Overview of Criminal Procedure: Unit 1

1. Define federalism. In detail, list the different levels of government and which levels have authority of the others.

2. In detail, describe the structure of the United States Court System. Be sure to include both Federal and State systems.
3. In detail, expound on the differences between Civil Law and Criminal Law.
4. Define police power. In detail, describe what this means for our criminal justice system.

-Word count must be at least 1,250 words for total assignment.
-Must be in APA style including in-text citation (author’s last name, year) and references.
-Must include at least 3 scholarly sources 1 being the textbook.
-Textbook: Hall, D. (2015). Criminal law and procedure (7th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning

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Criminal Procedure

Introduction

People are very opinionated around the globe, which means that if we were allowed to do whatever we wanted whenever we deemed right, then the state would be an unruly place. That is why; we have laws and regulations that govern various sectors around the state as well as the government agencies which act to make the laws.

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