Criminal law

Rights in Criminal Cases One of the articles that I looked at address whether crime victims should have rights during criminal investigation, using the crime Victim’s (CVRA) as the focal point for our discussion. This can also help with like finding the criminals or seeing who is guilty or not. This is part of the first article, our article proceeds in four parts. First, to highlights the importance of applying the act before the formal filing of charges by illustrating how dozens of victims in…

However, the right to counsel during a lineup only applies where: • you have actually been charged with a crime, and are not just a suspect, and • it is a live, physical lineup and not a photographic one. The attorney will be near the witness and the law enforcement representatives conducting the lineup. The lawyer can carefully watch and listen to how the lineup is conducted, and note any objectionable or improper conduct. How Lineups Are Used by…

include, criminals, crime victims, illegal theory and or deviant behavior, social reaction to crimes and criminals, effectiveness of anti-crime policies, and the broader political territory of social control. Basically criminology explains it all, from the crime to the victims or policies related to the crime. The history of law gave me an understanding on how society is dependent upon law impose by some superior command. New information I gather was that society cannot exist without law. The…

Every civilized society has to determine the best way to handle criminal activity. Some theories focus on what to do after crimes have been committed. Other theories focus on preventive measures to stop people from becoming criminals in the first place. So-called Three Strikes laws have been enacted across the country, and in federal law, to address repeat offenders. Although law enforcement touts the success of such laws, they have created undesirable results, including disproportionately…

The Criminal Act "Actus Reus" is a latin term, used to define a person who committed a criminal act. A crime that is investigated, is divided into two sections "Actus Reus" and "Mens Rea." During, an investigation, to prove a person committed a criminal act 'Actus Reus." A lawyer must be able to prove, the criminal act was resulted from voluntary bodily movement. For example, a physical activity taken place to harm another person or cause damage to a property. The first principle of liability,…

Key Points: The defendant, who was an adult criminal justice ASU student instructed a 17-year-old high school student who was her boyfriend to aid her in committing the felony. The defendant had the juvenile accomplice use his body as a shield so as to block her actions from public view as she made her way around my vehicle to cause the criminal damage. When this occurred, another male had attempted to stop the defendant, but the defendant pushed the male friend away and had her juvenile…

doctrine is based on the notion that a fatality arising in the course of an attempted commission or an execution of any criminal offense is considered as murder.[1] The doctrine has been broadly belittled and simplified by lawmakers and commentators. Contemporary statutes categorize the act as first-degree murder in case the death takes place at the time of extreme, selected criminal offenses, like rape, theft, robbery, as well as arson. Fatalities taking place within the execution of all other…

in ways that will improve the capability to control crime and secure justice. To support our legal system, a wide range of technology advances have been employed. Technology have changed and helped our legal system but technology have also helped criminals commit more crimes and because of technology, new crimes are being established on a regular basis. New technological innovations have been industrialized to prevent crimes and to improve the performance of police officers and the legal system.…

Processing of a Criminal Case When processing a criminal case, the first thing that has to have happened is that some sort of a crime has allegedly been committed. Steps are taken to ensure that the guilty are brought to justice and that the innocent aren’t tried for crimes they didn’t commit. A number of professional members of law enforcement, as well as the crime scene technicians, lawyers and judges play an important role in making sure that criminals don’t get away with the breaking the…

classes that have helped me the most during my college career. Almost all of the criminal justice classes that I have taken have proven to help me. The classes that have been the most helpful were Criminal Justice 202, Criminal Justice 204, and Criminal Justice 345 and Criminal Justice 401. In the fall of 2013 I took Criminal Justice 202 with Paula Broussard. Criminal Justice 202 is a class about Ethics in the Criminal Justice System. I think that this class proved to be the most helpful…