Criminal justice system

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The right of trial by jury shall be preserved.

Bill of Rights

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Topic

Seventh Amendment Jury system Criminal justice system

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 7.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 7.

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It’s all in the game, though, right?

Omar Little

The Wire

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Topic

Criminal justice system

Speaker

Omar Little

Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"All Prologue." The Wire, written by David Simon and Ed Burns and Joy Kecken, directed by Steve Shill, season 2, episode 6, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2003.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Bill of Rights

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Eighth Amendment Cruel and unusual punishment Criminal justice system

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 8.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 8.

The right of the people to be secure...against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.

Bill of Rights

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Fourth Amendment Criminal justice system

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 4.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 4.

Nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

Bill of Rights

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Fifth Amendment Due process Criminal justice system

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

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Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 5.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 5.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.

Bill of Rights

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Sixth Amendment Jury system Criminal justice system

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

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Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 6.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 6.

A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.

Tom Wolfe

The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Topic

Criminal justice system Liberals and conservatives Liberals Conservatives

Author

Tom Wolfe

Source

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wolfe, Tom. The Bonfire of the Vanities. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987.

I have been trying to get on jury duty every year since I was 18 years old. To get to go sit it in an air-conditioned room, downtown, judging people, while my lunch is paid for... That is the life.

Stanley Hudson

The Office

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Topic

Criminal justice system Citizenship

Speaker

Stanley Hudson

Actor

Leslie David Baker

Source

The Office

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Classy Christmas." The Office, written Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling and Ricky Gervais, directed by Rainn Wilson, season 7, episode 11, Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions, 2010.

There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.

Ramsey Clark

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Topic

Criminal justice system Criminals

Speaker

Ramsey Clark

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clark, Ramsey. Keynote address. American Correctional Association conference. Aug. 1967, Miami Beach, FL, USA.