Criminal Defense Video Analysis

Voting is the foremost way to exhibit good citizenship and civil responsibility. People should get involved in elections and educated in all political measures. By this they become good and responsible participatory citizens. It should always be remembered that some people sacrifice their lives to preserve the freedom and voting opportunity as a sacred right. True democracy demands the involvement of the people otherwise in absence of that there is no democracy(Akande, 2011).

Central Idea: To rework the legal and economic infrastructure of the currently broken U.S prison system by providing appropriate justice and funding to programs that actually work. In doing so we will be able to pursue justice, protect our communities, properly rehabilitate prisoners, mend broken families and save the state money all at the same time.

People in The United States have been affected by the prison system, it has saved many lives, but on the other hand, people have prosecuted for minor crimes, to end up spending a lot of time in jail, which breaks apart families for far too long, it also creates a big rift between the people of this fine nation and their distrust of the law. Back in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan has issued a law that has cut funding for the mental institutions in the United states as called the deinstitutionalization of mental health, and to show ways of how we can bring our mental health system into place. Also in the same era laws have been put in place to put harsher laws on drug offenders called mandatory minimum sentencing, some people like non-violent, first-time drug offender are being treated the same way as a drug lord, and a way that we can fix that is push laws in congress to loosen minimum sentencing. Not to forget to mention the death penalty, how tax payers are wasting our money on keep prisoners on death row. Having a poor mental health system, strict mandatory minimum sentencing, racial bias in our prisons, and death penalty laws has led people to enter our prison system wrongfully. By fixing those rules we can help our society grow, and achieve greatness by doing right to our prison system.

During this documentary, the viewers get an inside look at how criminal proceedings work. In the courtroom, the most important players are the prosecution, defense, and judge. The judge is in the room to make sure the proceeding runs smoothly and to settle any arguments that arise. The prosecution is there to accuse the defendant for whatever crime he or she has been convicted of. The defense is there to defend the person being convicted of the crime. There is also a bailiff who is there to oversee the court and make sure everyone there is safe. The bailiff will bring evidence form the defense or prosecution to the judge, as nobody is to approach the bench without the judge calling attorneys to the

The main argument within this article was that America has a poor approach to incarceration and is ultimately an expensive failure. However, the article provided many points on how our justice system could be improved upon. For example, they could change the harsh sentencing rules, crimes that are currently felonies (drugs), and the rehabilitation programs. All of these things would help to lower the incarceration rate which would ultimately lower overcrowding within our jails and prisons. Though these tools may take time to be put in place they would have highly beneficial outcomes.

(1) Arresting someone who appears to be intoxicated would constitute as discrimination unless the person who appears to be intoxicated does something unlawful like causing a disturbance or endanger others and themselves. However if a police officer suspects criminal activity or the suspect is acting or appear intoxicated they have the right to search and frisk. Whether or not the suspect should be arrested should depend on how they act, not how they look. Police have the right to detain people for even just acting intoxicated to protect the well being for themselves and others.

I am writing to inform you of how important it is, in any free country or democratic republic, civic and political participation is absolutely crucial because without it, decisions about the affairs of the state would be left to a select few, who could enact laws that aren't in the best interests of the people.

In my point of view, after watching the video. I do not see any positives outcome of the plea bargaining. I see how some people suffers, when they settled to take the plea bargaining. The downside for the plea deal is that the defendant, give up his right to have 12 people to hear is evidence. In addition, the disadvantage of the plea deal does not give the defendants to prove his innocence. The defendant need to show; he is innocent of the crime he being accused off. But, without a trial his does not have a chance to prove his innocence. I think the plea bargain is unconstitutional in many ways.

Society is taught to leave big decisions to those in charge, such as: government leaders, interest groups, etc. Civic withdrawal thus becomes conventional as well as a habitual tendency. Overcoming this habit of withdrawal requires courage. Finding one’s political voice and taking a stand is crucial in becoming involved. Loeb states, “you don’t need to know everything” especially when you are standing up for what is right.

The theme of the talk is the power of prosecutors in streamlining justice system. Although professional prosecutors play a pivotal role in the criminal justice system their work tend to be overlooked. This is based on the fact that their work is performed by other individuals such as police who have literally obstructed them from the main stream law. However, by putting them in limelight of the legal justice system, these individuals are bound to bring new dispensation which can impact the legal justice system positively. Additionally, unlike the way we view prosecutors, they are not limited in executing their functions. Therefore, if prosecutors were to be closely consulted, some of the minor

The criminal justice system is made up of many complex components that all work together in order to maintain law and order in society. Of the different parts in the judicial system, criminal courts play a vital role in the execution of justice not only for the victim, but the community as well. Accordingly, criminal courts in the United States have been used to maintain social control of citizens and create social change within the population (Hartley & Champion, 2009). Because every state and the federal government have differing methods on how to prosecute criminals, the process seemingly becomes difficult to comprehend and follow. Some states utilize a standardized sentencing structure where as others afford the judge more leeway in deciding sentence terms. Criminal court is open to the general public for viewing; therefore, attending a session is presumably one of the more hands on methods of researching criminal justice in order to evaluate how the system works at the community level. The intent of this paper is to reflect on the criminal court proceedings witnessed at a local criminal court session, explain and understand the roles of all in the courtroom setting, and analyze cases in regards to the administration of justice.

Greetings, sir. I would like to start this letter by cordially wishing you a great day. I know you are working hard to make this a better country. But I would tell you something that bothers me. Well not just only me, I'm sure a lot of people, too. I was asked the other day why cubical and political participation among us, citizens, is important. And since then I couldn't get of my head. I think that our participation is very important because we can't let anyone make decisions for us. You see, we are not kids anymore. Without our participation in politics we would be letting people, that we don't know or people that don't know about us or what we need, decide about what is “best” for our country. And I can assure you, I am not the only who

There is a reason for the saying, "A thousand witnesses and nobody saw a thing." The saying comes from the fear of what happens when you see a crime and open your mouth about it. Granted, it used to be fear of the underworld element that ran the crime syndicates. Today, it seems the same is true of the police. Shenitria Blocker found that out first hand.

Community Prosecution is a problem-oriented, proactive approach. As each community has its own social needs, community prosecution is shaped directly by the needs and dysfunction of communities. “Prosecutors have the responsibility not only to prosecute cases but also to reduce crime” (Neubaeur & Fradella, 2014). The key to success is then found in working directly within communities through neighborhood offices. Prosecutorial dictates are detrimental to community prosecution. Therefore, change can only occur through effective partnerships with community stakeholders that help to shape the crime-fighting agenda.

One Topic that left me confused, is the conversation about the many issues within the prison system. Particularly whether or not the prison system works and if we as a country are doing more harm than good. Subsequently we have an incarceration epidemic that would not only circumduct its prisoners, but also conceive new prisoners as a result of this cycle of incarceration. These effects are aided by laws like Mandatory Minimum Sentencing.