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.com/content/jail-right-place-drug-offenders http://www.recoveryfirst.org/prison-time-vs-rehab-for-drug-offenders.html/ http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Prisons_and_Drugs#sthash.8CSEnTAd.dpbs http://johnsaddiction.com/4216-25-of-nj-prison-inmates-are-nonviolent-drug-offenders/
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