Each question should be at least one page in length and in size 12 font Times New Roman, double-spaced
1. Choose a current crime policy and discuss whether or not the policy makes sense. Is the policy nonsensical? How so? What might be a better policy? Why? What is the best option to implement it? What consequences might come from the policy – intended or unintended?
2. Identify a celebrated case and note the potential policy revisions or new policies suggested or endorsed by those in office or the courtroom working group based on the case.
3. Identify an exonerated case and determine the cause(s) of why it was exonerated and then discuss remedies. What additional measures can take place to increase the reliability of eyewitness testimony? What should happen to police who plant evidence or prosecutors who withhold evidence? How can the system increase the reliability of scientific evidence?
4. Given the limited impact of the exclusionary rule on crime fighting and Miranda on conviction rates, what purposes do they serve?
5. Discuss the deterrent effect of the death penalty. Does it work?
Source: Sense and Nonsense about Crime, Drugs, and Communities SEVENTH EDITION by Samuel Walker