Essays on Prosecution

There are various instances where an officer in the criminal justice system finds themselves in situations where their integrity is put to test. One such instance is the scenario where a deli owner offers to pay for a sandwich that a uniformed police officer goes to buy. The professional and ethical standards that should be in place from the police department to assist the officer in his decision making is that a uniformed police should not accept gifts from civilians under any circumstances. This is because an officer who receives gifts from civilians might have a hard time maintaining ...

International Criminal Law

Question 1 A. There are several modes of the liability that are used for the determination of the liability of the person prosecuted for the international crime. Given the merits of the case in question, the prime minister of Sanchista should be liable for the order issued in reference to the Nisum Campaign. The provisions of the ICTY are designed in the manner so that to address all criminal offences that are committed by the state bodies and relevant executives in the prosecution of particular persons. The article 6 of the ICTY defines that committing of the criminal actions ...

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Issues Regarding the US Constitution’s Fifth Amendment

This law protects the person from incriminating himself to a crime, from possible improper methods to be used by law enforcement either through deceit, coercion or threats (Snitker). By encouraging silence in the face of the need for legal defense, this law wisely leads the accused to seek legal assistance.

Protection to the Criminal Defendant

Self-preservation is a natural right of any person and he may abuse this right by unknowingly withholding cooperation in judicial processes against crime. Excessive protection can be treated with reasonable approaches by law enforcement so that the Fifth will not overly and inappropriately protect defendants.

Custodial Interrogation

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Any high school student would know that the criminal justice system is supposed to protect the innocent and punish the guilty but those who enter college and take criminal justice courses will argue the system is not as flawless as law enforcement would like the public to think. For instance, the guilty party is often not convicted as severely as the crime they committed warrants because the prosecution and the defense often come to an agreement on a plea bargain in an attempt to save time and money. Furthermore convicts who have perpetrated serious crimes such as first degree ...

Abstract

Wayne Bertram Williams was an American national living in Atlanta, Georgia was who was suspected of killing two men as well as 28 to 30 other murders in the city. Many of the bodies he is suspected of killing were dumped by the roadside. The killer was meticulous and did not leave any evidence but for some fibers on the bodies of the victims. Wayne Bertram Williams was arrested on the James Jackson Parkway Bridge of the Chattahoochee River where the bodies were being dumped after the police heard a splash in the river. The prosecution of Wayne Bertram ...

Freedom of Speech: The Right to Free Expression – Thailand versus Australia

Introduction The freedom of speech is one of the major branches or rather an indication of the level in which a nation has attained so far when it comes to democratic progress. Freedom of speech is a human right to freely express their thoughts, one of the most important civil liberties. A person's ability to act in accordance with their own interests and objectives, based on knowledge of objective independence, there is freedom. Freedom of expression is closely linked to issues of truth-seeking, self-management, flexibility of the political system, self-realization of the individual, natural rights and their protection. Freedom ...

Question and Answer- Criminal Justice

Question and Answer- Criminal Justice Q. 1 The main similarity between mens rea and actus reus regarding their roles is that both elements are ways through the criminal law ensures that only guilty actions or conduct and minds or intention can secure the safe legal conviction of accused persons. Moreover, they both play the role of making the role of the prosecution and defense easier when proving the commission of a crime. The difference is that while mens rea plays the role of helping the court know the accused’s intent at the material time, actus reus plays the ...

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe is a documentary that follows the life of a radical-leftist attorney. However, the captivating and incendiary film is also based on the tragic form of liberal guilt. The movie revolves around the numerous cases that Kunstler was involved with until his demise. The film depicts William Kunstler as the passionate defender of the American people’s civil rights, earning him the reputation through defending a majority of the controversial defendants during the 20th Century. In Kunstler’s profession, he defended the American Indian Movement, Chicago 8, the Attica Prison rioters, the Freedom Riders, and ...

United States v. Willis, 38 F.3d 170, at 179 Kathy Evelyn Willis appealed a court decision which had found her guilty of possessing a firearm during a drug transaction. Willis was also convicted of a drug trafficking crime as she transacted with an undercover agent known as Officer Debbie Bond. The case also involves a man, David Perez who was said to be Willis's lover and the defendant argued that he forced her to transact the drugs, and also the gun under police custody belonged to him. Willis sold Bond ¼ pound of marijuana and at the time of arrest, ...

Essay

Essay The use of illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and other amphetamines pose a risk to the health of both the pregnant woman and her baby. Drugs cause a risk of premature birth, birth of a child with low birth weight, development of withdrawal syndrome, birth defects, and abnormalities in the child's mental development (Boyd & Bee, 2015). Prosecution against women for the use of illicit drugs during pregnancy has occurred in thirty states. During the 1980s, a new criminal justice trend appeared: pregnant women who had used drugs and gave birth to drug-exposed babies were found guilty ...

Williams v Pennsylvania (2016) was brought to the Supreme Court by Williams who was found guilty of murder back in 1984 and sentenced to death because he claimed that the prosecution not only utilized false testimony but withheld evidence that could have led to his exoneration (Supreme Court, 2016). I found this particular case interesting due to its conclusion where the petitioner was ultimately denied his appeal even after his allegations were proven by the PCRA (Supreme Court, 2016) which just goes to show how even if the filer was in the right, the law still refused to rescue ...

Broadly speaking there are two kinds of crimes that are committed against a state, county or city. The two categories are blue-collar crimes and white-collar crimes. In the olden days, blue-collar crimes referred to crimes committed by an individual considered to be of low socioeconomic standing. To be precise, these were crimes committed by people of the working class. Today, these kinds of crimes are the kind of crimes attributable to rage or emotion (even though there are exceptions) and which entail the use of violence. In most cases, blue-collar crimes are not as calculated as white-collar crimes. Examples ...

I. The Prosecution’s Offer The first step in making a plea offer is looking into Mario’s criminal background and the specific facts of the particular case. For instance, if Mario had and extensive criminal record including multiple DUI arrests of convictions, then the pleas offer would probably not include much of a choice other than pleading guilty and accepting a sentence of 364 days in jail, completion of a treatment program, and 2-3 years of supervised probation; or 2-3 year in prison. However, assuming that Mario does not have an extensive criminal record or DUI history; a ...

Introduction

Trials for criminal cases is important to know the level of guilt or innocence of the accused person. It involves the enforcement of public codes of conduct as represented in the rule of laws as supported by the government’s prosecuting institutions or individuals. In general, the criminal case trials, there are efforts to bring criminal charges against the individual who allegedly committed a crime against another person or group of persons. However, the trial process itself is not as easy as it sounds. There are procedural steps that are normally being followed in a criminal trial, which will ...

Paper Outline

Introduction Thesis Statement: The use of DNA in a criminal prosecution has helped advance justice for both victims and suspects by, among other things, eliminating the possibility of wrongful conviction due to inaccurate identification. This way, it has also tremendously helped the law enforcement agencies in the criminal justice system in fighting and solving crime through effective investigation of offenses. However, there are also legal -particularly human rights- and ethical challenges regarding DNA application in criminal prosecution (Naughton & Gabe 245).

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-Improved the functionality of the criminal Justice system The use of DNA in a criminal prosecution has enhanced the ...

Introduction

The main legal issue raised in the present scenario is whether Andrea was suffering from mental insanity when she committed the aforementioned crimes and therefore whether she can successfully rely on the defense of insanity, say, on appeal. Further, this problem raises the issue of if Andrea’s ex-husband, Rusty, bears any criminal responsibility in the crime. As a general defense to criminal liability for all offenses, the defense of insanity allows the jury to return a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict. Under this defense, the accused person may claim that at the time they committed the ...

KPMG was investigated from 2001 onwards by the IRS because the company failed to properly regulate and monitor the use of tax havens. Complex accounting and auditing schemes challenged the company’s corporate governance and ethics. The professional code of conduct of all the staff and partners were often overlooked for business that was capitalist and maximised profit at the expense of the reputation and integrity of KPMG. The new chairman of the company faced a difficult ethical dilemma and created alternatives that would result in the best action to save the company and to minimise the consequences for ...

Steps in Criminal Jury Trial

Upon being charged with a crime, the defendant is provided with some documents including an appearance notice and promise to appear in court, summons, the information, etc. This states the charges, the offense, and then date, time and place of the opening court appearance (Walston-Dunham, 2011). In this instance, the case now proceeds to the trial phase. For a case to be complete, it has to follow through six main steps i.e. selecting a jury, opening statements, evidence presentation and cross-examination, the final remarks, jury instructions, and finally the jury verdict. Selecting the jury - The first step begins ...

Introduction

The question of racial discrimination in the legal system of the United States is a sought after topic despite limited evidence to support its existence at present. Although the nation once participated in discriminatory practices in the past, the majority of the activities ceased during the last few decades. Despite sweeping developments in recent years, the news never grows old while reporting a possible aberration. This research paper examines the evidence of data available in the books against the media reports which claim the rampant existence of racial discrimination. Each section in this research paper will raise question regarding ...

Essay in English Law Whether it is Unfair for Criminal Justice Insiders to Sit On Jury

Most likely, it is unfair for someone who works in the criminal justice system to be chosen to participate as jury selection-members, in the British legal system. Prior to the time of the Global Recession of 2008, one report discussed several aspects of the UK-defined protocol of what a jury-system process entails. Commentary was made regarding the UK jury system historical roots, trial-jury size, secrecy, independence, and selection (“Jury Service – Crown Prosecution”). One set of erudite Australian Professors noted that the advent of social media had fundamentally caused problems, especially during trials (Wallace et al. 2011). Consider, however, the ...

Introduction

People commit a variety of crimes on a daily basis. Some crimes are minor incidents that do not have an extensive consequence or sentence to uphold by the offender. There are crimes that are committed that are in a higher bracket and these crimes have a more serious sentence. People often commit a crime for a number of reasons. Some crimes committed were not even done by the person who was charged in the incident. There needs to be proof or evidence that can place the alleged criminal at the crime scene when it accrued. It is important that ...

The problem of the sexual violence is still actual in the modern world. The people in the XXI century are spoilt by the toys of progress and technical evolution but the women today face the same problems as centuries ago. They should defend and prove their rights to their body. I have chosen three different newspaper articles where the sexual violence is discussed. They reflect the situation in the USA, the UK, and Germany. Observing the dynamics of solving the problem over the course of time all over the world we may see if the issue moves closer to ...

Introduction

Child prostitution is considered a curse that affects every continent globally with the situation increasing every year all over the world. There are over three million children who become victims of child prostitution each year globally. Factors such as gender discrimination and inequality, poverty, child trafficking and immigration and child labor contribute to the high level of child prostitution as a form of juvenile delinquency. Gender discrimination has contributed to over 98% of child prostitution being girls and in every 6 out of 10 victims must have been due to trafficking. The vice of child prostitution violates the rights ...

The supporters of Rick Perry are justified regarding the case against Rick Perry as partisan and political since the charges imposed on him were unwarranted and weak (Weber n.p). The two statutes used to indict Governor Perry are a reminiscent of the old Soviet Union, in this case, the abuse of authority issue. The issue of accusing him only because he issued a threat to veto sending does not qualify for criminal indictment. The constitution of Texas grants Perry the authority to veto bills hence he cannot face prosecution for utilizing his lawful and constitutionally given power. Accordingly, the ...

CONTENTS 1. Part I - Occupational Health and Safety Law 3 1.1. The UK Approach to Regulating Occupational Health and Safety 4 1.1.1. The Role of Legislation (Civil, Criminal and Administrative), other sources of law and recommendations 4 1.1.2. The Role of Law Enforcement and Specialized Agency 6 1.1.3. The Role of Courts 7 1.2. Comparison between the UK and the Brazilian approaches to OSH regulation 8 2. Part II – Management and its Impact on OSH 8 2.1. Administrative approach to management 9 2.2. Scientific management 9 2.3. Behavioral approach to management 10 2.4. Co-operative social systems approach 11 ...

Introduction

The criminal justice system in the United States is complex and has a trove of advantages for the defendant in comparison to several other nations. The rights include the right to an attorney and the right to remain silent during a police interrogation. Apart from these rights, the process to find someone guilty and sentence that person is a tedious process. Unlike justice systems which rely on circumstantial evidence, the American Justice system insists on the presence of physical evidence to corroborate. In addition, a lengthy process ensures checkpoints in different areas to prevent convicting innocent people of crimes ...

Sexual assault is one of the most demeaning acts any individual can go through. According to Kaitlynn’s experience, sexual assault is psychologically damaging in several way. Sexual assault experience raises concern on our role as members of the society who are, in one way or another, affected by sexual assault. The lifestyle in campus where people interact greatly at personal levels that appear too intimate to count resulting violence as assault; complicates the scenario for the accused and raises the stake for all involved. Sexual assault psychologically damages the victim. To begin with, it breaks one’s spirit ...

Legal Perspective of Human Trafficking

        According to Pruellage (2015), human trafficking can be regarded as the contemporary version of slavery. The said victims are forced to work without much regards to their will or choices or sexually exploited. The victims likewise view themselves as part of the crime, making it harder to combat human trafficking because the victims do not want to get caught due to the fear for their safety. As such, from a perspective that wishes to end human trafficking, the victims’ cooperation is vital. A uniform international perspective on human trafficking is important in order to effectively defeat human trafficking since ...

1) What is the purpose of a plea bargain? The purpose of a plea bargain is to ensure that the defendant gets a minimum sentence if they plead guilty ("Plea bargain," 2016). At the same time, aside from it being a controversial issue, it conserves resources in the criminal justice system. 2) According to the Office of United States’ Attorneys, "When the Government has a strong case, the Government may offer the defendant a plea deal to avoid trial and perhaps reduce his exposure to a lengthier sentence."

A. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

I agree with this statement. For the government to have a ...

Corruption poses a profound economic and legal threat for international corporations that are engaging in business globally, especially in transitioning and developing countries. The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice is at the forefront in the fight against bribery (Dean, et al., 2012).According to Oslen (2015), the establishment of the two organizations has seen an increase in the number of investigations and the prosecution of persons and corporations that engage in corruption. The Foreign Corruption Practices Act was established in 1977 to help in addressing the rampant corruption and bribery by American-based ...

In ancient societies, people believed that the hierarchy of human society was based on the divine right of certain people to lead and the divine permission to keep others as lower class members of society. This shamed the parameters of social order until the Age of Enlightenment and Reformation in the 16th and 17th Centuries. The American and French Revolutions laid the foundation for the creation of a system of civil liberties and human rights which required some basic rights to be accorded to all human beings without exception. Human rights is defined as “a set of freedoms guaranteed ...

MEMORANDUM

Introduction: The RICO Criminal Defense Practice The RICO Act is very significant considering the prevalent infiltration of organized crimes in trade and commerce which remarkably eroded the stability of the national economy by influencing legitimate businesses and labor unions. Organized crimes have become global and the same becomes a threat to national economy and even corrupt and subvert the democratic process in the United States. The RICO Act helps in preventing organized crimes involved in racketeering from infiltrating legitimate organizations that are involved in the interstate and foreign commerce. With its wider scope of criminalizing the offenders, the growing ...

A sudden child death is death in an infant which occurs precipitously and unexpectedly. The causes of most sudden child deaths are often not immediately evident to prior investigation. This is due to the fact that it takes less disease to kill an infant than it would take to kill an adult (PBS, 2011). A child can die as a result of a pre-existing medical condition. However, medical practitioners have always found it very difficult to find a link between a sudden child death and the child’s pre-existing medical condition. Hence, when medical examiners fail to diagnose a ...

There are a variety of criminal acts that happen daily around the world. People who are involved in these vicious acts of violence become victims. Victims do not ask to be involved and be hurt by acts of violence. Once that happens, it changes lives forever. The life of the victims and their families will never be the same because of the terror and fear they have had to endure. The offenders who cause this terror are either apprehended for their crimes or left to continue the horrific pattern of violence. The two main types of violence that occur ...

Abstract

Forensic Science has long found important application in a criminal investigation, and its correct usage will enhance its effectiveness in crime detection. The use of forensic science in intelligence has allowed the possibility of crime scene reconstruction, identification of a suspect and the elements therein. Law enforcement has gone a notch higher in crime investigation in the sense that scouring for limited evidence at crime scenes has been made possible long after the perfect crime has taken place. The sole purpose of finding the obscure evidence is to have the criminals responsible brought to book and as a result, ...

Abstract

Intoxication is being in a state of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication. The government is increasingly sensitive to the cases of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, explaining that the drunk driver is endangering both for their life, health and property, and other road users. However, as practice shows, the number of the detained drunk drivers increases dramatically around the holidays. If the circumstances of the crime are clear, and in a short time collected all the necessary evidence, the Prosecutor may apply to the court to hear the case under expedited proceedings. Basically, criminal cases associated with DUI are dealt ...

Some of the prevailing social and economic problems in America are attributed to the neoliberalism in the country. This paper suggests that neoliberalism in America is the cause of 2008 financial crises, inequality, the detrimental situation for workers and the economic growth, reduced social welfare, and aggravated crime.

Economic Impact

One of the major economic impacts of the neoliberalism in America is the 2008 financial crises. Among the other white collar crimes associated to the neoliberalism, financial crime is another nightmare attributed to the introduction of the free market. According to Burton (10), various studies have indicated that the neoliberalism in ...

Introduction

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, organized crime is any organization having some sort of formal structure with the main objective of making a profit through illegal activities. The groups typically maintain their position in society through the uses of violence, bribery, and extortion and have significant impacts on the development and security of a nation. It is therefore very critical to control organized crime so as to reduce its local, national, and regional impacts.

Problems Created and Relationships Established by Organized Crime

In recent years, organized crime has shown increased capability in adapting to rapid changes in the economic, political, and social spheres (Mezoul, 2012). ...

Research Method and Design

Given the seriousness of rape and sexual assault as crimes and the subsequent psychological trauma that perpetrators of these crimes visit on their victims, it is important for investigators and prosecutors in such cases to come up with an effective instrument for data collection. For, it is through this data collection tool that enough and cogent evidence may be gathered to help in the proper prosecution of such cases to ensure justice to victims. A research instrument chosen should be one that takes into account the emotional state of the victims of rape and seeks to elicit only that ...

Insanity defense, as it is known in many jurisdictions refers to the assertion by a person accused of criminal prosecution that at the time of committing the criminal act(s) they were not in the right state of mind as to appreciate the wrongfulness of their acts. Insanity has been invoked in many jurisdictions to reverse legal decisions or acquit people accused of crimes and it comes forth as the perfect defense. Whenever it is applied, it permits a person who is factually guilty to escape punishment and incarceration. Canadian laws have numerous circumstances exempt individuals from criminal responsibility ...

Virtual child pornography – Ethical evaluation

Introduction With the heavy advancements in technology it is quite impossible to distinguish a real picture from a virtual one generated by the computer. The Supreme Court of US has legalised virtual child pornography which means even if you see your child’s face doctored onto a body that is naked you cannot take any legal action. Congress tried making child pornography illegal under the Child Pornography Act of 1996 but in the year 2002, Supreme Court rejected those provisions. Although the Constitution and its laws ought to be respected I cannot find a justification for legalising these media ...

Discussion 4

Introduction The scene of the crime is the best location to look for evidence and clues which can lead to the arrest of the perpetrator. However, processing a scene of criminal activity is not easy. The task is exhaustive. The common problems while processing a crime scene is contamination. Whenever a 911 call alerts the police of a crime, it is immediately conceivable that contamination is in progress. The person who finds the crime scene initially is the first contributor to the contamination. Next, the police officer who arrives first on the scene. Although it is the duty of ...

Introduction

The criminal justice system of the United States and other nations are often analyzed in an inward manner. It is treated as a local matter mainly because criminal justice is a preserve of a nation-state. However, internationally, the legal system of a country like the United States can be analyzed and reviewed within an absolute and relativist context. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of globalization on the American criminal justice system and also evaluate it in relation to other jurisdictions and how the American system fares internationally.

Globalization and the US Criminal Justice System

The United States affected and has been ...

Never a spontaneous phenomenon, racism seems sparked often as an ideological view. Unlikely though it may sound, the white liberal government instituted what continued for over 40 years. Characterized by segregation and violence in response to any opposition, the order came to its end. While in the transitional period, the country established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the restoration of national unity. Obviously, national reconciliation is possible only through racism eradication since it is racial bias that is at the root of the national disunity and bellicosity. Much as the commission utilized a number of tools towards this ...

Innocence

Introduction The Innocence Project is a nonprofit organization which operates with the sole goal of freeing the wrongfully convicted in the United States. It was the result of a study in the late 1980s which revealed that a vast majority of eyewitness testimonies were inaccurate and identification by eyewitnesses resulted in seventy percent of the wrongfully convicted population. In the United States, one out of every seven convicts is innocent. Hence, with the advent of DNA technology in the early 1990s, the Innocence Project came into existence with Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld heading the initiative from the Benjamin ...

Customer Centricity has been explained as a business strategy where business functions revolve around understanding and satisfying customer needs. MacDonald (2016) terms it as a strategy which means putting the customer first and at the centre of a business that consists of understanding the customer needs, building a relationship with him and retaining him. From the 4 Ps of Management, the focus has changed to ‘get, keep, grow’ – meaning getting customers, retaining them and serving them facilities which help in winning over other customers too. A Customer Strategy focuses on the acquisition of customers, retaining them and increasing revenues ...

Critically Examine the Contribution made by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to the Development of the International Law of Genocide. Critically Examine the Contribution Made by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to the Development of the International Law of Genocide. At the core of the international law of genocide is the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention). The Genocide Convention came about in 1948 through General Assembly Resolution 260. It came into force in 1951. One hundred forty states ratified the Convention. Its purpose was to deter future acts of ...

The violence related to gang activities is considered to be one of the worse crimes committed, other than murder because it violates the peace of individuals in the neighborhood and increases panic or fear. Not to mention, the gang members who commit these crimes are usually repeat offenders. In order to understand the full depth of gang related charges, we must first understand what a gang is, the various offenses gang members usually commit, crime defense strategies and how law enforcement classify gang members; since this classification is critical in a gang member’s defense and whether they would ...

Introduction

The United States Constitution can be described as the highest law of the land. During court proceedings, the constitution is the supreme law that is applicable in determining the outcome of criminal litigation, but other laws arise from the Amendments to the Constitution. The United States Constitution often guides how the government should function, the jurisdiction of the presidency, American Congress, and the Supreme Court. It is, however, paramount to note that all American states have their own Constitutions that they enact and follow, but the federal constitution is considered the highest law that overrides other state laws in ...

MEMORANDUM

RE: Justification for the Future Existence of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Criminal Defense Practice With countries across the globe, including the US, facing unprecedented threats from organized crimes such as terrorism and drug trafficking, the existence of the RICO is justified in spite of the looming budget deficit and likely cutbacks ahead. Organized crimes as transnational or national criminal activities organized and executed by criminal organizations or enterprises with intent to kill, destroy and maim for money, profit and religious or political motivation, pose the greatest threat to our nation in the 21 century. The RICO ...

Almost US, but still Latin America. This is the brief definition one can give to Puerto Rico. US is actively engaged in cooperation with the archipelago, but the chances that this area ever really become an integral part of the United States are still unclear. More so, it is a unique habitat with its own unique development system, including the judiciary. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of the United States and has the status of "unincorporated organized territory”, which means that the area is under the control of the United States (and is not an integral part thereof), ...

Social issues cut across a large spectrum of our daily lives, cutting across from human to local area development. In the exploration of considering topics to research on, the researcher looked at the topics which are most relevant to this generations and future generations and settled on these three areas: these are potential topics that were looked into

Child Abuse

Teenage Pregnancy HIV Child abuse The first topic was Child abuse which is a term used to refer to mistreatment and acts of affliction on children. These are acts conducted by caregivers, guardians and parents of the child that often results ...

Introduction

Regulation of the activity of the business units is not new branch of the law. In fact, the local authorities in different jurisdictions attempt to exercise control over the performance over the companies by virtue of the adoption of different regulations. However, the commercial practices shows that this activity is not always efficient due to the fact that the companies refer to the supplementary instruments suitable for the completion economic growth in the market. This implies that several organizations usually enter special horizontal or vertical agreements in terms of the competition legislation that may be prosecuted by the authorities. ...

Introduction

This paper discusses the roles of specific players within the criminal justice system, namely judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys including how these roles sometimes intermingle with reference to given fact patterns.

The Role of the Prosecutor

Should Joe Justice want to get the deal done with Jim Lawbreaker, some of the options available for him including entering into a plea agreement or arrangement and studying the arresting or investigating police report to ascertain details of the crime and its magnitude. Yes, Joe Justice has enough evidence to take against Stick Martin to grand jury. According to Gaines and Miller (2012), a prosecutor has a ...

Community prosecution is an approach that intends to see an improvement in the collaboration and cooperation between prosecutors and parties outside the criminal justice system for instance members of the community and leaders of various businesses. To prosecutors, community prosecution is what police officers view as community policing (Siegel et al. 2015). Community prosecution involves organized response to public safety demands in the grassroots levels where highly concrete terms of expression by the people living in these neighborhoods are considered. Community prosecution addresses a number of issues that affect both the criminal judicial system and members of various communities. ...

The judicial process in the United States of America has become flawed over the years. This has arisen from the fact that most of the American citizens have come out in large numbers condemning the prosecution and injustice to innocent men and women all over the country. As a result, legal scholars have had to engage with the public over issues such as racism, as well as the general degree of anti-Semitism in a bid to reduce the unlawful prosecution of innocent men and women in the United States. In this light, it is important to analyze the Leo ...

Question 1: Grand Jury Review and Preliminary Hearings

According to Gaines and Miller (2016), the major difference between a grand jury review and preliminary hearings is that during the former, the prosecution presents its case before a selected jury in the absence of the defendant with the aim of determining the existence of a probable cause based on the available evidence. On the other hand, during the latter, there is no jury but instead it resembles a main trial in which the prosecution is required to demonstrate the existence of probable cause before a judge. Further, whereas grand jury preview is a mandatory procedure before trial, the ...

Perhaps the oldest element of the criminal justice system are the courts. To be sure, it goes without saying that with the courts, the criminal justice system would cease to function (Kaci, 1998). One of the more commonly understood roles of the court in the criminal justice system is its involvement in the determination of the guilt of innocence of the defendant. In this role, the court stands a neutral referee in the contest between adversaries, namely the prosecution and the defense. In other words, the court enforces the procedural rules and regulations involved in the investigation and litigation ...

My study is about whether there are sufficient disclosures in rape cases to allow for a conclusive investigation and thus a fair judgement. According to Patterson (2012), only a few of reported rape cases are prosecuted in the legal system. Patterson (2012) in his study, identifies that the manner of evidence gathering by detectives is a key determinant of whether or not the rape victim generates strong statements that could lead to a strong case in court. Indeed, in their study involving 20 women who were rape victims, there was sufficient evidence that the level of disclosure by a ...

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Introduction According to Biegelman and Bartow (2012), business entities after the Great Depression have streamlined their efforts towards identification and seizure of any potential business opportunity in a bid to emerge stronger and resilient. Some employees in these companies have however opted to engage in some fraudulent activities and this has stimulated the regulation authorities to beef up their investigations and enforcement mechanisms to curb the increasing rates of corporate fraud cases. Adelphia Communications Corporation was a successful business in the US founded by John Rigas, a son to a Greek immigrant. He was assisted by his two sons ...