Criminal procedure

As of the 21st century, regulatory laws have impacted our daily activities and lives. Regulatory laws are regulations that set out certain requirements on what is legal or illegal. The Impact of Regulatory Law on American Criminal Justice- Are there too many laws? by Vincent Del Castillo provides an overview of the results of having regulatory laws. While the book talks about a variety of topics, we will mainly focus on illegal drugs, guns, the police, and also the societal consequences. We must…

whether while incarcerated or through less punitive measures such as diversion programs, is to help offenders reform and treat the vices in their lives that cause them to break the law. “The process of engaging individuals in efforts to change their criminal attitudes and dispositions can be viewed…

Racial disparity challenges the values upon which our criminal justice system rests. Some systemic causes of racial disparity are higher crime rates, inequitable access to resources, legislative decisions, and overt racial bias. It is important to note that arrest rates are computed from reporting crimes and crimes that official see for themselves. Class and race have a substantial impact on the offenders’ participation and treatment in the criminal justice system. Whether community…

The minimum age a child can be held criminally responsible for an offence committed is a heavily debated topic universally, especially in the history of Australia to whom rectified the minimum age of criminal responsibility laws various times (Weijers and Grisso 2009). Globally the story is much the same as there is no mandatory minimum age that a child can be held responsible for there actions (Australian institute of criminology 2000), but rather their have been universally recognised rules…

Act also helps crack open unresolved crimes or “cold cases” and maintains a permanent identification record for identifying felons who may have otherwise changed their identity. Moreover, the presence of the DNA databank improves the accuracy of criminal prosecutions, and thus can help exonerate innocent suspects (Huang,…

Introduction When our founding fathers included the sixth amendment into the Bill of Rights, never had they imagined a large number of defendants surrendering those rights of a fair trial for a non-trial procedure on the basis of minimizing punishment. Today, plea bringing has become the essence of the criminal justice system. As a result, it has transformed the judicial structure into a system of pleas rather than a system of trials. While many will argue that plea bargain are necessary, it…

caused (Banks, 2014). However, retributive punishment philosophy neglects the future welfare of society and of the offender. With social and economical barriers placed in society against offenders it limits the opportunity to excel in areas other than criminal. Also within the retributive theory is proportionality, which holds that the punishment inflicted cannot exceed a level of harm necessary to balance…

does God’s love abide in him?” (John 3:17, NIV). There are alternatives that successfully work with the youth to address the offense, outside of court proceedings. Diversion is an alternative method of programs, procedures and structures used to avoid judicial proceedings and a criminal record with youth facing charges (UNICEF, n.d.). Diversion can be used anytime from apprehension until the final disposition hearing (UNICEF, n.d.). The various levels include in increments: no action, a warning…

Applying the Law: Laws of Ohio are published and codified in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure (ORJP) are rules published in Ohio that protect juvenile traffic offender, delinquent, unruly, neglected, dependent, or abused juveniles. These two combined provide and/or deny the needs of juveniles in Ohio. ORC 2151:01 governs Ohio Juvenile court. ORC 2151:01 establishes care, protection and mental/physical development of a child. Ohio Juvenile court examine the best…

I do not have much knowledge on Juvenile Procedures. Juveniles are those whom are under the age of 18. I also know that juvenile offenders and adult offenders have two different consequences. In different nations around the world, as well as in the United States the crime with juveniles has been a serious issue. Juvenile delinquents who commit crimes such as vandalizing, steal, or use drugs usually do not not lead to serious injuries. On the other hand it does lead them to Juvenile Hall, which…