Criminal homework help
Answer both of the two questions below. Please note, this week there will be NO RESPONSES to other students required for this Discussion board. I rather you spend more time on your original posts, which should be at least 600 words this week (1.2 pages single-spaced). Your posting will be due by the end of the day Sunday (not Thursday).
Question 1:
Read the articles from THE MARSHALL PROJECT (a nonprofit journalism source about criminal justice) linked below:
I Did My 25 Years. Now I’m Fighting Another Sentence—Deportation Download I Did My 25 Years. Now I’m Fighting Another Sentence—Deportation
Can We Fix Mass Incarceration Without Including Violent Offenders?
Download Can We Fix Mass Incarceration Without Including Violent Offenders?
Maryland Leads as Prison Populations Continue to Decline
Download Maryland Leads as Prison Populations Continue to Decline
Is The “First Step Act” Real Reform?
Download Is The “First Step Act” Real Reform?
Prosecutor Sentence Review Units Would Revisit Punishments from the Past
Download Prosecutor Sentence Review Units Would Revisit Punishments from the Past
Why It’s So Hard For Death Row Prisoners Like Rodney Reed To Prove They’re Innocent
Download Why It’s So Hard For Death Row Prisoners Like Rodney Reed To Prove They’re Innocent
Oklahoma Releases Hundreds From Prison on One Day
Download Oklahoma Releases Hundreds From Prison on One Day
https://www.themarshallproject.org/# Links to an external site.
Then:
Summarize ONE (1) article’s key points.
Because the summary you compose is relatively brief, do not use direct quotes from the article, make sure to paraphrase and use your own words.
Explain how the article is related to the assigned readings.
Discuss a law or criminal justice policy that you think should be enacted to resolve the sentencing-related problem(s) addressed in the article. Write a summary of ONE (1) article’s main ideas.
Because the summary you write will only be a few sentences long, avoid using the article’s exact words and make sure to paraphrase and use your own.
Describe the connection between the article and the required readings.
Talk about a law or criminal justice policy you believe needs to be implemented to address the sentencing-related issue(s) raised in the article.
Question 2:
After reading Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963) [Israel Kamisar LaFave, pg. 374], explain the following:
Which constitutional amendment is at issue in the case, and what rights does it encompass?
What did the United States Supreme Court decide in this case and why?
Watch the videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq6RGkQFfCM
Links to an external site.
that focuses on HBO’s “Gideon’s Army” and opine on the modern challenges facing the right to counsel since this landmark case was decided. – essay writers
