2. Take students to criminal court and allow them to observe a portion of a criminal trial. Time your visit so that students have an opportunity to observe closing arguments given by both the prosecutor and the defense attorney. Ask students to prepare a reaction paper in which they put themselves in the place of the jury. What would their finding be?
3. Ask students to go online and read “Unnatural Selection,” an article on jury selection published by Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200703/unnatural-selection. What is the role of a trial consultant and how has the practice of jury selection changed in recent years?
4. Research cases of wrongfully convicted individuals. Many receive monetary compensation after prison for the time they spent behind bars. Are the amounts that are paid compensatory to losing years behind bars? Are there additional options to help rectify wrongful convictions?
5. Have students research the case of Dewey Bozella’s fight for justice at http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6740501. Although he was honored three decades after his wrongful conviction, what does this say about our criminal justice system, which failed him time and time again?