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Criminal Justice System Australia - CRM 102

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Criminal Justice (CRM 102)

   

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In the CRM 102 Case Study, we will discuss the Criminal Justice system in Australia has its significance to access its powers and responsibilities. The Federal System of the government of Australia applies a judicial effect on the state and territory of Australia where it Controls and Legislates Powers. The administration of criminal justice legislative implements the powers of the six states and two territories in Australia.

Criminal Justice System Australia - CRM 102

   

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Criminal Justice (CRM 102)

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Running head: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Criminal Justice SystemName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMCriminal Justice SystemThe Criminal Justice system in Australia has own significance to access their powers andresponsibilities. The Federal System of government of Australia applies their judicial effect totheir state and territory of the Australia where it control and legislate its powers. Theadministrative of criminal justice legislative implement the powers on the six states and twoterritories in Australia (Neubauer & Fradella, 2015). In the court each person like judge, jury, defense, defendant, prosecution, clerks, police,witness, and advocates play their roles individually (Cole, Smith & DeJong 2015). The CriminalJustice System provides them various responsibilities according to their acts ("AustralianInstitute of Criminology - Criminal justice system", 2017). The Judge is one of the important part in the Criminal Justice system. In the Australiancourt there are several courts and each court has been processed by individual judges (Neubauer& Fradella, 2015). The Magistrate court, District Court and Supreme Court included judgesaccording to the court’s legislations. The Judges interpret the law, collect evidence and listen tothe witnesses and make the decision according to the situation (Cole, Smith & DeJong 2015).The Judges also make sure that the evidences and legal arguments as been processed properly orif there any force applied. The judges are also recognizing as the leader when he or she is trialthe case. It is important to them that they should respect the human rights and it is the duty ofthem that will protect the human rights when they are applying the law.The Jury members are also important part I the Australian Judicial system. They also playan important role in Justice System. The Jury listen all the evidence and present in the courtroom while the court process the judicial system (Neubauer & Fradella, 2015). They help to the
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2CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMJudge to make the decision. The Jury members also have the duty to listen every evidences alsohelp the judges what to believe regarding the case facts. The procedures are followed accordingto the discussions related to the facts ("Australian Institute of Criminology - Criminal justicesystem", 2017). It the jury finds that the defendant is guilty for his criminal activity then theJudge will finally decide the penalties (Neubauer & Fradella, 2015). In the judicial system juriesare helps to presents positive appreciations in the cases and they also communicate properly withthe Judges for the where they maintain their responsibilities. The person who makes complain against the accused is known as complainant in theCriminal Justice system (Cole, Smith & DeJong 2015). The complainant also present in the courtwhile the case was processed (Larsen, 2014). The complainant must not disobey the court orderand must cooperate with the judicial system of the court.The accused is the person for whom against complain has been made and charged withcommitting an offence towards the complainant. If he was found guilty for the committedoffence then the Judge will give the judgment according to the situation ("Justice system -Department of Justice and Regulation, Victoria", 2017). The Accused are also bound to obey thecourt’s order and must follow the procedures of the court according to the verdicts or thejudgments. Prosecution defines the criminal charges against the defendant in the particular courtwhere the evidences has been produced. The public prosecutors are placed in the court forprocess the criminal process for the defendant (Larsen, 2014). They have duties to process forthe rights and responsibilities for the witness, modification of charges or accept the plea, theinformation about the bail proceedings and appeal to the court ("Justice system - Department of
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