In open court

This court observation was my first time ever stepping into a court house let alone watching an actual trial take place. Like a lot of people, I assumed it would be just like the shows about criminal justice on TV such as Law and Order. I would come to find out that though there were multiple similarities between the two, there were also many differences and things I did not expect as well. Through this court observation I was better able to understand how the official court system works in…

This chapter takes an in depth look at the literature on diversion programs,the different types of programs, its effectiveness, and participation requirements. Youth in the juvenile justice system often reflect a variety of high-risk elements that include inadequate family support, school failure, negative peer groups, and lack of utilization of community-based services(NCJRS). In order to address some of these high risk elements, we typically divert the youth through the use of diversion…

The Views and Handling of Hate Crimes In the eyes of the United States court system, hate crimes are simply an enhancer. What that means is when someone is convicted of a particular crime, they receive a just sentence. However, if there is solid evidence to prove that he or she was motivated by hate, bias, or prejudice, their punishment would be modified appropriately (hence the word enhancer). While this may seem like a relatively successful process, it is sadly, more often than not,…

them are very opinionated when it comes to these cases. For example in the script 12 Angry Men, when trying to convict a man of murder Juror Three states his biased opinion about the victim. “I never saw a more guilty man in my life. You sat right in court and heard the same thing I did. The man’s a…

In Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, Juror 3’s unwillingness and bias towards young people slows the jury from finding justice for the boy. Juror 3 had gotten into a fight with his son and has not talked to him since then. Therefore, the theme of the story is that pain from previous relationships leads to anger and prejudice towards new things and people. Juror 3 is angry towards kids because of his past experiences with his son. When the other jurors questioned the boy’s innocence he became…

trainees three essays to write(using word/pages). You are expected to draw on your own practical experience in the Courts to illustrate your essays. Magistrates Introduction Lay people (people who are not legally qualified) are used to make decisions in Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court. There are around 25,000 lay Magistrates sitting as part time judges in the magistrates’ Courts. They sit to hear cases as a bench of two or three magistrates. A single lay Magistrates sitting on his or…

This case arises out of damages sustained to a 397-unit apartment complex in Camp Springs, Maryland. The Owner, Metropolitan Apartments at Camp Springs, LLC (“Metropolitan”), incurred significant property damage following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that occurred on August 23, 2011. (E. 1013). Appellee is WCS Construction, LLC (“WCS”), which served as the general contractor and construction manager of the project called “Town Center at Camp Springs Apartments.” (E. 947) Appellant is the…

that Mr. Latimer’s Charter rights had not been violated (Supreme Court Judgments, 2016). This is significant because it was Latimer who violated Tracy’s Charter rights and he was receiving the appropriate consequences for his intentional actions. Moreover, I feel this way because Constable Lyons stated, “Certainly the grounds to arrest were present, certainly there were reasonable and probable grounds to arrest him”(Supreme Court Judgments, 2016). This proves that the Supreme Court’s decision…

The Supreme Court Justice is a federal Court which is the highest body in the judicial branch. The Supreme Court is made up of a chief justice and eight associate justices, every one of whom are delegated by the president and affirmed by the Senate. Giving the unforeseen circumstances, our current Justice Scalia has unfortunately passed away during 2016 creating the current vacancy. Now we are in a bit of a pickle because the Court is currently split 4 to 4 between conservatives and liberals.…

mock trial involved two opposing teams displaying evidence that is included in the information given, eg. police report, police interview and witness recounts. The verdict was decided by a jury and an impartial judge was used to keep order in the court. With this information the members of the two teams allocated certain roles to members of the group. These roles included barristers and witnesses. In the mock trial that I was involved in the role allocated to me was the witness name Joel Smith…