The Importance Of Criminal Cases

The family has been determined indigent for services. Samkisha has received public defender services for her criminal matters and Mrs. Beale has received Medicaid since she was 16 years of age. Mrs. Beale disclosed she is court ordered to receive child support in the amount of $202 per month from Mr. Robinson for Samkisha, but stated he seldom make payments of such. She also reported she receives unemployment in the amount of $204 per week and Social Security Income (SSI) for Samkisha in the amount of $670 per month.

The realities and everyday necessities in Indigenous communities seem concealed and compromised in the enduring Indigenous criminal law discourse which is framed by issues throughout history, jurisdictions, prisons, courts and the criminal justice system. Whilst today’s intergeneration effects of poverty and the loss of autonomy fuel Indigenous disadvantage, the criminal law institution is another contributor which vividly displays disadvantages and barriers which preclude Indigenous Australians from sufficiently accessing justice. However, the pursuit for justice is more multifaceted than a return to Indigenous tradition and retainment of the dominant criminal justice system. The following essay will highlight this

A: Standing to sue is the requirement that plaintiffs who sue must have a serious and vetted interest in a case, meaning the plaintiff has sustained or is in danger of sustaining a direct and substantial injury from the actions of the other(which can be the government)

Airports seemed to be the biggest concern. No longer could family members walk their loved ones to the front gates of an airplane. Going through airport security was now a long and challenging process. Military installations also saw measures being taken to keep soldiers safe such as long lines to gain access to the base and large barricades protecting important structures such as the commissary and PX (Post

Across the United States, city and county governments seek to gain revenue through the illegitimate jailing of indigent defendants who cannot afford to pay the large and cumbersome fines that accompany committing (seemingly petty) crimes— such as missing court dates, a requirement for classes such as anger management, the list goes on. Indeed, the practice of debtor’s prison has long been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court within the United States, yet a contemporary form of debtor’s prison has begun to take form which targets vulnerable populations. When an individual commits a crime, they are to be justly punished. If this punishment consists of a fine, that fine is expected to be paid accordingly; if the fined individual simply does not have the time or money to pay these steep fines, however, they are sent to jail indefinitely. This rise of financial burden imposed upon the liberty of low income citizens through the fining, issuing of fees, and jail time sanctioned by the criminal justice system has resulted in new, illegitimate, and ostensibly unconstitutional forms of debtor’s prisons that permeate contemporary U.S. society. Jeopardizing the liberty of vulnerable populations, based upon material inequality and extraction of necessary resources, only does one thing within a society: continue the cycle of poverty and increase the poor’s dependence upon the rich for their liberty, equality and most importantly, survival.

The population of offenders in correctional institutions in the United States is at an alarming amount, and it doesn’t have to be. Each year 7 million offenders are absorbed and expelled from correctional institutions and jails, placing a heavy burden on the criminal justice system (Morgan, 2011). Many of these offenders will recidivate, and with rates that are estimated at 70%, means 4.9 million will eventually return to the criminal justice system, creating a vicious cycle of arrest, re-arrest, and imprisonment (Morgan, 2011). Among this population are offenders with mental illnesses that need to be addressed, or specialized care that needs to be administered. Without the support of mental health programs such as mental health court,

To what extent has the media shaped your understanding of crime and the criminal justice system?

On 01/02/2017 at about 1330 hours, Officer Ramirez and I were dispatched to 6546 Casamar Street in reference to a Custody Issue.

Should the FBI have the right to break the 4th amendment in order to solve criminal cases? Author Conor Friedersdorf claims in his article “Law Enforcement Crying Wolf About the Dangers of Locked Phones?” that if law enforcement pushes to break the 4th amendment it will become a threat to the American people rather than the criminals themselves, because it leaves us with less secure devices and it won’t dramatically make changes in solving cases. Although, I do agree with Friedersdorf claim about how this poses a threat to americans rather than criminals, but I do think that he should of provided more credible examples of how law enforcement is still able to solve cases through other means without the need to encrypting phones.

Crime and courtroom proceedings have become a fascination for the Western society. Reality and fiction though have begun to distort the expectations of what is expected in the courtroom. These distortions deriving from television shows such as CSI, 48 Hours Mystery, American Justice, Law & Order and even, on occasion, Dateline NBC. The mass media play an important role in the construction of criminality and the criminal justice system. The public’s perception of victims, criminals, the gathering/processing of evidence, deviants, and law enforcement officials is largely determined by their portrayal in the mass media. “Research indicates that the majority of public knowledge about crime and justice is derived from the media (Roberts and Doob,

Criminal Profiler/Psychologist’s are people in the Criminal Justice System that create psychological profiles of criminals in order to identify behavioral patterns, in efforts to help officers narrow down their searches to people who fit that particular description. Profiler’s examine crime scenes, analyze evidence, read reports from investigators, write reports, and interview witnesses and victims in order to collect information. They may work for local, state, or federal law enforcement. Profilers are responsible for looking at a number of different factors when establishing a detailed profile on a criminal such as; the fashion in which crimes were committed, the location of the crime, the choices that the victim has made, the types and timing of crimes, communications from the suspect, and the condition of the crime scenes. In addition to those things profilers look at influences like race, age, residence and emotional and mental state in order to define a suspect’s certain characteristics.

Criminal Law attempts to balance the rights of individuals to freedom from interference with person or property, and society’s need for order. Procedure matters, the rights of citizens and powers of the state, specific offences and defences, and punishment and compensation are some of the ways society and the criminal justice system are kept intact.

I base this case on the value of justice. Justice has and always must be, based on the objectivity of the law. The role of a jury in a just society is to determine if a law has been broken. A jury should be consistent in applying the law through the evaluation of evidence. Juries should not become vigilantes, applying justice as their personal value system dictates. This would override the legitimacy of the criminal justice system, the rule of law, and negate the authority of the government. Placidity in the courtroom through the use of jury nullification does not provide for justice. Instead it promotes a criminal justice system of chance and emotion distracting from intention of justice. It allows the courtroom to be an extension of

Criminal cases are oftentimes very complex and contain several different stages. The first stage of a criminal case begins with an arrest that is typically made by a law enforcement officer. An arrest is defined as the act of seizing or taking a criminal offender into custody by legal authority. In order for a law enforcement officer to successfully make an arrest, they must follow specific procedures. Some of these procedures include physically seeing an individual commit a crime, having probable cause that an individual committed a crime or obtaining an arrest warrant. However, in criminal cases, law enforcement officers can make an arrest with or without an arrest warrant. Failure to follow proper procedures may present issues during

Criminal prosecution develops through various stages in the judicial process beginning with the arrest of an individual and ending at a point before, during, or after a trial. The criminal procedure is based on the constitutional laws, statues, and court rulings that are meant to render justice in a criminal case. The government must follow these procedures during the entirety of a criminal case. Beginning with the initial investigation of an individual suspected of a crime, through the arrest, jailing, arraignment, and thereafter.