DQ 1
Lets take a quick poll- give me your thoughts on the death penalty- please support your position.
DQ 2
Although most cases are resolved via the use of a plea bargain, do you feel that mandatory guidelines sentencing guidelines should be enacted nationwide to really make the time fit the crime no matter where it occurs. Kill a person in New Jersey get life- kill a person in Texas get death.- Is that fair?
DQ 3
Recidivism is one of the most fundamental concepts in criminal justice. It refers to a person ' s relapse into criminal behavior, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime. Recidivism is measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrest, reconviction or return to prison with or without a new sentence during a three-year period following the prisoner ' s release. In a National Institute of Justice Study the following was reported:
· Within three years of release, about two-thirds of released prisoners were rearrested.
· Within five years of release, about three-quarters of released prisoners were rearrested.
· Of those prisoners who were rearrested, more than half were arrested by the end of the first year.
DQ 4
What are your thoughts- should we be appalled at the numbers who recidivate or applauded for the number who remain out of the system. Support your position.
s a traditional prison or jail setting the appropriate place to house individuals convicted of drug offenses? Please support your position. I have provided a few links which you may find interesting.
http: www. thefix. comcontentjail-right-place-drug-offenders http: www. recoveryfirst. orgprison-time-vs-rehab-for-drug-offenders. html http: www. drugwarfacts. orgcmsPrisons _ and _ Drugs # sthash. 8CSEnTAd. dpbs