Summary Assignment 2 Criminal Justice.docx Courts, Prosecution and the Defense CRJ 100 The courts provide criminals with a right to post bail. Posting a bail for a criminal is the monetary amount for or condition of pretrial release, normally set by a judge

Assignment 2 Criminal J Courts, Prosecution and the Defense CRJ 100 The courts provide criminals with a right to post bail. Posting a bail for a criminal is the monetary amount for or condition of pretrial release, normally set by a judge at the initial appearance. Some people may think that criminals have been giving to many rights by the courts but arent they humans just as well as the next person? Just because someone has made a mistake in their life doesnt mean their rights have to be taken away to a full extent. A bail is determined during a defendants first appearance at court. The bail is the amount of money that criminal defendant may be ordered to pay before even being released. A judge has three options one to release the defendant on his or her own recognizance or upon an unsecured appearance bond; two deny the bail to the accused and three set terms to bail including the amount and a