Courts Forensic Study

This person is charged with ensuring that the court is fair and constitutional.

• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Defense Attorney
• Bailiff
• Defendant

This person is charged with maintaining the safety and security of the court room.

• Bailiff
• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Defense Attorney
• Defendant

This person is accused of either breaking a law or hurting someone financially or personally.

• Defendant
• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Defense Attorney
• Bailiff

This person is represents the state in a criminal trial.

• Prosecutor
• Judge
• Defense Attorney
• Bailiff
• Defendant

This person can be provided by the state to a defendant who cannot afford one themselves.

• Defense Attorney
• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Bailiff
• Defendant

This person alleges that someone has wronged them either personally or financially.

• Plaintiff

• Judge

• Prosecutor

• Defense Attorney

• Bailiff

A person accused of speeding their car 40 miles per hour in a 20 mile per hour zone can find themselves in this kind of court.

• Civil Court
• Criminal Court

A person accused of doing something that harms another person financially or personally can find themselves in this kind of court.

• Civil Court
• Criminal Court

A person accuses another person of taking something that is theirs. What kind of court would hear the case?

• Civil Court
• Criminal Court

A person is accused of killing another person would find themselves in this kind of court.

• Civil Court
• Criminal Court