Aiu Crjs101 Unit 1 Ip

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Sarah Boillin CRJS101 -1303A-10 Foundations of Criminal Justice Unit 1 Individual Project Due Date: 7/28/2013 In the criminal justice system there are a number of roles that are assigned to people who play a part in the investigative and prosecutorial process. Those roles include, a police officer or federal agent, the district attorney’s office or United Stated Attorney’s Office, the defense counsel, and federal, state, and local judges. They each play a part in interacting with a criminal defendant. A police officer takes part in the investigative role, which lies between the defendant being arrested and being proven guilty or innocent of the crime accused of the defendant committing. The duty of a police officer is to enforce the law, investigate the crime that has been committed, apprehend the offender, reduce and prevent crime from occurring, maintain public order, ensure community safety, provide emergency and related community services and protect fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals.” (Schmalleger, F., 2012, chapter 1 page 10). A police officer will tend to be the first to respond to a call about a crime being committed. After the officer has assessed the situation of the crime and has determined if there is probable cause, they will then apprehend the defendant and take them into be processed. From their the defendant will wait in jail until the their arraignment, which usually happens within 48 hours. A District Attorney is a public official who acts as prosecutor for the state or the federal government in court in a particular district (Hill 2005). A DA is involved in both the investigative and prosecutorial stage of interaction with a criminal defendant. Their role is to investigate the crimes the defendant has allegedly committed and deciding to file criminal charges or bring forth evidence that may lead to an indictment for a
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