state of NJ vs. Paul Bradley (the criminal)

congress

federal prosecutors

temporary seizure, resonable suspicion

a seizure, PC

more statis, more convictions, no accountability (blame police, jury, judge)

probable cause

no

yes

what charge to prosecute, what is the final disposition (trial or plea agreement)

no, goal is uniformity, 14th amendment (equal protection clause)

yes

stats can be misleading, external factors like the police (bad investigation), economy (more crime when the economy is down), political interference (politicians tell you you’re doing something wrong)

promote fair, impartial speedy justice, ensure the law is enforced, discretion exercised uniformly

yes

yes

yes

think outside the box

yes

drugs drive crime.

incarceration alone was not working

jail or probation or drug courts

reducer recidivism, reduce criminal justice costs, genuine rehabilitation

political, funding, convincing own office

private grant

person with non violent crime, admits to drug addiction, and must please guilty to their charge

the judge will impose sentence for their crime (usually jail), remember they pleaded guilty already

Drug court. Pretrial intervention program (not drugs)

2c: 43-12 through 2c:43-22

legislature, the law

no criminal record, non violent crime, administered by courts but prosecutor can object

yes, but rarely do

no

anything the legislature says it is

the state

federal

NJ criminal code

yes

yes up to 6 months incarceration

no

no

right to trial by jury for any criminal offense where there is a possibility of a sentence more than 6 months jail