JRN 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Grand Jury, Arraignment, Major Crimes
20 Feb 2019
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Alleged crime - arrested / citation -document is born, arraignment, grand jury, enter plea, jury selection, trial, verdict. Courts, police, prisons-filled with records that are public records under conn. law. Constitutionally we operate an open criminal justice system. Everything that is done must be documented. From entry to exit of the criminal justice system there is a paper trail. Serve as an intake system for the courts- uphold law and apprehend. Police will also know arrests in past 24 hours. Persons arrested are normally held in the county jail pending arraignment. They have to make bail- a bond that has been set to ensure they will return. County jail has its own set of records at the jail. Convicts are sent to state prison to serve time. Civil disputes -two private citizens, in county court. To save money states and counties are privatizing their jails and prisons. Hire firms that cut corners and do bad things - riots beatings escapes.
