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Shakyra Carter-Busby CRJS 2613 Dr. Ugwu March 20, 2018 Reflection Paper Some judges are miracle workers. They really want to help people and not see them in jail. One of those people is Judge Cicconetti. He has his own way of serving justice in his courtroom. He is an example in the criminal justice system that peoples live do matter and some people deserve second chances. They were many court officials and parties shown in the video. The judge is the main court official their job is…

The purpose of this paper is to compare the roles of a Human Service Professional provide to clients in diverse environments, especially in criminal justice and forensic settings. These professionals have the opportunity to work in diverse settings including, psychiatric hospitals, crisis centers, and prisons to name a few. Human service professionals can play different roles in various settings but all demand you to advocate for your clients to your best ability. By working in the Criminal and…

At this training, the homicide investigation of Imette St. Guillen was used as an exemplar. The case details, evidence recovered and investigative practices used to solve this case were thoroughly discussed. I will review this case and discuss how forensic science was instrumental in assisting the criminal justice system in securing a verdict against Darryl Littlejohn. Imette St. Guillen was a 24 year old graduate student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. On February 25, 2006, she was…

Imminent lawyers will also need to pass a BAR exam, this is a notorious and extremely challenging exam that for some is a deterrent in becoming a lawyer. A lawyer I recently had a conversation with told me that regarding what to major in, in order to be a lawyer, it is very broad. One can actually major in just about anything they want, granted it would be wise to major in something…

Minority women in the legal profession are still a relatively new occurrence. According to the American Bar Association report, there are 34% of women in law firms. For minority women it seems as private practice is a better alternative. They are less likely to face discrimination and more likely to achieve their desired standing. Women in large law firms only account for 4% of the total number of attorneys . There is still a lot of bias towards minority females making it difficult for them to…

Stated in the book CJ in the USA: An Introduction to Criminal Justice “The courts are just one component of the overall criminal justice system. The function of the courts is to judge and make proper disposition of crimes, it is in this venue that the guilt or innocence of a defendant is determined”(Byrum,2014). Key players important to the court system are prosecution, defense, judge, and the jury. To start off the prosecutor works with police by reviewing evidence, and preparing a search…

Roles In the United States, attorneys provide a wide variety of services. They seem to do everything from drafting contracts and writing up wills to trying high-profile cases and arguing in front of the Supreme Court. In fact, at times it can seem like the U.S. is obsessed with attorneys as more and more things become legal issues and attorneys find themselves taking on more and more roles. Our pop culture seems to both reflect and drive our legal obsession as well, with more and more legal…

Academic Statement The ABA-approved Paralegal Studies program enabled me to gain both academic and professional skills, from drafting documents in civil litigation matters to using trial presentation software. In the Family Law and Civil Litigation classes, I drafted several documents towards filing for divorce, temporary restraining orders, interrogatories, complaints, and responses using several case scenarios. The Paralegal Studies program focused on how technology is shaping the legal…

Drug smuggling is an offence when an individual transports drugs from one country to another. A man named Olaf Dietrich smuggled at least 70 grams of Heroin packed in condoms which he had swallowed. On the 17th of December 1986, Dietrich flew into Melbourne airport from Thailand and got arrested by the Australian federal police the next morning, when the police found one of the condoms in the kitchen, and some heroin in a plastic bag under a rug in another room. Dietrich went to the high court…

According to Wisconsin Chapter 938, the Juvenile Justice Code, the standard of proof needed in order to find a child delinquent is clear and convincing evidence, unless the child is placed under jurisdiction of the adult court under a waive, in which case the standard of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt (938.243 (h)). The standard of proof needed for juvenile matters is greater than CHIPS or civil actions, where all that is needed is a preponderance of evidence, but less than what is needed to…