America\\\'s Courts And The Criminal Justice System
America\\\'s Courts and the Criminal Justice System
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America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System Chapter 6 Exam Questions Answered Correctly (Graded A+)
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America\\\'s Courts And The Criminal Justice System
America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System Chapter 6 Exam Questions Answered Correctly (Graded A+)
Prosecutor - Answers the only official who works with all the actors of the criminal justice system
Executive branch of government - Answers Office of prosecutor is part of the
People v Wabas...
America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System Chapter 6 Exam Questions Answered Correctly
(Graded A+)
Prosecutor - Answers the only official who works with all the actors of the criminal justice system
Executive branch of government - Answers Office of prosecutor is part of the
People v Wabash, St Louis - Answers Decision that allowed the modern prosecuting attorney to exercise
discretion
Officer of the court - Answers he or she has a duty to make sure that justice is done
highly decentralized - Answers prosecution is
U.S. Department of Justice - Answers •prosecution is conducted by this
•Worlds largest firm
•headed by the U.S. Attorney General
Solicitor general - Answers •third-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice who conducts and
supervises government litigation before the Supreme Court
•Principle task is to represent the executive branch before the Supreme Court
•Coordinates appeals by the federal government
•Often appears as amicus in appeals involving state criminal convictions
Solicitor general nickname - Answers Tenth Justice
Criminal Division of the Justice Department - Answers •Formulates criminal law enforcement policies
•Has the responsibility for overseeing criminal matters under statutes and certain civil litigation
oEx. Fraud, organized crime and public integrity
•Prosecutes a few nationally significant criminal cases
•Exercises nominal supervision over U.S. attorneys
U.S. Attorneys - Answers •officials responsible for the prosecution of crimes that violate the laws of the
United States
•Appointed by the president and assigned to a U.S. district court
U.S. Attorney Responsibilities - Answers •Prosecution of criminal cases brought by the federal
government
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