Personal Narrative: A Career As A Prosecuting Attorney

The career I chose is a police detective. What they do is work on crimes and try to determine why the crime happened and who is behind the crime. They interview people who are suspected of doing it and people who might have witnessed what happened or know about it. They also collect evidence and write reports on what they gathered and seen. In some cases, the detectives would go on the stand to testify against the suspects. Detectives can be employed at the state, local, and federal levels and can specialize in different areas like internet crimes and drug division. Some of the minimum requirements for any detective is that you have to be calm and collected, can handle stressful situations and the pressure, have good writing skills, and can

* Although the police, judges, defense attorneys, and probation officers remain involved in specific duties, the prosecutor proves challenged in phases of the court process. Prosecutors challenge judicial decisions at times (Byrd, 2001). The office of the prosecutor proves part of the executive branch of the government. In all phases of the court process, given broad discretion, his/her job is to advocate the guilt of defendant vigorously. The prosecutors represent the people. Prosecutor screen the case. They determine if a crime has been committed. They research the crime to examine if a suspect has proved properly identified and if the evidence is sufficient to support a guilty verdict (Schmalleger, 2011).

In the American Criminal Justice System, there are four key attributes in the role of the prosecutor. There are discretion, resource dependence, sequential tasks, and filtering. The prosecutors are lawyers that are accountable for presenting criminal cases in trial. The United States Attorneys are pointed by state or government, and represent the federal government in courts. They prosecute all adults who commit felonies and juveniles who commit delinquent crimes. Conjointly, the prosecutors have further responsibilities, such as legal adviser of the country commissioners, the Board of Elections, and written admonition of the prosecutors.

District Attorneys investigate and prosecute criminal conduct occurring in their county and make sure justice is served in the name of the people.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office is located at 25 Kirkpatrick Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. The prosecutor’s office is considered the nucleus of the criminal justice system in Middlesex County. It works in conjunction with law enforcements from multiple towns, the judicial and correctional system, and even citizens within the community. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is ran by Prosecutor Andrew Carey. In New Jersey, he as a County Prosecutor, is considered as the chief law enforcement of the county. He is responsible for over 1900 sworn law enforcement officers. The MCPO is staffed with over 200 hundred employees which include assistant prosecutors, agents, detectives and support staff. The hierarchy of the office beings with Prosecutor Andrew Carey, then power descends downward to the First Assistant Prosecutor, Deputy First Assistant Prosecutors, Chiefs, Chiefs of Staff, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, Assistant Prosecutors, Detectives, Agents, Agency Aides, and then finally support staff. In this hierarchy of power, I as an intern am considered as a support staff member for the entire office. Therefore, I am responsible for assisting agents, detectives, and agency aides with any task pertaining to the cases they are working

The roles of defense attorneys and prosecutors are extremely vital and very challenging. The role of a prosecutor is to bring about justice, charge those who are responsible for the crime, and endorse an appropriate reprimand to the judge. I would say that it would very tough to be a juvenile prosecutor. A juvenile prosecutor must always keep in mind that they are prosecuting a minor and should seek rehabilitation as the first sense of justice. When prosecutors try cases involving juveniles, they are faced with unique opportunities and challenges. The role of a defense attorney in a juvenile proceeding is to represent the juvenile, act in the juvenile’s best interest, and play a role in rehabilitating the juvenile.

After checking every photo taken during the investigation, the Deputy District Attorney, Michelle Trego asked the detectives to interview the witnesses again. “We want to make certain she pays for this crime,” Michelle said riding up in the elevator with Detective Wallace.

Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree, and are recognized as legal professionals by the court in which they intend to represent the state. They usually only become involved in a criminal case once a suspect has been identified and charges need to be filed. They are typically

I currently have an Associate degree in Criminal Justice and have attended Professional Military Education (PME) courses in Security Forces Apprentice and Security Forces Leadership courses. Moreover, I was selected to attend the MWD Handler and Kennel Master/Trainer courses at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) Texas. I have also attended the Non Commissioned Officer Academy Management Course at Petersen AFB, Colorado that enhanced leadership capabilities. Lastly, I was selected to attend Yuma Joint Forces Regional K9 Training with U.S. Marine/Navy in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona in preparation for combat mission in

Prosecutors are government attorneys responsible for prosecuting violators. (Hall, 2014, p. 339) The prosecutor is the community chief of law enforcement such as Attorney General of the United States and administrator of justice. They may or may not be relevant in such judicial evaluation, depending upon all the circumstances. (Prosecutor Function, 2017) The constitutional mission of a prosecutor is to act as legal counsel to law enforcement officers, rending advice on the law and determine the validity of a conviction or prosecutorial discretion. The prosecutor constitutional missions are to search to reform and improve the administration of criminal justice. When deficiencies or unfairness in the significants or procedural law come to the

However, I knew that my desire to make a difference on a global scale would not fade and that someday I would answer the call. I have always been a service-oriented person; from my early days volunteering in a nursing home during my summers, to leadership

Choosing a career is probably one of the most important decisions a person will make in life. Making a career choice should not just be based on annual income, you should be passionate about your career choice and love whatever you decide to do. However, choosing a career should be something that is well thought out and planned so you won’t have any regrets later in life. Becoming an FBI Special Agent isn’t easy, it requires a lot of hard work and determination. I’m interested in pursuing a career as a Special Agent because I like solving crimes and I want to get justice for family members who have lost love ones due to a violent crime.

I used to be an easy target because I couldn’t speak English. I couldn’t defend myself. My experience explains why I became an attorney for my county’s teen court. Most teenage defendants are there for petty theft, trespassing or damaging private property. I remember a group of middle school kids arrested for trespassing because two of them burglarized the school. The two boys I defended were among the most polite and genuine, virtues that are so scarce in modern times. After the case, the parents of the two boys thanked me for defending their kids and giving their kids the lightest sanctions, and I was touched. It was moments like these that made me feel proud to be a defense attorney. I acted as a voice for these defendants, when everyone

Prior to returning to college, I worked as a paralegal in various areas of law. The majority of my paralegal career was focused on family and criminal law. My views have changed and evolved over time in how I have witnessed individuals that get caught in the legal system. A good number of legal issues stem from situations that an individual has as much control over as their eye color and the longer I worked in the legal field the more I observed how punishing people for uncontrollable issues in their lives is cruel and unproductive. Eventually, the fruitless legal circle became exhausting and I found myself burnt out, although I still wanted to help the clients I worked with. Consequently, when I considered going back to school, I knew that

Sometime in October, I asked you for help, to please find out about this particular attorney disciplinary record, this was with respect to my son's accident. You expressed that you were going to inquire, look into more about the attorney in question once you return to work on Tuesday from your Columbus holiday. I was looking forward for your info. to explore into the possibilities of attaining and secure a good attorney to represent my son in the event of filing a law suit against the person who hit my son on his bike. But to my bad luck, lo and behold, Gina NEVER followed suit on her promise.