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Checkpoint: Courtroom Players Response

Ian Garcia

 What is considered to be a courtroom work group?

A courtroom work group is best described as the jury of the court that “work” together to determine whether or not a criminal will be prosecuted.

 How does this courtroom work group interact on a daily basis?

A courtroom work group interacts on a daily basis by again working together on a criminal court case, which can take from a couple weeks to up to a year. During that time, the courtroom work group works their best to come up with a decision that they all agree on.

 What is the role of the prosecutor?

The role of the prosecutor is to prove with substantial evidence that a person being charged has committed the crime that they are being charged of.

 How does a prosecutor determine which cases to pursue?

A prosecutor determines the cases to pursue by determining if a certain case has enough evidence to be carried out, as well as enough evidence to charge the person(s) being committed of the crime.

 What would happen if the criteria for taking a case were more, or less, stringent?

If taking a case was more or less stringent, I think that there would be more prosecutors looking to come up by charging more people with crimes. Of course it makes sense for the prosecutor to have a substantial amount of information before they are able to go on with the case, but if this was not a requirement or were less strict, more people could be charged with crimes that they may have not even committed.

 What changes to the courtroom work group would you recommend?

One change I would make to the courtroom work group is their interaction with the prosecution. It only makes sense that if they are working amongst themselves on a case, they could use all of the help that they could when it comes to charging someone with a crime.