Courtroom Observation Essay

For my first observation, I went to Mercer Family Division in Mercer County, New Jersey. I observed several juvenile detention hearings. I asked one of my previous supervisors if I could sit in with her during her time in court. Overall the process for each child went relatively briefly. The detention center has two buses that transport the juveniles from the detention centers to the courthouse, one 8 am and another at 10 am. For each case, a juvenile is brought to the courtroom from a holding…

For the criminal court observation, I viewed the Avondale Lockhart vs. United States case. My expectations of a full courtroom were precise. It took place at the United States Supreme Court on November 3, 2015 at approximately 10 a.m. The courtroom comprised of the eight Supreme Court Justices (John G. Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan), the defendant and his attorney Edward S. Zas, Esq.,…

Introduction: Law is made and interpreted in many ways throughout the courtroom, the provinces, and even the world. It is difficult to say which system is the most effective as they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. Throughout this essay, I will be identifying the keys arguments in Nils Christie’s article “Conflicts as Property,” then comparing it to the court system in Canada. Christie’s article focuses on the idea of how legal professionals are taking other people’s conflicts and…

experienced Mrs. Raun in August. The comparison is to me the attitudes on how handling the people. I have only been in court once because of running a red light and the other times I have went has been for this class and another class for straight observation. I will say court is different than many people expect. I say this because I found that people who is coming for their first time shows up with dress clothes because when you think of court you think of suits and business attire.…

people regardless of their settings. The play explemplifies the consequences that can result when we react in fear of standing up, but also the hardships that can be faced when standing up and speaking in love. After viewing the play and making observations the settings on stage was what I mainly wanted to reflect on. Each prop on the stage adequately contributed to the overall storyline. The first prop that caught my eye was the large tree in the left hand corner of the stage. The tree looked…

Mediation vs. Litigation What are the characteristics and constraints of courtroom language? To what extent can mediation provide an alternative to these constraints? Use some examples to illustrate your points. Introduction Litigation is defined as the process of contesting a legal action in court (Collins Dictionaries 2011). The process of taking legal action involves the usage of language. Ordinary everyday language is adapted in many ways to form a sublanguage of legal language (Tiersma…

Judgement at Nuremberg by Abby Mann is a courtroom drama, depicting the trial of a former judge of Nazi Germany, Ernst Janning. The drama goes on questioning his responsibility for sending Jews to extermination under the Nazi regime, but throughout the trial, Janning keeps quiet. Nearing the climax of the play, Janning gives a spectacular confession, admitting his guilt of knowing what was happening but never stopping it. The play comes to an end as Judge Haywood gives the judgement of guilty.…

the cases and how they were conducted as well as a brief over view of both models reflected. After reviewing these cases alongside the scholarly sources I have decided that both crime control and due process methods were present at the time of my observations. Court Details I observed at court three separate cases, kidnapping, police brutality and property damage/arson. All…

Each person must go through an extensive amount of training before they can work by themselves. They must get enough training in crime scene interpretation and courtroom testimony, crime scene sketching, note taking and report writing, biological and trace evidence, impression evidence, latent print processing, crime scene photography, and crime scene management. When it comes to impression evidence and latent print…

The female was in her jail jumpsuit sitting in the in-custody box of the courtroom. The female obviously had some mental issues and kept interrupting the judge and prosecutor. The judge appeared to not pick up on the mental illness cues and spoke to the woman like he was scolding a small child. At one point, he had her removed from the courtroom. The issue debated was that the woman needed a mental evaluation before the case could go forward. However, case…