Describe the professional members of the courtroom work group and the role they play.

Thinking about the case used in the discussion US v Martha Monroe:

Describe the professional members of the courtroom work group and the role they play.
What outside or nonprofessional courtroom participants might also play a role in the case and how are they viewed by the court?
Describe the pretrial activities for a typical domestic violence case (you can use the FindLaw web site and read about assaults and harassment).
Discuss in the essay how plea bargaining could be used in domestic violence cases.
Describe the purposes of criminal sentencing.
What are the different forms of sentencing used in different jurisdictions? What are some reforms that have been proposed?
Visit the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commissionopens in a new window. Review the most recent publications and reports to Congress available on the site and identify the current issues in federal sentencing. List and describe these issues.
Also visit the website of the Sentencing Projectopens in a new window. What is its mission? How does it coincide with the interests of the National Association of Sentencing Advocates, a link to which you can find on the Sentencing Project’s home page?

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