Essays on American Criminal Justice System

A Problem with the American Justice System Just Mercy is Bryan Stevenson’s personal record of his career as, essentially, a guardian (more specifically, a legal aid) to those discriminated against by the law. Off the bat, readers are informed about his history briefly, and we…

The Criminal Justice System is the complex body of law enforcement that works to keep a country’s citizens well protected. Within the system, there are many entities that work to protect the rights of everyone involved in a case. Due process and crime control are…

Anonymous Juries The American criminal justice system has traditionally made the identities and addresses ofjurors known to the judge, the prosecution, and the defense. That tradition began to erodewith the unprecedented sua sponte trial court decision to use an anonymous jury in the caseof United…

Death Penalty – A Persuasive Argument What is the purpose of the Criminal Justice system? Is it an eye for an eye or is it reformation and punishment? Capital Punishment does not deter crime, it is a crime and an expensive one at that. I…