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I remember watching the news on may 19th 2013 and hearing about a young boy who passed away just kilometers outside my house. At age two Geo was killed outside Rics Grill due to an alleged drunk driver: Richard Suter. I felt the pain and sorrow for the family members and remember hoping that Mr. Suter be punished for his actions. However, over time I completely forgot what ended up happening until today. October 20th 2015, I got off the LRT and didn’t quite know what to expect going to the

In 1822, Stephen F. Austin established one of the first courts in Texas and appointed a provisional justice of peace. Since Texas was a part of Mexico at the time, the Mexican governor replaced the justice of peace with three elected officials. (Utexas) Soon after Independence, the republic of Texas under the 1836 Constitution, established a supreme court and allowed Congress to create inferior courts. Judges in such courts were to be elected by Congress. Counties, at the time, had County and Justice

CARIBBEAN MARITIME INSTITUTE Kingston Jamaica RESEARCH PROPOSAL “An examination of the Jamaican judicial system and the measures that can lead to a reduction in the high number of outstanding court cases.” Research Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course CPI To Lecturer: Mrs. E. Smith-Johnson By Travis Mais December 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………....3 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………

Judges and legislators are elected the same way, through partisan elections. They as Democrats and Republicans and are elected by the public, or popular vote- an act of voting by the electorate of a country or area. Like almost everything in the world, there are advantages and disadvantages to the choices we make, and the same goes for who we elect as judges. One of the advantages of electing judges, especially being voted by the public, is that they make decisions that accommodate to the people

Incarceration rates are extremely costly and the rates of incarceration are alarmingly high in the United States. Individuals engage in criminal behaviors for many reasons. Although the reasons are numerous and vary, the justice system has attempted to narrow down the causes of criminal behavior. The justice system has also put into place specialty courts that are designed to better address these particular causes of criminal behavior. The goal of these courts is to better address the individual’s

This year was the same as last when it came time to make my New Year 's Resolution. I set out to exercise more and lost twenty pounds. Also like last, I haven 't stuck to my plan and have given up already. I have tried to accomplish this over the last two years because I have tons of clothes that I can no longer fit into and it 's a small amount that I feel I should be able to lose, but I seem to always fall short. The first few weeks in January I staied solid. I was going to the gym, eating right

Benefits of Pretrial Diversion Jerome D. Taylor III Western Kentucky University Abstract There are many benefits for jail diversionary programs in the state of Kentucky. Nonviolent offenders, family members, judicial systems, and the jails can benefit from keeping these people out of jail and in society. I was surprised to find, during my research very few negatives to these programs around the country. Key Words Incarceration: Confinement in a jail or prison. (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary

but its state judges are not. While we recognize that citizens are entitled to a jury of their peers who will be drawn from a pool that reflects the surrounding community, Americans who enter the courtroom often face a predictable presence on the bench: a white male” (Chase, Greenman, Liss, Torres-Spelliscy, 2010). While the United states continues grow into a melting pot of diversification, there has been little spill over into the  judicial system. For decades, minorities have made great strides

In order to understand tradition one has to fully immerse themselves into a situation where tradition is taking place. Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to explore what it means to celebrate, the holiday is an American holiday only and is celebrated in a multitude of different ways with an endless amount of traditional flare that changes from family to family. I have many biases as to what the Thanksgiving holiday looks like. Political rants, family members fighting over things from the past

One of the requirements of Ferris State University to graduate with Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice is all students must complete an internship. I decided to complete my internship at the 17th Circuit Court Family Division located at 1565 Cedar St. My supervisor’s name is Jeff Hekman. I have worked with other six interns from Ferris State University, Grand Rapids Community College, and Grand Valley University. We all shared a passion for justice and to help others in our community by mentoring