Assignment Details
Based upon what you have learned from the course resources, you will explore critical issues in our courts and their impact on the justice process, on those accused of crime, and crime victims.
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Choose one of the critical topics facing our criminal courts:
- Plea-bargaining and charge bargaining
- The use of pre-trial diversion
- The use of problem-solving courts
- Judicial misconduct
- Prosecutorial misconduct
- The use of restorative justice
- The CSI effect
- The exclusionary rule and the 4th Amendment
- Cameras in the courtroom
- The adversarial legal system
- The impact of high-profile court cases on a courts budget
- The opioid crisis
- Criminal courts and juvenile waivers/transfers
- Critical issues in tribal courts
- Secondary victimization of crime victims
- Courts and forensic science
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Research. Perform a scholarly research search on your topic. Discuss the history of your topic and the current fate of the topic.
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Impact. Explore the impact the topic has had on criminal courts and the courtroom workgroup, the pre-trial and the trial process, on those accused of crime, and on crime victims.
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Challenges. Examine the challenges our criminal courts and the courtroom workgroup face; in reference to your topic.
Assignment Guidelines
Please review the rubric, the information listed below, and the to ensure earning full points.
The body of your paper should be between 4-5 pages using APA style and include connections to your research with citations. Please use a minimum of 3 sources. Click below for APA resources.
Supplemental Materials
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Chapter 3 Inside Criminal Law (pp. 67-95)
- Gaines, L.K & Miller, R.E. (2018). Criminal justice in action: The core (9th ed.). Cengage Learning
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This textbook chapter discusses the elements of criminal law. It explores the sources of law in the United States, the classification of crimes, defenses under criminal law, and procedural safeguards.
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Chapter 7 Courts and the Quest for Justice (pp. 196-220)
- Gaines, L.K & Miller, R.E. (2018). Criminal justice in action: The core (9th ed.). Cengage Learning
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This textbook chapter examines the structure of American courts on the state and federal level. It also explores the different court professionals and their roles and responsibilities in the justice process.
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Chapter 8 Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial (pp. 225-256)
- Gaines, L.K & Miller, R.E. (2018). Criminal justice in action: The core (9th ed.). Cengage Learning
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This textbook chapter explores the steps in the pretrial process. It also examines the steps in the criminal trial.
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This library video examines the criminal court structure in both state and federal courts. It also explores elements of criminal procedure.
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This library video examines the members of the courtroom workgroup and the roles and responsibilities they have in the justice process.
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