Criminal procedure

Justice on Disadvantaged Populations In the Canadian criminal justice system, justice is equated with fair and deserving punishment for deviant individuals (Griffiths, 2011). However, this does not necessarily happen to be the case for Aboriginal people who are drastically over-represented in all aspects of the system. In fact, the Supreme Court of Canada called the over-representation of Aboriginal people as a “crisis in the Canadian criminal justice system” (Rudin & Ipperwash, 2005, p.2).…

the United States’ criminal justice system with England’s system. One significant aspect of the United States’ criminal justice system is due process. Due process is defined by www.reference.com as “the principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and safe guards (www.reference.com)”. There are many similarities and differences between these two countries, and this paper is aimed to show how both of their criminal justice…

Criminal Case- Murder of Masa Vukotic 1. Summary of Criminal Case- On the 17th of March 2015, Masa Vukotic was stabbed 49 times by Sean Price, who was aiming for her "lethal regions". Masa Vukotic was a 17-year-old girl whose life was taken in a violent and frenzied stabbing attack by a stranger as she walked through a Melbourne park. Price had a history of mental illness and violent sexual offending, and had been out on bail when he attacked the teenager. The accused confronted the deceased on…

basis of all case procedures as means of getting equity. Unlawful dispensation of the decision would go in a long way to determine the fate of the offenders. Rehabilitation at this juncture was welcome as it was a concern on the lawlessness, crime escalation, and repeat offending in the communities (Weitzer, 2012). The third phase was injection made by the federal courts on all criminal justice operations in the system. Constitutional basis, developed court processes and trial procedures all…

Section 2 The issue here is whether or not the criminal procedure has been fairly applied to Dave’s situation. According to section 41 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984 , a person detained without charge cannot be held for more than 24hrs except for indictable offences like murder. If a police officer wants to question the suspect he must give the caution set out in s 10.1 code C of PACE. The trial remedies for police malpractice involve exclusion of the evidence under s.76(2)…

treated and return to a lifestyle that features no crime. However, as the time progressed, the rehabilitation system went from trying to help the inmates reduce recidivism to just being more manageable. Recidivism refers to a person that relapses into criminal behavior after previously being treated for another crime. The change in the rehabilitation system was due to the fact that once the programs in prisons started to grow, legislators believed that having work programs instead of an inmate's…

My career writing procedures As a lawyer I would write and rewrite all day. This type of writing would be court documents to court procedures. My job would entitle me to write notes, PDF files, legal documents, such as, subpoenas, orders to show cause, and statement letters for speakers. My job would evolve around writing and typing, as well as proofreading. I am hoping to become a lawyer for family law and criminal court. Being a lawyer, I would be expected to write to the…

England and Wales. Most of the criminal court cases that are heard in England and Wales take place in a Magistrates Court. A Magistrates' Court is usually presided over by three magistrates. They are called Justices of the Peace. The panel of judges is often called the Bench. Magistrates are not paid, but they can claim for expenses and loss of earnings. In the magistrates court this is where all the criminal cases start at first. Magistrates hear less serious criminal cases including motoring…

improvement for victim’s rights. The enactment of federal acts and task force in 1982 brought national importance to the victim’s concerns. Victim’s Rights Initiatives After years of being neglected in criminal law, victims have played an important part in the criminal justice system. The current criminal law system does not just consist of judges, defendants, prosecutors, and the offender, it also includes the victim as they have the rights to consult with prosecutors, have restitution, speak…

can create more wiggle room for barter, bargaining; they have a real issue on their hands with this one. WACO, Ruby Ridge, and the many other unfavorable type events Are still clear in the minds of many. We could well see suspicious deaths and or procedures when these unnamed FBI rogues are brought before the courts. Lawmen nor leaders want to spend time behind bars, and if they talk, well... All this will deflect attention away from legitimate issues about them murdering an unarmed man, in an…