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Justice Administration

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The Administration of Justice consists of many players. The three most distinct group of participants are the prosecutor, defense attorney and the judge. Each one of these players has a very important role that they must accomplish to the best of their ability, because the justice of a case as well as the system depends on them. Without these players the deterrence of crime in which the justice system provides through prosecution of crime, would diminish and in turn crime would increase. The prosecutor is said to be the most important player in the Administration of Justice (Bohm, 2014). It is the prosecutor that determines if there is enough evidence to file charges against a suspect and prosecute the case. In some cases, when there is not enough evidence then the prosecutor must file a notation of nolle prosequi, which dismisses any charges against the suspect (Bohm, 2014). If there is enough evidence to prosecute the suspect and to support a guilty verdict, the prosecutor then decides what charges will be filed for the crime. However, the prosecutor can only charge the suspect with charges that fit the crime. After filing charges the prosecutor then has the ability to make the decision on whether or not to plea bargain the case rather than go to trial. Plea Bargaining is a practice where all parties involved (prosecutor, defense attorney suspect and sometimes the judge) agrees on a sentence, usually lesser than what the suspect could face if going to trial jury, in return for the suspects guilty plea (Bohm, 2014). If the prosecutor determines not to plea bargain the case he/she must make sure that there is enough evidence for a jury to find the suspect guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense attorney defends the defendant and has the obligation to represent the defendant to the best of his ability. The burden of proof relies on the prosecution, in which they must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, but defense attorney m

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