Courtroom Workgroup Paper

Courtroom Workgroup Paper

Courtroom Workgroup Paper CJS 201 WEEK 3 Complete the following CJi Interactive activities located on the student website:

•  Ch. 8 > Learning Modules
  • The Trial Judge
  • The Grand Jury
  • The Prosecution and Defense
  • Types of Witnesses
•  Ch. 8 > Myths & Issues Videos
  • Myth v. Reality: The Courtroom is a Level Playing Field
  • Issue 1: Assembly Line Justice: The Effect of the Backlog of Cases on the Courts
•  Ch. 1 > Simulation
  •  The Criminal Justice Funnel

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing and evaluating the roles of the courtroom work group. Answer the following questions in your paper:

• Identify the members of the courtroom workgroup.
• What is the role of the prosecutor? How does a prosecutor determine which cases to pursue? What would happen if the criteria for taking a case were more or less stringent?
•  What is the criminal justice funnel and what is its effect on  the backlog of cases on the court system and the courtroom work group? What are some solutions to help eliminate the funnel and reduce the backlog of cases? Provide examples. Courtroom Workgroup Paper CJS 201 WEEK 3