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    Police Powers

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    Bail Bail means that after someone has been charged they are free from police custody until the next stage of the process of the case (trial). The custody officer has the power to either decide if bail is granted or not. If the officer refuses to grant bail they must present the case to magistrate court soon as possible. Bail Bail means that after someone has been charged they are free from police custody until the next stage of the process

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    Ordinarily, bail was first introduced in the middle ages when crime rates were rising. Englanders needed to find a way to keep people out of prison there for they came up with the concept of the bail. Bail is a payment given by a defendant to ensure that they will return for a hearing. If the defendant fails to return for a hearing, they lose the bail money and a warrant for their arrest will be issued. The thought of the bail was later adapted in the Eighth Amendment. It seems that now bail is a mechanism

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    the judiciary, their role and functions have limitations. As individuals, lay magistrates may authorise search and arrest warrants, but mainly their functions are performed as a bench of three. This may include hearing applications for bail or be in charge of committal proceedings. In trial, they decide the facts, the sentence and the law, though the concluding is under the advice of the justice's clerk. The clerk otherwise known as the legal adivisor has to be qualified

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    Lay magistrate, are normal people, who have no law skills and are under qualified people that give necessary verdicts in magistrates courts. They have been named as lay magistrates so that they can be distinguished from a qualified magistrate. The magistrate’s courts have been introduced centuries ago. Today there are significant numbers of persons who sit and run magistrates court in UK, as a part time job. They normally take their seat and attend legal proceedings as a Bench of two or three, because

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    The Work of the Magistrates Court and Magistrates In the legal system there are many different types of courts. This essay talks about the Magistrates Courts and the Magistrates themselves. The office of magistrate dates back to the 12th century when Richard 1 appointed "keepers of the peace". They have performed judicial functions since the 13th century and the term, justice of the peace was being used as far back as 1361. Magistrates were in charge of the police up

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    Bail Bonds

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    Finding the right bail bondsman to facilitate the smooth bail of your loved one can be a challenging undertaking. While you want them out of jail as soon as possible, you should take careful consideration in picking out a bondsman. There are many bail bond companies in Victoria TX, but you want to choose one that is reliable and trustworthy like ABC Bonding Co., which offers 24-hour bail bonds. A bail bondsman acts as the defendant’s surety, which means he’ll pay the bail on behalf of the defendant

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    Out On Bail

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    Examine the local papers. Have there been reports of defendants committing crimes while out on bail? Have there been reports of poor conditions in the local jail? How might these reports affect bail setting? Write the question out and answer with 1 page. I have did my research on people doing crimes while out on bail in my local newspapers, and I could not find any types of reports in my local area. There are crimes that have been committed while the defendant have been on parole. There

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    LL4181/LL5181 ELSM Second Formative Coursework Explain and critically consider the use of lay magistrates in the legal system of England and Wales. Lay magistrates are very important to the legal system in England and wales. Lay magistrate’s also known as ‘Justices of the peace’ are volunteers in Magistrates courts as judicial officers. There are 21,500 lay magistrates currently in England and wales. Combined with professional magistrates in a magistrate’s court they take up to 95% of cases involving

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    Prison Case Study

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    Creating a New Program Dallas County Jail houses inmates that are currently awaiting trial for cases that they have be charged or alleged to have committed. Many of the inmates of the Dallas County jail are eligible for a bond that is previously set by Magistrates/ Judges upon the inmate’s arrest for the alleged offense. The inmates often face the possibility of losing employment and housing as well as possible family crisis as a result of current incarceration. Many of the inmates face the task

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    John Oliver Case Analysis

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    on the television. Dressed in black suit with a blue, checkered shirt he is providing satirical commentary on society and recent current events. Tonight John Oliver is focusing a segment on bail and the judicial system. Bail as John Oliver describes it as “a fixture of American life (Avery et al., 2015).” Bail is a simple system on the surface, if you are arrested for a crime you may be required to pay a bond to prevent from being detained in custody and the fee will be returned when you return to

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