The United States juvenile court system has come a long way throughout the years. There has been many significant cases in the juvenile system that set the standard for what the system is now. Cases such as Kent vs. United States, In re Gault, and In re Winship are examples of major cases that challenged state rulings and later changed the technicalities of future, similar cases because they called upon the Supreme Court to change or state the rules. These three cases built some of the framework…
Canada and Iraq both share a democratic government. Unfortunately, Iraq has not been as successful as Canada in developing their criminal justice system. Iraq shares some of the same ideas as Western criminal law such as; right to a fair trial, right to an attorney and a right to be proven innocent until guilty (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, s 10-11). Although the systems are alike Iraq has procedural issues like, longer wait times for trials and many accusations of coercion for…
Marijuana is a federally illegal drug which is classified right along with heroin. Realistically it is less harmful than multiple legal substances. Also the addictive properties are very low when in contrast to things like alcohol and tobacco. It is crazy to think that marijuana was legal for most of history. Then they put a ban on it just like they did with alcohol except for the fact it never became legal again. Until the United States started to come to their senses and realize that marijuana…
immediate importance to them”. However I have to disagree with Christie position on the situation. When conflict arises people are sometimes to emotionally attach and can’t think clearly. They also might not understand the legal proceeding and how the law must be conducted. As humans we are not always level-headed when we are personal involved as the victim. There are people whose idea of taking matters into their own hands turn them into offenders instead of victims. To Christie lawyers are…
Every citizen is guaranteed certain rights laid out in the U.S. Constitution which sets the foundation for the fundamentals of basic American freedoms. This is important in America because the country was founded on the principle of democratic government that rules at the consent of the governed. The main purpose is to make sure that the government doesn’t interfere with any citizen’s rights and that includes those citizens who are being accused of a crime. This is why an individual will…
Debbie was a victim of not only domestic violence, but a victim of the system. Laws must be reevaluated, and as a society it shall be our goal to, not let this unjust corruption exist. Crime After Crime shows the blindness of society, domestic violence was so often overlooked, and given the circumstances Debbie was faced with how…
which it may seem that Locke allows the right to bear arms, such as where Locke clearly states that man may kill an aggressor when there is a lack of time to resort to the law, like in the state of war. He considers…
and it is a thoughtful approach to include the group in regulating equity. There are circumstances in which the law is unjust, and it is the duty of a member of the jury to speak to the supposition of the general population. Serving as a Jury was a reasonable way for me to maintain an individual liberty and just to watch out for the government: making sure it doesn 't push unjust laws on fellow citizens. These reasons drove me to participate in the American University mock trial that was held at…
The three main influences on Western political thought were the Greeks and Romans, the Judeo-Christian beliefs, and the Enlightenment; these influences were pertaining to the ideas of the government and individualism. Western political thought is a subject most U.S. Americans don’t consciously ask themselves: “why do I think this way?” The U.S. Americans just usually shrug it off and continue doing what comes so naturally to them. The western political thought is complex, filled with rich and…
did The Uniting and strengthening America by providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 or simply put, The Patriot act was signed into law on October 26th, 2001. The purpose of the Patriot Act is to deter and punish terrorist threats domestically and aboard. The act strengthens law enforcement granting them the necessary tools and applications in order to detect and prosecute terrorists around the globe and domestically. The Patriot act has met much…