Criminal Justice System Research Paper

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Being called by the court is not as terrible as you think
Introduction:
What will happen if you are charged with a crime? Will you see the accuser and know the charge? What rights do you have if you cannot afford a lawyer? According to the Amendment 6, people will have a nice protection system when they are accused of a crime. When having a public trial, the witnesses should be there and fight against the accused, but people are worried about the accusers’ safety. Every accused can have a lawyer to help him or her with the case. There may be many problems between the accused and the lawyer. This essay will explain these points in detail which are the nice protection system, the witnesses’ safety and the problems between accused and lawyer.
Background:
These details are all written in the 6th Amendment. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and
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The accused is a complete human being. The law need not only punish them, but also protect them. It is important for government to set up a law to make sure the rights of the accused. In America, if you are charged with a crime, you will be told that who is the accuser and what are you charged of. You can keep quiet when the police keeps asking you questions. The lawyer is available. If you cannot afford a lawyer, do not worry about it. Because the government will give you a lawyer for free. People often see this scene in the movie, when the police accuse a criminal, they will tell the accused something like you can keep quiet, but what you said will become the evidence on the court. People also see that scene in the film that the police want to get something important from the accused, but the accused is very clever and keep quiet. So the police can do nothing until the accused’ s lawyer comes. The protection system is becoming better and better, all the accused will be judged in