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25 Cards in this Set
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Have a general sense of who works in the courthouse. |
Judge, Lawyers, clerk, court stenographer, law clerks, bailiffs work in the court house. |
In the courts! |
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Have a general sense of who works behind the scene in the courthouse. |
Clerk of courts and court administrators work behind the scenes |
Paper work |
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General sense of who is in the courthouse but works outside the courthouse. |
Bails bondmen |
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Analyze the importance of assembly line jusice |
The concept of the assembly line justice stresses the high volume of cases in courthouses and emphasis on moving the docket. |
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Indicate why ethics is important to the American legal system. |
Legal ethics are important because they provide necessary boundaries on conflict represented by the adversary system and also seek to ensure clients that their lawyers are working in their best interest. |
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Contrast differing understanding of why delay is a problem in the courts. |
☺It works to the disadvantage of of the prosecutor. ☺It jeopardizes the rights of the defendant. ☺It reflects a waste of resource. |
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Discuss the strength and weakness of a speedy trial laws |
Speedy trial laws reflect a law on the books approach to problem solving. Have an advantage of calling attention to delay as a problem, they are limited because they provide no mechanism to deal with discretion. |
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Explain why law in action approaches to court delay are more effective than law on the books approaches. |
Law in action approaches to solving the problem of delay can prove effective because they focus on coordinating the activities of the key actors in the courthouse. Without such coordination, the local legal culture is unlikely to be changed |
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Assembly-line justice 130 |
The operation of any segment of the criminal justice system in which excessive work loads result in decisions being made with such speed and impersonality that defendants are treated as objects to be processed rather than as individuals. |
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Clerk of courts 126 |
An elected or appointed court officer responsible for maintaining the written records of the court and for supervising or performing the clerical task necessary to conduct judicial business |
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Law enforcement actors |
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Lawyers- actors |
Prosecutor Public defender Private defense attorney |
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Court personnel- actors |
Judge Law clerk Clerk of courts Court reporter Secretary Translator Court Administrator Docket clerk |
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Correction - actors |
Probation officer Pretrial service representative Diversion program representative |
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Public - actors |
Bail agent Reporter Defendant Victim Witness Jurors Rape crisis center representative Child advocate Court watcher Victim/witness assistance |
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Courtroom work group 133 |
The regular participants in the day to day activities of a particular courtroom; judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney interacting on the basis of shared norms. |
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Delay |
Postponement or adjournment of proceedings in a case; lag in case-processing time. |
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Discretion |
The lawful ability of an agent of government to exercise choice in making decision |
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Legal Ethics 142 |
Codes of conduct governing how lawyers practice law and how judges administer justice |
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Normal crimes |
Categorization of crimes based on the typical manner in which it is committed, the type of defendant who typically commits it, and the typical penalty to be applied |
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Routine administrator |
A matter that presents the court with no dispute over law or fact |
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Socialization |
As used in the court setting, the process in which new members of the courtroom work group learn the norms, values, behavior, and skills expected of them in professional position. |
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Soeedy-trial laws |
Federal or state statutes that specify time limits for bringing a case to trial after arrest. Some speedy trial laws specify precise time standards for periods from arrest to arraignment, trial, and or sentencing |
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