In juvenile court a plea bargain hinges on a juvenile's compliance with certain conditions. For example, as part of a plea deal, a juvenile may need to attend counseling, obey curfews, or even attend rehabilitation program. In the adult court a plea bargain hinges on the involved defendant pleading guilty to a lesser charge, or to only one of several charges that they have. Sentencing Hearing exist for juvenile and adult offenders. A sentence hearing is when the judge gives the offender there sentence that they have to
Post trial agents keep up case records and support in court techniques as needed. They keep up and screen the instalment requests of the court, for example, fines, compensation and help requests. Probation is a sort of criminal sentence that allows the guilty party to stay in the group setting in lieu of serving time in a nature. Parole, then again, is the administered arrival of a prisoner from a correctional facility sentence. In probation The litigant stays free so long as the terms of the probation are constantly met.
173 Reflective Journal. Week 1: Aims of the criminal Justice system This week was essentially an introductory topic and provided me with a basic understanding of the aims and operations of the criminal justice system. I learned that there is a number of different steps within the criminal justice system and the involvement of all the parties involved such as police, judge and jury and the defence. According to John Champion the main purpose of the criminal justice system is to process and prosecute individuals who commit crimes against society and to deal out suitable punishments for these individuals. This is a pivotal part in terms of maintain the functioning of society and to ensure that people don’t go around breaking laws wherever and whenever they want.
Community Corrections Barb Vorachek University of Phoenix (Axia) CJS/230 Theresa Degard 12/11/11 Community Corrections The goals of community corrections are to contribute to public safety, and reduce future criminal conduct (Martin, 2006). Community corrections are a big part of the criminal justice system. Community corrections are a form of punishment that an offender can receive to serve time in the community, instead of serving it in jail. There are many forms of community corrections it does not only involve probation and parole. Other forms include community service and house arrest (Foster, 2006).
Their most common duties are to supervise offenders placed on supervision, and to investigate offender's personal and criminal history for the Court prior to sentencing. Probation officers
Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Cara Brown CJA/234 June 13h, 2013 University of Phoenix Jordan Williams Jails and Prisons are often used interchangeably. In fact, many believe that these the two meanings are the same. Even though it is true that the policy behind the establishment of jails and prisons are the same, which is to punish, correct and rehabilitate criminal offenders, the two meanings provide for different aspects in achieving the policy. Both jails and prisons components are under the criminal justice system which is called corrections. The corrections are the component of the criminal justice system which is in charge of the supervision of individuals within the criminal justice system, i.e., suspects and convicted offenders.
Reentry is the process of someone who has been incarcerated returning to the community. They may have fulfilled their obligation served their entire sentence or they may be in the process of completing their sentence while on parole or probation. Reentry involves the use of programs targeted at promoting the effective reintegration of offenders back to communities upon release from prison and jail. Reentry programming, which often involves a comprehensive case management approach, is intended to assist offenders in acquiring the life skills needed to succeed in the community and become law-abiding citizens. A variety of programs are used to assist offenders in the reentry process, including prerelease programs, drug rehabilitation and vocational training, and work programs.
Community Corrections Paper CJS/230 June 10, 2012 Community Corrections Paper The ultimate goal of community corrections is to provide safety and protection to the citizens of the community by supervising and providing resources to offenders in custody of community corrections. Community corrections provides a wide range of services and programs to include education assistance, alcohol and drug dependency counseling, employment assistance, and mental health counseling to help reduce the possibility of the offender re-offending. Community corrections are simply defined as a non-prison setting or sanctions imposed on adults or juveniles convicted of crime by a judge or members of a parole board. This paper will identify options available under community corrections and describe how other nations view the use of imprisonment. Community corrections programs are operated under the directions and supervision of parole and probation agencies.
He or she is responsible for ensuring the court proceedings are legal, and that the defendant receives his or her rights to due process of law. The judge does this by setting the rules of the courtroom and acting as a referee between opposing council. Although a judges’ most visible role is during a criminal or civil trial, he or she has many responsibilities. Prior to any court hearing, the judge is responsible for signing search and arrest warrants. Judges also deal with the issue of bail once established that there is enough evidence to hold a criminal trial against the defendant during the preliminary hearing.
Parole conditions imposed determine the amount of freedom versus restrictions a parolee has. The main goal of parole is societal protection, which is accomplished by enforcing parolee restrictions and providing services that assist in community reintegration while at the same time maintaining public confidence in parole (Williams, McShane, and Dolny 2000a). Whatever may be the primary goal behind parole release, conditions imposed play a big role in achievement and often determine whether the parolee succeeds or fails. Prisoner Perspectives on Getting Out Few studies have examined the prisoner’s perspective while on parole. Most researchers conduct studies about inmate life experiences inside prison, primarily because institutional prisoners make captive audiences.