CJA 204 Week 3 Individual Assignment Courtroom Workgroup Presentation

CJA 204 Week 3 Individual Assignment Courtroom Workgroup Presentation

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 Affect of the Backlog of Cases on the Courts

Ch. 1 – Simulation

The Criminal Justice Funnel

Create a PowerPoint presentation comparing and contrasting the roles of the courtroom work group within the United States to the courtroom group in another country. Include the following questions in your presentation:

What is a courtroom work group? How does this courtroom work group interact on a daily basis? What changes to the courtroom work group would you recommend?

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 are the effects of the criminal justice funnel and 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.

Include information learned from the CJi Interactive activities in your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.