THE MANY COURTS OF THE U.S.A. Tuesday, March 15, 2005 (UMST)

The United States has a large amount of federal and state courts which reflects the overall decentralization of its government. Most court cases take place at a local or state level with very few specifically defined legal matters being brought before a federal court. (Read More...   0 comments)

U.S. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS Tuesday, March 15, 2005 (UMST)

The legal system in the United States maintains the principle that one of the most fundamental acts of its government is to protect the inherent rights and freedoms that belong to all individuals, and to provide equality for all. (Read More...   0 comments)

JUSTICE FOR ALL CITIZENS Tuesday, March 15, 2005 (UMST)

In the United States, the state and federal court systems hear approximately one hundred million cases per year before about twenty two hundred federal judges and almost thirty one thousand local and state judges. (Read More...   0 comments)

CIVIL CASES - PLAINTIFF VS DEFENDANT Friday, March 11, 2005 (UMST)

Civil Law- the body of law that deals with the rights of private citizens. The Plaintiff – the party that institutes a suit in court. The Defendant- the person against whom an action is brought. (Read More...   0 comments)

United States criminal trial process. Wednesday, March 09, 2005 (UMST)

When an individual is arrested under suspicion of having committed a crime, the criminal process is firstly put into action by an arrest of the suspect or by the suspect being given an arrest warrant which is issued by a judge. (Read More...   0 comments)

Crime and Victimization in the Three Largest Metropolitan Areas, 1980-98 Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (UMST)

Examines burglary, robbery, and aggravated assault in the metropolitan areas of New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles to assess changes in reporting to the police over time. (Read More...   0 comments)

FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL CRIME LAB BACKLOG REACHED 500,000 IN 2002 Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (UMST)

WASHINGTON — The nation’s public forensic crime labs ended 2002 with more than 500,000 backlogged requests for forensic services, compared to 290,000 requests that were backlogged at the beginning of the year — a 70 percent increase (Read More...   0 comments)

Contract Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001 Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (UMST)

Presents findings on contract cases disposed of by jury or bench trial in 2001 in the Nation's 75 largest counties. (Read More...   0 comments)