Courtroom Player

Courtroom Players Response

Joann Ferrell

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September 19, 2014

Travis Coldwell

Courtroom Players Response

Schmalleger (2013) uses this as to define what a courtroom work group is, “The professional courtroom actors, including judges, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, public defenders, and others who earn a living serving the court. Masters (2013) explains, “A body of other individuals may provide services to the court, for examples, Interpreters, Social Workers, Probation Officers, and Victim Advocates.” They work together to successfully prosecute a criminal court case. The courtroom work group seeks to produce an environment of justice.

Bergman & Berman (n.d.) indicates, “Several things go into determining if the prosecutor will bring formal criminal charges against someone. Prosecutors are invested with an enormous amount of “prosecutorial discretion”. Prosecutors make this decision based on the amount and the quality of the evidence, which in turn means whether they think they can win a conviction. Prosecutors base their initial charging decisions on the documents sent to them by the arresting police officers. The police report is quickly forward to the prosecutor assigned to do case intake. The other factor, most head prosecutors are elected officals and may view their position as a stepping stone to higher office. Public opinion and important support groups carry a certain amount of weight on what charges will be addressed.

What would I recommend for a change in the system? I still say it is very important to get out and vote. The judges and prosecutors are for the most part are elected into office, and what the public think or want will have a bearing on whether they are voted in or not.

References

Bergman, P., & Berman, S. (n.d.). How the Prosecutor Decides Which Cases to Charge. Retrieved September 18, 2014, from http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-prosecutors-decide-which-cases-charge.html

Masters, R. (2013)....