they have disappointed the juvenile legal system. The rise in youth crime and critiques of the juvenile legal approach Continue Reading...
Courting Disaster
This study reviews Pat Robertson's "Courting disaster: How the Supreme Court is usurping the power of Congress and the people." Pat Robertson is the founder and chairperson of the Christian Broadcasting Network, founder of Regent U Continue Reading...
Court-Mandated Educational Course for First-Time, Juvenile Offenders
Using education as a means for combating juvenile delinquency issues is nothing new. In fact New York State is launching a program that allows juvenile offenders to keep a portion Continue Reading...
But if Houston insisted that Plessy be enforced that is, if the NAACP sued a state to make its schools for black children equal to those for whites which Plessy did require then he could undermine segregation. (Jomills Henry Braddock. A Long-Term Vi Continue Reading...
These policies make offenses such as bringing weapons to school equal am immediate suspension or expulsion. However, in recent years they have been stretched to include such offenses as bringing toy guns to school or, in the case of older students, Continue Reading...
Systems Theory makes several assumptions that are useful for understanding the 14-year-old's behavior:
The state or condition of a system, at any one point in time, is a function of the interaction between it and the environment in which it operat Continue Reading...
More importantly, because the system needs to be perceived as fair, employee's opinions must be taken into account. We are not putting this system into place to be punitive, but rather to protect the interests of all of the employees.
It is believe Continue Reading...
Court Cases
LBS HOMEWORK SHEET
United State v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
Who is/are the plaintiff(s) (i.e. consumer, company, employee, government) and what type of legal relief is/are the plaintiff(s) seeking?
The United States government who i Continue Reading...
The results of these judicial performance evaluations then are dispersed to the public (Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, n.d.).
The Missouri Plan has been surrounded by disagreement since it was first proposed. Controversy persists over the advanta Continue Reading...