The Changing Face of U.S. CourtsDIANE Publishing, 2003 - 47 pages |
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... ment when the Constitution was framed in Philadelphia in 1787. Indeed, the courts were to be a co-equal branch of government with specific powers that could not be abrogated by the executive or by the legislature—a radical idea at the ...
... ment when the Constitution was framed in Philadelphia in 1787. Indeed, the courts were to be a co-equal branch of government with specific powers that could not be abrogated by the executive or by the legislature—a radical idea at the ...
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... ment has consistently been adopted in the con- stitutions of each state. Thus, there are not one, but 55 court systems in the United States—the federal court system and the court system of each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia ...
... ment has consistently been adopted in the con- stitutions of each state. Thus, there are not one, but 55 court systems in the United States—the federal court system and the court system of each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia ...
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... ment and display capabilities including video- conferencing systems that permit witnesses to testify without leaving their offices. Domestic violence courts often have enhanced security and counseling, and treat- ment services available ...
... ment and display capabilities including video- conferencing systems that permit witnesses to testify without leaving their offices. Domestic violence courts often have enhanced security and counseling, and treat- ment services available ...
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... ment, and information services to improve the administration and quality of justice in the United States and throughout the world. Safeguards for the 21st Century The courts adopting these new directions are well aware of both the ...
... ment, and information services to improve the administration and quality of justice in the United States and throughout the world. Safeguards for the 21st Century The courts adopting these new directions are well aware of both the ...
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... ment, and is performed on an ongoing basis throughout the defendant's participation in drug court.) Before entering drug court, the defendant reviews program requirements with his or her attorney, and will often also discuss these ...
... ment, and is performed on an ongoing basis throughout the defendant's participation in drug court.) Before entering drug court, the defendant reviews program requirements with his or her attorney, and will often also discuss these ...
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Page 21 - What is he, how has he become what he is, and what had best be done in his interest and in the interest of the state to save him from a downward career.
Page 5 - The opinions expressed in the journals do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US government. The US Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and continued accessibility of Internet sites linked to herein; such responsibility resides solely with the publishers of those sites. Articles may be reproduced and translated outside the United States unless the articles carry explicit copyright restrictions on such use.
Page 22 - There is much evidence that some juvenile courts, including that of the District of Columbia, lack the personnel, facilities and techniques to perform adequately as representatives of the State in a parens patriae capacity, at least with respect to children charged with law violation. There is evidence, in fact, that there may be grounds for concern that the child receives the worst of both worlds; that he gets neither the protections...
Page 22 - Unfortunately, loose procedures, high-handed methods and crowded court calendars, either singly or in combination, all too often, have resulted in depriving some juveniles of fundamental rights that have resulted in a denial of due process.
Page 22 - Gerald's adjudication hearing: the right to notice of the charges, the right to counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, the...
Page 21 - State" means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
Page 5 - Embassy or at the editorial offices: Editor, issues of Democracy, Democracy and Human Rights—IIP/T/DHR, US Department of State, 301 4th Street, SWWashington, DC. 20547, United States of America. email: ejdemos@pd.state.gov...
Page 37 - Publicity is an evil substitute, and the art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, every year adds to its potency and to the finality of its judgments. The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country; whether we like it or not, we must learn to accept it.
Page 20 - ... backwards into the Nineteenth Century. In that era there were no juvenile proceedings, and a child was tried in a conventional criminal court with all the trappings of a conventional criminal trial.
Page 21 - Delinquent child", a child between seven and seventeen who violates any city ordinance or town by-law or who commits any offence against a law of the commonwealth.