The Federal Criminal Justice System

Author : Joseph F. Zimmerman
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739198070

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Congress and Crime by Joseph F. Zimmerman Pdf

Congress in the latter part of the nineteenth century decided to enact a series of statutes facilitating state enforcement of their respective criminal laws. Subsequently, Congress enacted statutes federalizing what had been solely state crimes, thereby establishing federal court and state court concurrent jurisdiction over these crimes. Federalization of state crimes has been criticized by numerous scholars, U.S. Supreme Court justices, and national organizations. Such federalization has congested the calendars of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals leading to delays in civil cases because of the Speedy TrialAct that vacates a criminal indictment if a trial is not commenced within a specific number of days, resulted in over-crowded U.S. penitentiaries, and raises the issue of double jeopardy that is prohibited by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the constitution of each state. This book examines the impact of federalization of state crime and draws conclusions regarding its desirability. It also offers recommendations directed to Congress and the President, one recommendation direct to state legislatures for remedial actions to reduce the undesirable effects of federalized state crimes, and one recommendation that Congress and all states enter into a federal-interstate criminal suppression compact.

Author : Paul Atkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Justice, Administration of
ISBN : 0433495006

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The Canadian Justice System by Paul Atkinson Pdf

"Designed for those who are planning careers in the Canadian justice system or who will be working with people impacted by various aspects of the system, this text provides the foundational knowledge needed to understand the way the various facets of the Canadian justice system work."--

Author : Alec Karakatsanis
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781620975282

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Usual Cruelty by Alec Karakatsanis Pdf

From an award-winning civil rights lawyer, a profound challenge to our society's normalization of the caging of human beings, and the role of the legal profession in perpetuating it Alec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets forfeited, and be locked in cages. It's perfectly fine, by contrast, for people to wager over international currencies, mortgages, or the global supply of wheat; wheat-wagerers become names on the wings of hospitals and museums. He is also troubled by how the legal system works when it is trying to punish people. The bail system, for example, is meant to ensure that people return for court dates. But it has morphed into a way to lock up poor people who have not been convicted of anything. He's so concerned about this that he has personally sued court systems across the country, resulting in literally tens of thousands of people being released from jail when their money bail was found to be unconstitutional. Karakatsanis doesn't think people who have gone to law school, passed the bar, and sworn to uphold the Constitution should be complicit in the mass caging of human beings—an everyday brutality inflicted disproportionately on the bodies and minds of poor people and people of color and for which the legal system has never offered sufficient justification. Usual Cruelty is a profoundly radical reconsideration of the American "injustice system" by someone who is actively, wildly successfully, challenging it.

Author : Alison Burke,David Carter,Brian Fedorek,Tiffany Morey,Lore Rutz-Burri,Shanell Sanchez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636350682

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SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System by Alison Burke,David Carter,Brian Fedorek,Tiffany Morey,Lore Rutz-Burri,Shanell Sanchez Pdf

Author : United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1988-10
Category : Sentences (Criminal procedure)
ISBN : MINN:31951D01984795V

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Guidelines Manual by United States Sentencing Commission Pdf

Author : George T. Felkenes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Law
ISBN : 0131930524

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The Criminal Justice System: Its Functions and Personnel by George T. Felkenes Pdf

This is a study of the duties, functions, qualifications, selection processes, and potential for advancement associated with law enforcement, courts, and correctional personnel. The specific roles and the personnel that comprise the operating criminal justice system are identified and analyzed in this study. Detailing not only duties and functions, but also qualifications, selection processes, and even potential for advancement, the work forms an unusual perspective of the field for students of law enforcement, police science, criminal law, criminology, and corrections. The study details over fifty-five distinct professions within the criminal justice system, and discusses the qualifications required and the tasks performed by each. A major section of the book is its examination of the prosecutorial function - the powers and duties, the major concepts and criticisms of the role of the prosecutor, and the multi-faceted role of the defense attorney, including his duties and professional responsibilities, as well as the function of court appointed counsels and public defenders. Law enforcement is viewed at every level from municipal through federal agencies, with a focus on police legal advisors, criminalists, and the numerous other individuals who comprise the total law enforcement complex. The function of the court is presented through the roles of the various court officers - judges, juries, grand juries, bailiffs, clerks, and reporters. Each is discussed in terms of qualifications, duties, and function in the mechanics of the courtroom procedure. A final section covers the corrections system - the custodial and institutional personnel, as well as the juvenile, probation and parole officers who work with offenders in the community.

Author : Alberta. Alberta Justice and Attorney General,Alberta. Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : 077856262X

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What Victims of Crime Can Expect from the Criminal Justice System by Alberta. Alberta Justice and Attorney General,Alberta. Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security Pdf

The protocol outlines what you can expect throughout the criminal justice process, from the time you report a crime through the police investigation, court proceedings and, if the accused is found guilty, provincial and federal corrections and the National Parole Board. The protocol also tells what is expected of you and what else you can do when you are in contact with the criminal justice system.

Author : Mike Chase
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781982112523

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How to Become a Federal Criminal by Mike Chase Pdf

"A hilarious, entertaining, and illuminating compendium of the most bizarre ways you might become a federal criminal in America--from mailing a mongoose to selling Swiss cheese without enough holes..."--

Author : Stephanos Bibas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195374681

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The Machinery of Criminal Justice by Stephanos Bibas Pdf

The Machinery of Criminal Justice explores the transformation of the criminal justice system and considers how criminal justice could better accommodate lay participation, values, and relationships.

Author : Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780102943689

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Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide by Great Britain: Law Commission Pdf

A Law Commission consultation paper 'A new homicide act for England and Wales?' was published as LCCP 177 (ISBN 0117302643) in April 2006.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Criminal justice personnel
ISBN : IND:32000013392883

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Expenditure and Employment Data for the Criminal Justice System by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Criminal justice personnel
ISBN : IND:30000038612242

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Performance Measures for the Criminal Justice System by Anonim Pdf

A Discussion paper from the BJS-Princeton Project.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1243090997

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Federal Criminal Justice System: A Model To Estimate System Workload by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul J. Hofer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : UCR:31210024793737

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Home confinement by Paul J. Hofer Pdf

Author : United States. National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : IND:30000068297823

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Criminal Justice System by United States. National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals Pdf

This manual contains the standards for reform in the management and operation of the criminal justice system, focusing on planning, education, and information systems. Planning for resource allocation is one of the most important functions that a criminal justice agency performs. The 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act required the creation of state criminal justice planning agencies and the development of annual state comprehensive plans as a contingency for state participation in federal criminal justice funding. In the initial section of this volume, the National Advisory Commission points out the need for additional planning at the metropolitan and regional levels, and indicates the necessity for quantifying performance objectives. It also stresses participation in the planning process by criminal justice agencies, government departments and private citizens. The Commission recommends the development of state integrated multiyear planning and the establishment of criminal justice coordinating councils by all major cities and counties. Other areas of concern to the Commission, in addition to management and budget planning, include systems analysis, information systems, evaluation, personnel training, and criminal code revision. These and other commission proposals appear in the form of specific standards and recommendations -- nearly 70 in all -- that spell out in detail what the segments of the criminal justice system-the police, courts, and correctional agencies can do to upgrade and modernize many of their functions. This manual is a reference work for the practitioner as well as the interested layman.