Criminal Justice Assignment 2022

Running head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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1CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Procedural steps in American Criminal Justice Process
Criminal Procedure can be defined as the process of adjudication of the criminal law
(Siegel & Worrall, 2013). Although the criminal procedure can be differing by jurisdictions, yet
the beginning of the process is generally seen to be starting with a formal criminal charge with
the person held on trial to either be free on a bail or to be imprisoned and the result of such trial
is either the conviction or the acquittal of the defendant. The main procedural steps in the
criminal justice process that can be considered significant from the point of view of prosecution
are- the investigation of a crime whose main purpose is gathering of evidence for the
identification of any suspect and supporting of arrests; Arrests of the suspects which can be seen
to be involving taking under the custody of any person suspected of committing off crime for
holding them until crime; Prosecution of the defendant by the attorney for charging a person of
any crime; Indictment by the jury for the prosecution of capital offense under the Federal
Criminal Procedure Rules; Pretrial detention of the defendant for a temporary period of time;
Adjudication of the guilt by the jury or the judge by way of trial in presence of the prosecution
and the defense; Sentencing and punishment.
The procedural steps considered significant for the defense are- arraignment of a
defendant by appearing in the court and entering the plea of being guilty or not guilty;
Adjudication of the guilt by the jury or the judge by way of trial in presence of the prosecution
and the defense; Appeals that are filed in the appellate court by the attorneys and sentencing
(Miller & Hefner, 2015).

2CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Similarities and Differences of the Court System in State and Federal Judicial
System
Two different kinds of Courts are present in the United States, the Federal Court and the
state courts. There are both similarities and dissimilarities between the two. The difference
between the court systems are discussed as follows. The Federal courts are seen to be established
under the Constitution of the United States whereas the State courts are seen to be established by
the states. The next point of difference between the two is thee jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of
the Federal Courts can be seen to be limited to the types of the cases that had been listed in the
Constitution, whereas the State courts have a broader jurisdiction. The criminal cases that violate
the laws of the state are tried in the state courts, while the criminal cases violating the federal
laws are tried only in the federal courts. State courts can be seen to be handling larger number of
cases and have more public contact that the federal courts.
The similarities between the two courts are discussed as follows. The first similarity
between the two courts is that both the state and federal judges have the authority for the
sanctioning parties or attorneys failing to obey the instructions. Secondly, in both the systems
written Court Rules are enacted for providing mandatory procedures for conducting a case
(Howard Jr, 2014).
Most Important Challenges Facing The Criminal Justice System In America
The most important challenges that the Criminal justice system in America that could be
of greatest concern for those working in the criminal justice field are-