Unit IV discussed technology, alternatives, history, and the future. To learn more about these topics, select at least 10 of the key terms that are located in the Chapter 1 summary (pages 25–27) and the Chapter 16 summary (pages 471–472). The key terms should meet the criteria provided below:
Terms for the different types of technology used in court,
proper names of alternatives to trial,
the name and description of crimes that may be heard in court, and
historical development of the courts.
You are required to use your textbook and at least one other source for this assignment. The additional source can be a CSU Online Library article, an Internet article, or an article from a professional journal.
Arbitration
Mediation
Electronic Filing
Wired Court
Vanishing Trail
Sexual Abuse
Identity Theft
Adjudication
Common-Law
Presumption Of Innocence
Adversarial Justice System
Tort Law
Excuse Defense (textbook definition attached )
For each key term , should include the following information:
the term,
the definition of the term,
your familiarity with this term (i.e., is it new to you?), and
your opinion about the importance of this item in the context of the judicial process.
