Dynamics of the Courtroom Workgroup

Author(s)

Paige ChretienFollow

Abstract

The roles and responsibilities of the various members included in the courtroom workgroup were evaluated in determining the prevalence of ordinary injustices. The dynamics among such members were found to be the basis under which lax adversarialism, and ultimately injustice within the criminal justice system, dominates. Prosecutorial discretion and inadequate public defense systems were observed to compromise justice on several occasions.

Major

Criminal Justice

First Advisor

Philip Stinson

First Advisor Department

Criminal Justice

Second Advisor

Steve Demuth

Second Advisor Department

Sociology

Publication Date

Spring 2014

Repository Citation

Chretien, Paige, "Dynamics of the Courtroom Workgroup" (2014). Honors Projects. 139.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/139