Criminal justice answer the question

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Find a restorative justice program in your area and interview professionals involved in the process. Did meeting people involved in it change the your mind about this type of program? Why or why not?

0. Attend a criminal trial in or around the area or schedule a trip to one of these trials and write a paper on the trial process and have events such as judicial discretion and other key variables play an important role.

0. Watch “Truth in Sentencing: Arguments For and Against” at https://youtu.be/QCP8o3OjIXE . prepare a paper explaining their reasons for or against truth in sentencing laws.

0. Go online and visit the Death Penalty Information Center at http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/ . Analyze the arguments both for and against the death penalty, research death penalty statistics from your home state, or read about the impact of the economy on capital punishment.

1. Study the appropriateness of victim impact statements, and develop your own opinion. What are the advantages and disadvantages of VIS? Are there constitutional concerns associated with this practice? Explain the argument they found most compelling.