DQ 1\tLets take a quick poll – give me your thoughts on the death penalty – please support your position.\t\u00a0\t\u00a0\tDQ 2\tAlthough 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.\u00a0 Kill a person in New Jersey get life – kill a person in Texas get death. –\u00a0Is that fair?\t\u00a0\t\u00a0\tDQ 3\tRecidivism 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.\u00a0 In a National Institute of Justice Study the following was reported:\t\u00a0\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Within three years of release, about two-thirds of released prisoners were rearrested.\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Within five years of release, about three-quarters\u00a0 of released prisoners were rearrested.\t\u00b7 \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of those prisoners who were rearrested, more than half were arrested by the end of the first year.\t\u00a0\tDQ 4\tWhat are your thoughts – should we be appalled at the numbers who recidivate or applauded for the number who remain out of the system.\u00a0 Support your position.\u00a0\ts a traditional prison or jail setting the appropriate place to house individuals convicted of drug offenses?\u00a0 Please support your position.\u00a0 I have provided a few links which you may find interesting.\t\u00a0\thttp:\/\/www.thefix.com\/content\/jail-right-place-drug-offenders\t\u00a0\thttp:\/\/www.recoveryfirst.org\/prison-time-vs-rehab-for-drug-offenders.html\/\t\u00a0\thttp:\/\/www.drugwarfacts.org\/cms\/Prisons_and_Drugs#sthash.8CSEnTAd.dpbs\t\u00a0\thttp:\/\/johnsaddiction.com\/4216-25-of-nj-prison-inmates-are-nonviolent-drug-offenders\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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