Please see the attached below for assignment details.
CJ 230 Project Two Template
Memo to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.
To: Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
From: [Your Name]
Date: [Date]
Subject: Discretionary Actions of Judge
I am the public representative of Emily Doe and her family. I am writing to express concern regarding the discretionary decisions and actions made by the judge in the recent conviction of the defendant in Miss Doe’s case. I would like to express my concern regarding the following:
[Explain parts of the decision-making process in which discretion can be applied in accordance with law and policy. Answer the following questions in your explanation:
What laws or policies may influence criminal justice professionals (in this scenario, the judge) to reach decisions in the stages of the criminal justice process (arrest, indictment, conviction)?
How does discretion impact the decisions made in accordance with law and policy?]
[Analyze discretionary decisions made by criminal justice professionals. Address the following in your analysis:
What decisions were made by the judge?
Who is affected by the decisions?
Do they have negative or positive impacts?]
[Identify specific steps in the discretionary decision-making process that may lead to negative and legal impacts. Address the following in your identification:
What are the specific steps in the discretionary decision-making process that may lead to negative impacts?
Could the judge have done anything differently in a specific step to have made a positive impact?]
[Describe the role discoverability plays in the decision-making documentation process:
What role did discoverability play in this process?
Which step in the decision-making process does discoverability fall under?]
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
