Courtroom Participation Professional Standards
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you summarize each
example and address the following questions:
What did the prosecutor do wrong? How does immunity protect
the prosecutor from the consequences of his or her misconduct?
What did the criminal defense attorney do wrong? What is the
Strickland v. Washington standard? Refer to Ch. 10 of Courts and Criminal
Justice in America. How do the performance prong and the prejudice prong of the
Strickland standard apply to the example?
What did the judge do wrong? Which judicial selection
option—either appointment, election, or merit—would help to reduce instances of
judicial misconduct?
How does the misconduct or ineffectiveness of these
courtroom participants reflect or thwart the crime control model of criminal
justice? How does the misconduct or ineffectiveness of these courtroom
participants reflect or thwart the due process model of criminal justice?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Courtroom Participant Chart
Complete the following chart.
What are the individual’s responsibilities in the courtroom
process?
Why is it important for these responsibilities to be
fulfilled adequately? (Consider the effect of overzealousness as compared with
the effect of underperformance.)
Prosecutor
Defense attorney
Judge
Juror
Defendant
Victim
