Homework Help: Criminal Justice

Posted by BC on Friday, June 18, 2010 at 5:59pm.

write a paper comparing and contrasting the role of the defense counsel with that of the prosecutor. Do you think that the defense council is the same as a defense attorney, I just think that this homework question is kind of vague without a lot of detail so I was thinking maybe someone could help with more insight if tey have done this assignment before or understand exactly what they are asking. Is there a difference between council and attorney on both the defense and prosecuting side?

Criminal Justice - Ms. Sue, Friday, June 18, 2010 at 6:32pm
Both are lawyers, but the defense attorney is committed to defending his/her client. The prosecutor acts for the state and is committed to seeing that the law is accurately administered.

Read these sites carefully.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-defense-lawyer.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor
Criminal Justice - BC, Friday, June 18, 2010 at 7:31pm
Right but are attorney and council the same thing?
Criminal Justice - Ms. Sue, Friday, June 18, 2010 at 8:11pm
Attorney and council are not the same.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/council

But attorney and counsel can be the same.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/counsel

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