CRJ 306 Criminal Law and Procedure: The Criminal Justice Process
This assignment explains the key stages and legal aspects of the criminal justice process.
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The Criminal Justice Process
Sandy Diaz (Echon)
Instructor: Nicole Jones
CRJ 306 Criminal Law & Procedure
August 25, 2012
Analyze the criminal justice process for a felony criminal charge filed in a state court, detailing
each step from the initial intake to the potential expungement of the criminal record. Discuss
how each stage—intake, arraignment, bail, pre-trial conference, trial, sentencing, appeal, and
expungement—ensures fairness and justice within the American judicial system. Your analysis
should include specific references to constitutional rights and legal procedures that protect both
the defendant and the complainant. Provide examples where applicable to illustrate how these
processes are applied in real-world cases.
Word Count Requirement: 2000-2500 words.
The Criminal Justice Process
Sandy Diaz (Echon)
Instructor: Nicole Jones
CRJ 306 Criminal Law & Procedure
August 25, 2012
Analyze the criminal justice process for a felony criminal charge filed in a state court, detailing
each step from the initial intake to the potential expungement of the criminal record. Discuss
how each stage—intake, arraignment, bail, pre-trial conference, trial, sentencing, appeal, and
expungement—ensures fairness and justice within the American judicial system. Your analysis
should include specific references to constitutional rights and legal procedures that protect both
the defendant and the complainant. Provide examples where applicable to illustrate how these
processes are applied in real-world cases.
Word Count Requirement: 2000-2500 words.
Criminal justice process 2
Introduction
The criminal justice process is the process that involves ensuring that an individual
receives justice, and those who are guilty are judged. The structuring process makes certain that
an innocent person is free from unfair prosecution. In the United States, the criminal justice
policy is guided by “The Challenge of Crime in a free Society.” The report has over two hundred
of recommendations. The recommendations are about ways to combat and fight crime in the
American society.
The recommendations have a stipulated process that a suspected criminal undergoes
when found guilty or found innocent. The reports also highlights on the ways the law enforcing
agents and institutions have to conduct themselves when handling a suspected criminal. This
paper is going to highlight in detail the entire criminal justice process for a felony criminal
charge filed in a state court. This will be in steps starting with the arrest of an individual, the pre-
trial process, the trial itself and a possible appeal filed by the convicted individual.
Steps in a felony crime
The steps in a felony offence include the following.
Intake
The court at this stage receives a complainant about a felony crime. Felony charges are
leveled against the accused who is a defendant. This arises when a citizen or a law enforcement
agent files a complaint about a person. The law enforcement agent files this complaint after him
or, she identifies that an offense has been committed against his or her property. In addition, this
can be, as a result, when a faction of citizens gathers and come up with evidence. Grand jury is
Introduction
The criminal justice process is the process that involves ensuring that an individual
receives justice, and those who are guilty are judged. The structuring process makes certain that
an innocent person is free from unfair prosecution. In the United States, the criminal justice
policy is guided by “The Challenge of Crime in a free Society.” The report has over two hundred
of recommendations. The recommendations are about ways to combat and fight crime in the
American society.
The recommendations have a stipulated process that a suspected criminal undergoes
when found guilty or found innocent. The reports also highlights on the ways the law enforcing
agents and institutions have to conduct themselves when handling a suspected criminal. This
paper is going to highlight in detail the entire criminal justice process for a felony criminal
charge filed in a state court. This will be in steps starting with the arrest of an individual, the pre-
trial process, the trial itself and a possible appeal filed by the convicted individual.
Steps in a felony crime
The steps in a felony offence include the following.
Intake
The court at this stage receives a complainant about a felony crime. Felony charges are
leveled against the accused who is a defendant. This arises when a citizen or a law enforcement
agent files a complaint about a person. The law enforcement agent files this complaint after him
or, she identifies that an offense has been committed against his or her property. In addition, this
can be, as a result, when a faction of citizens gathers and come up with evidence. Grand jury is
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University
Ashford University
Subject
Criminal Justice