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Courts & Adjudication (Judges appealant-clipart-judge-4 (In 2016 (31%…
Courts & Adjudication
Problem Solving Courts
Drug Courts
Veterans Court
Mental Health Court
Domestic Violence Court
Judges
Largely Caucasian males
In 2016
31% women in state judiciaries
35% state appellate
30% general jurisdiction
33% limited jurisdiction
Federal Courts
12% African American
8% Hispanic
2% Asian or Pacific Islander
<1% Native American
Functions
Adjudicator - Makes difficult decisions
Negotiator
Administrator
How to become a judge
Election
Merit Selection
Sentencing
The process
Penal code established by legislature
Judges have limited discretion dependent upon code
Pre sentence report
Types of sentences
Indeterminate
Create minimum and maximun range of years to serve
Parole board discretion from release
Tied to rehabilitation
Determinate
Specific period
Incorporates "good time" or "credit time"
release is mandatory
Mandatory
Required minimum period of incarceration
Limits judicial discretion at sentencing
Truth in sentencing
Prosecution and Defense
Types
Local prosecuting attorneys
State attorney general
US attorneys
Roles
Trial counsel for police
House counsel for police
Representatives of the court
Elected official
Key Relationships
Police
Victims
Judges/Courts
Community
Defense Attorneys?
Defense
Private attorney
Idigent defense
Trial Process
jury selection
opening statements
presentation od evidence
rebuttal
closing arguments
instructions to jury
deliberation
decision
