courtroom work group

1.  (APA Format)

Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you address the following questions:

• What is considered to be a courtroom work group?
• How does this courtroom work group interact on a daily basis?
• What is the role of the prosecutor?
• How does a prosecutor determine which cases to pursue?
• What would happen if the criteria for taking a case were more, or less, stringent?

• What changes to the courtroom work group would you recommend?

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you compare the four philosophical reasons for sentencing criminals.

Include the following:

• An explanation of the six forms of punishment
• The relationship between sentencing and punishment in today’s courts
• Recommendations for how to modify the sentencing process to reduce recidivism rates