Discipline: Law - Criminal

  Instructions:This week’s readings and the Module 6 Lesson addressed due process. For this assignment, you will create a deliverable of your choice (written document, infographic, PowerPoint, video, etc.) that communicates the information below. See the attached handout to view resources that can assist you in creating some of these types of deliverables. Explain the […]

 Instructions:In Module 6, we learned about criminal law. For this assignment, prepare a two-pag r that addresses the following: First, explain the purpose of criminal law. Then, describe each of the following types of punishment:  Deterrence Rehabilitation Incapacitation Retribution Finally, argue which type of punishment is preferable/most appropriate, etc. in today’s society. 

  Conduct research online and locate a Fourth Amendment Supreme Court case. Post a link to the case. Discuss the Fourth Amendment requirements that must be met before a search warrant will be issued. Do you think the Fourth Amendment goes far enough to protect citizens against unreasonable search and seizure? Why or why not?

 Instructions:AP   A            750          WORS Review this week’s resources and complete the Module 6 Lesson.  Visit the following website: https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/prison-population-by-state Use this website to collect data on prison populations in your state. Compare the growth of those inmate populations to the national trend. Discuss the issue of prison overcrowding as it pertains to the prison system […]

 During the last two decades, there has been a rapid rise in incarceration rates throughout the United States. What do you think the reasons are for this increase?  Does the increase in incarceration rates align with the change in crime rates seen in the United States during this same period?

Evidence-based sentencing reflects an effort to incorporate a rehabilitative focus into the design of criminal sanctions. Is this an appropriate job for judges?  Do judges know enough about the causes of criminal behavior to accurately apply information from the EBS process to their attempts to tailor an appropriate sanction that will simultaneously punish and reduce […]

Are there risks that probation will become too dependent on technology through such methods as supervision kiosks, for example, and thereby fail to devote sufficient human resources for supervision and services?  Are there risks that technical failures, such as erroneously believing that an electronical device is working properly, will lead to problems that increased human […]

Good morning fellow classmates and Dr. B,      I feel sentencing reforms should not be enacted because the system should not let everyone off easy. I believe deterrence is a better route than lightening sentences for offenders. I do understand the idea behind it, which is to reduce the number of incarcerated people. However, […]

Due to the failure to enact The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S.2123) and Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713), the United States corrections system has failed to see substantial sentencing reform since 1984. This means that for the past 39 years we have sentenced convicted individuals by un-evolving standards. This has […]

Please use attached files for assignment  This week’s reading provides overview of the research on biological and psychological perspectives, as well as discusses strain and culture deviance theories. After reviewing the reading for week 2, as well as the week 2 discussion articles in the lesson for this week: Discuss/debate with your classmates your position […]