CJ101_Unit6_Assignment.docx Judges Purdue Global University Slide 1:Judges Definition ï‚·A Judge is an elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of law and who is authorized to hear and sometimes
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CJ101_Unit6_Assignment.docx Judges Purdue Global University Slide 1:Judges Definition ï‚·A Judge is an elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of law and who is authorized to hear and sometimes to decide cases and to conduct trials. ï‚·The judge ensures justice and safeguards the rights of the accused, the victim, and the public. ï‚·A trial judge has the primary duty of ensuring justice. ï‚·A judge manages the order of the court and expects everyone in the court to rise to those standards as well as discipline anyone who is disrespectful to that order. ï‚·In many jurisdictions judges also sentence after a verdict has been reached. (Schmalleger, 2020). ï‚·Notes: Its important to note that in addition to the trial judge (which is the type of judge most often portrayed in medias) most jurisdictions also have a chief judge who is in charge of management of the court system. This includes managing things like hiring, scheduling, and trainings. Slide 2: The Case at Hand; Peggy Hettrick, and the wrongly accused ï‚·In the case of Peggy Hettrick of Fort Collins, Colorado in 1987 the judge may have missed the mark on ensuring justice was served. ï‚·Peggy was stabbed in the back late at night, sexually mutilated (female circumcision and nipples removed), and then dragged into a field and left there. ï‚·In this case their were a few initial suspects: A 15 year old boy whos mother had died when he was younger and drew disturbing drawings, an eye doctor who had a collection of por. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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