The Judiciary
The judiciary is an important part of the criminal justice system. After police arrest an individual, an extensive chain of events is set off in the American court system. As noted, Section 6.2 of Chapter 6 of the Wright (2012) text indicates that there are 51 separate court systems in the United States. The federal government operates one court system, referred to as the federal court system. Each of the 50 states operates a court system, referred to as state court systems. Both the federal courts and the state courts have three main levels: trial courts, appeals courts, and supreme courts. Note that Wright (2012) also includes a discussion of the term jurisdiction in Section 6.2 of Chapter 6.
Respond to the prompt
For the fourth part consider how knowledge of cultural sensitivity and diversity awareness could apply to positively influence a process or responsibility, address the following:
State and Federal Appeals Courts
- Describe processes for arraignment and for plea bargaining.
- Describe the main responsibilities of state appeals courts and federal appeals courts.
- Interpret how at least one constitutional principle relevant to social and criminal justice relates to one of the above processes or responsibilities.
- Apply knowledge of cultural sensitivity and diversity awareness to at least one of the above processes or responsibilities.
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Question One
A suspect upon arrest gets booked at the police station, and their details and fingerprints, family background among others get taken upon completion of the taking of more information or upon getting indicted by a grand jury the accused person gets arraigned before court. The accused may also surrender to the police without arrest after learning that a warrant of arrest has gotten issued against him. The charges get read to the defendant, and the lawyer representing the accused notify the court.
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