Vouching as a Profession: Working as a Bondsman

Introduction

Many people are currently serving time for a crime they did not commit. This is due to miscarriages of justice, corruption, and other reasons. The bail bondsman’s profession is to reduce the percentage of innocents. Every person needs justice, but only some are willing to pursue it. In criminal cases, authorities often mistake the wrong person for a criminal, which greatly violates this value. I have worked in this field for about 25 years, which gives me the right to judge this activity. Vouching is a profession that helps people while upholding God’s values, which makes it important. The profession has principles of operation, and historical examples can attest to the legal basis and effectiveness, which I will discuss in the following minutes. The complex procedure of suretyship and some historical examples will be outlined below.

Body

The job of a bail bondsman is very complex, with many rules of its own. If bail or surety is granted, the court may set conditions, such as the payment of a monetary sum (Bambauer & Roth, 2021). As bail, the court may take a deposit book from a bank, building savings bank, credit cooperative, or postal savings book instead of money (Bambauer & Roth, 2021).

First, the release of a person on bail or surety is based on an undertaking that he has given himself or jointly with another person that he must appear at the hearing of the case. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. When a person signs a bail or surety agreement, he acknowledges the obligation to appear in court to explain his case. Second. before the perpetrator can be released on bail, at least one-third of the bail amount must be turned over to the court.

The court may require more than just an obligation to attend the hearing. The law does not provide such time restrictions for bail, which violates the idea of legal certainty (Vista, 2022). From the major role of juries in civil trials to the election of judges to sanctions for excessive incarceration, the United States has carved out a unique legal route (Bambauer & Roth, 2021).

First, the court may rule that a person must hire an “independent bail bondsman” to guarantee responsibility. An independent surety is someone who guarantees a person’s presence in court. He or she promises to pay a particular amount of money to the court if a person does not appear. If a surety is appointed in the case, the guilty individual must appear in court with the person who has agreed to act as a guarantor. The guarantor must submit identification and a certified document from a financial institution demonstrating that he or she has sufficient funds in his or her account to meet the amount mentioned in the bail or surety arrangement.

Second, even a minor delay might be used to establish a person’s innocence. This is the topic’s ethical dimension. If the prosecution insists on custody or house arrest for the suspect, bail may be granted as a preventive measure. However, preventative measures like imprisonment, house arrest, and the ban of specific behaviors necessitate the imposition of time constraints for their implementation. The law does not provide such time restrictions for bail, which violates the idea of legal certainty.

Thirst, the debt recovery industry is reviled by many in the judiciary system, including the American Bar Association and the National District Attorneys Association, who claim it discriminates against poor and middle-class accused persons, does nothing to enhance law enforcement and supersedes the choice authority of the court system. In this case, the United States acts alone, as it does in many others. By international standards, American law is a collection of inventions and exceptions.

There are many cases in history where people’s lives have been ruined because of a miscarriage of justice. In early December 2021, Alice Seabold, an American novelist, publicly apologized to Anthony Broadwater, who had served 16 years in jail for falsely accusing her of rape (Brake, 2022). Seabold was a student when she was assaulted in 1981(Brake, 2022). A few months later, the girl encountered a man she recognized as her rapist on the street. He was caught, prosecuted, and found guilty; he served 16 years while maintaining his innocence (Brake, 2022). When he was freed, he was added to the sex offender database. The miscarriage of justice was uncovered by chance, and nearly 40 years later, the case was examined, and Broadwater was acquitted at the end of November 2021 (Brake, 2022). The man’s life had been devastated by the awful miscarriage of justice, and he had squandered his youth and all of his dreams and goals.

Conclusion

Thus, bail is an activity that can save the life of an innocent person. Mistakes of judgment can occur for a variety of reasons, including corruption. In such cases, bail can extend the investigation to find more evidence. God greatly values justice, which makes this area very significant. Professions like this help to make the world a better place, which can be considered a virtue.

Do you want to find a job that will bring a high salary and benefit the community? Are you a believer and want to connect your work with God’s values? A job in the sponsorship field will help you do just that.

References

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Brake, D. L. (2022). Theory Matters-and Ten More Things I Learned from Martha Chamallas about Feminism, Law, and Gender. Ohio St. LJ, 83, 435.

Vista, C. M. (2022). A Legal Certainty of Dual Citizenship for Possession of Land. International Journal of Science and Society, 4(4), 195-212. Web.

Wansbrough, H. (1999). The New Jerusalem Bible: Standard Edition. St. Francis of Assisi Books.