Bail

The biggest crime in the U.S. Criminal Justice is that it is race-biased. Where African Americans are targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people. From the use of drugs, police stops, jury selection, getting out on bail, trial and sentencing. According to “What’s It Like To Be Black in the Criminal Justice System,” police arrest black Americans for drug crimes at twice the rate of whites. As a matter of fact, that is why blacks are more like to be held while…

of family law was seen when a woman named Trish reported her partner for domestic violence in 1993. Her partner was released on bail and Trish was murdered, leading to the Bail Act 1978 being reformed to the Bail (Domestic Violence) Amendment Act 1993, commonly known as “Trish’s Law” by the media. The reform of this legislation removed the “automatic presumption of bail” to protect victims of domestic violence from retaliation of the accused. This reform is extremely effective through the…

the global economy and the effects really show in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Where the world stock markets have fallen around the world and large financial institutions collapsed or either bailed out by the governments by rescue packages and bail out their financial systems. Economy was concerned about those who should be responsible for the financial problems are being bailed out. Since global financial meltdown affects almost everyone globally. After the entire financial crisis, the…

examples of civil disobedience that have worked out in the favor of the oppressed, including the nine civil rights protestors that broke the law by eating at the ‘whites only’ lunch counter and refused to pay bail, taking up space in the state jail; this caused the start of a nationwide “jail not bail” movement, organizing the fight for equal rights. In addition, the Salt March in 1930’s India combat the oppressive taxation laws made by the British government gained major media attention and…

Jails exist to fill three primary functions. Jails are used to hold inmates that are awaiting trial, cannot make bail or bail was denied. Jails are used to require to make a court appearance for any reason. Lastly, they are serving sentences of 364 days or less. The difference between jail and prisons are, prisons are administered at both state and federal level. Whereas, jails are just at the state level. The largest private corporation in the prison industry is the CAA or Corrections…

In the criminal justice evidence is a necessity in solving crimes and cases. Criminal evidence is defined as any exhibit or testimony presented to a crime. Evidence helps prove the guilt or innocence of a person who was charged for crime that was committed. There are five major categories of evidence. This includes: admissible, suppressed, hearsay, character, and scientific and forensic evidence. The first evidence I will be talking about is admissible. Evidence must be competent, relevant…

Americans. Prisons contained more poverty-stricken individuals because they did not have enough money to pay for a lawyer or bail. Since the poor could not help themselves financially when it came to conviction, the prison system considered them guilty of any charge that was placed against them. Wealthy people were less likely to be incarcerated because they had the finances to pay for bail and a lawyer. Also, having a sufficient amount of money represented intelligence and power. American…

By dividing his book into three parts, Blyth dissects the aspect of Austerity thoroughly. Part 1 explains how both America and Europe were too big to bail. This part explains to us as to why “Austerity is a great policy for the banks because the people who are to pay for the mess are not the same ones who made it” (Blyth 2013, p.50). In Part two, Blyth provides his readers with an extensive explanation of Austerity’s Intellectual and Natural Histories. He does so by documenting Locke’s, Hume’s…

Some convicts really are innocent and are paying the price for someone else. This is one of the main reasons why I am not in complete agreement with the death penalty. In addition, one of the amendments of the constitution state “no excessive bail.” But what is excessive? For some, it may be 3 years, for some it may be 20 years. Really it is an opinion. I say more than 10 years is excessive, but I know, from what I…

photographs, personal items and eventually the person is placed into a holding cell. At this point in the arrest, the officer and the prosecutor will prepare the complaint before the first appearance with a judge. People that are arrested have the right to bail…