- Given the limited impact of the exclusionary rule on crime fighting and Miranda on conviction rates, what purposes do they serve?
- Discuss the deterrent effect of the death penalty. Does it work?
- (a) If selective incapacitation and gross incapacitation do not reduce serious crimes, what actions can be taken to decrease such crimes? Is it necessarily CJ factors and answers that can help? Are there other social institutions that can impact the crime rate? How so?
Discuss the use of prisons/jails as confinement facilities for those who have mental health issues. Where do you believe those persons should carry out their criminal sentence? Why?