CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Criminal Justice System

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Norway3

Legal System3

Tradition5

Police structures6

Courts Organizations9

Corrections10

Juvenile Justice11

Venezuela12

Legal System12

Tradition12

Police structure13

Courts organization14

District Court15

Appeal15

Supreme Court15

Corrections16

Juvenile Justice16

American criminal justice system17

Legislation18

Juvenile Justice18

Police19

Conclusion20

References21

Criminal Justice System

Introduction

The Criminal Justice System is regulated by the Constitution of the Commonwealth, which guarantees rights to individuals accused of crimes, for substantive criminal law, which defines the illegal conduct and punishment for the offender and the procedural law that establishes the procedures for enforcing the substantive law (Rules of Criminal Procedure and Rules of Evidence). This paper will identify the criminal justice system of two countries namely Norway and Venezuela. The paper will also compare both countries with the American criminal justice system. The criminal justice system will cover five main headings such as, Legal system, tradition, Court organization, Corrections, and Juvenile justice (William, 2001).

Norway

Legal System

The Norwegian legal system largely based on the so-called dualistic principle. This means that international law is not considered as the current Norwegian law unless they incorporated into Norwegian law by statute or decisions of competent authorities. Parliament is the legislative authority and is responsible for provisions to be binding for all citizens. Incorporation means that the rules of international law incorporated formally become part of Norwegian law. The dualistic principle modified in Norwegian law. This principle is that Norwegian law supposed / presumed to be in accordance with international law. The principle means that Norwegian law as far as possible be interpreted in such a way that there is no inconsistency between Norwegian law and international law. Law Group, led by Professor Asbjorn Eide, was 14 June 1995 appointed by the Ministry of Justice and the Police to investigate the legal developments since 1984 (Simon & Feeley, 2004).

Both in formal and real terms, the Norwegian Government, especially Prime Minister, has less power than in many other Western countries. Traditionally the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance occupy the highest positions in the hierarchy of government. As the number of tasks that have to do the state has increased, the Storting has gradually delegating government hands, and often the ministries, the legislature. Norway is characterized by a government ministry, a minister who serves as head of his Ministry. Together with the Minister a number of politically appointed State Secretaries, akin to the Deputy Minister, and political adviser (Barak, Flavin & Leighton, 2004).

The Ministries structured hierarchically, with a Secretary General and administrative leader, followed successively by the Director General at a departmental level, the Assistant Director General to a departmental or sectional level, Deputy Assistant Director General at Section, Division Chief and a number of officials who organized in degrees and are directors, administrative officers and administrative staff.

In precise terms, Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and democratic. The parliamentary system introduced in 1884. Today the King has little political power, but has an important symbolic function as Head of State and official representative of Norwegian society and industry. The monarchy also plays a crucial role as a unifying element that is particularly evident ...