CJA 224 Court History and Purpose Paper

This assignment is due in Week 1.

Content

60 Percent

Points Earned

5.5/6

Write a paper in which you examine and evaluate the American criminal court system. Address the following in your paper:

Describe a court and its purpose.

Define the dual court system.

Describe the role that early legal codes, the common law, and precedent played in the development of courts.

Identify the role of courts in criminal justice today.

Comments:

• Good description of the court system in general.

• Defined the dual court system well as described from the textbook.

• Current role of criminal justice is not very clear in your paper (-.5).