Court systems

The United States adopted the English Common Law and court structure in the early day there were quarter sessions courts and surrogate courts. America was a frontier country, and each colony adapted differently. This all changed during the Constitutional Convention the decision was the separate the federal court and the state court known as the dual court system. Even in today’s society, we are under that same dual court system. A parallel system of criminal justice was formed with this.…

The question arises whether juvenile offenders are being impacted for the worst in court systems. “In the United States, children are treated as different from adults, except when it comes to criminal law.”1 Children are treated differently when it deals with age to vote, age to drink, and many other laws. It is seen that these laws are put into place because children lack the maturity to be classified as an adult. “But the one glaring exception to this rule comes in the context of criminal law.…

Missouri municipal court system has been accused of emphasizing revenue for the Justice Department over the safety of the public. This has lead to regular breaches of the Ferguson citizens’ constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law. The Ferguson’s municipal court judge has been evaluated in part based on how much revenue is generated from the bench. The consequence behind these transgressions is a city that has no respect for their judicial system. The revenue…

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee addresses a heavy subject, through Atticus, about our court systems that should be challenged. He tells the reader during the closing of the Tom Robinson case, “our courts are great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal” (274). This statement should be challenged due to the reality of the subject. Most men and women wish our court systems were equal, but they are never going to be. This is due to the fact that people will always…

impression that teenagers are imprudent and go through a roller coaster of phases. When we think of the word “immature”, science doesn’t come to mind- when it should. Consequently, there are many circumstances that go unnoticed within our juvenile court systems when dealing with teenage criminals. To shed some light on this whole controversy, scientists and journalist across our nation have given valuable research on this subject. The NCCP(National Center for Children in Poverty) found that the…

Introduction: The same laws apply to every member of the community regardless of any age. The courts and the police have duties to enforce the laws and assure a functional society. There is a hierarchy of courts which assure all members get the assistance they need to get their justice they deserve. Role of the Police: Police do not make the laws, they only enforce them. The police maintain peace and order in the community. It is their job to protect life and property. They try to maintain law…

In her article “Dispelling The Myth Of Gender Bias In The Family Court System”, Cathy Meyer, a certified Marriage Educator and Relationship Coach with a Master's Degree in Psychology, advocates for the absence of gender bias against men in the Family Court system during the process of child custody after a divorce. Her explanations, however, are not valid enough and do not correspond with the realities faced off by fathers. Despite Meyer’s argument is backed up with research and encourages…

The justice system is always meant to give both the plaintiffs and the defendants’ justice by being impartial when judgments are being delivered. The judgments of cases of similar strengths of evidence that go to the courts and are from different racial divide should always be treated in the same way without any form of prejudice. It is important for the society to understand…

The court system should not abolish the death penalty because taxpayer dollars go to housing and feeding inmates. Life in prison is not a justifiable punishment because life in prison is not a punishment. The death penalty acts as a deterrent. Many people think that the death penalty costs more than life in prison, well think of it this way what if by some chance one inmate that murder gets out of prison for good behavior they could very well kill again. The death penalty stops repeat offenders.…

Criminal Courts and Juvenile court is separated due to age. Depending on the state, there is a cutoff age that an adolescent’s case is brought to juvenile court. In some states, that age can be 15 in others it may be 17 (Bartol & Bartol, 2015). In some states, prosecutors, regardless the age of the child or adolescent, have the discretion to choose between juvenile court and criminal court. The main difference between the criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system, is that the…