IMPORTANT: The answers to the questions should be in paragraph format, and should be several paragraphs long. Each should refer to the textbook and the material on Canvas to maximize points. The answers do not need to be full essays, and grammar is not graded. Longer answers tend to earn more points, when they are accurate and referring to course material.
References to course material do not need to be formal cites. Bold and/or underline your references. For example: Textbook, pg. 11.
Questions (4 and one brief)
1. Thoroughly explain Alternative Dispute Resolution and its potential benefits. Be detailed and include references to specific course material.
2. Watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcTHYKX2LfI) to an external site. that brings together a criminal offender and a victim. (A) How well did this activity meet the principles of restorative justice? (B) Did this activity further any of the goals of sentencing? Be detailed and include references to specific course material.
3. Why is it important to have judges who reflect the diversity of the society they work in? Be detailed and include references to specific course material.
4. Read the case summary of Miller v. Alabama (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2011/10-9646) to an external site.. Using both what you’ve learned in this course and your personal opinion, analyze and critique this case. For example, how is the ruling supported by, or not, what you have studied about sentencing? Do you agree with the ruling? Be detailed and include references to specific course material.
BRIEF: Using a brief format that you have learned in other classes (such as Issue-Rule-Analysis-Conclusion), brief the Miller v. Alabama case. The full case is provided at this link (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/567/460/#tab-opinion-1970507) to an external site. because the case summary provided in question 3 does not give you enough information to do a thorough brief. Be detailed and include references to the Miller v. Alabama case in the analysis section of your brief.
###Questions
1. Thoroughly describe the function of the plea deal in criminal court. What’s good about this process? What are potential downsides? Be detailed and include references to specific course material.
2. Thoroughly describe the role of the defense attorney in the criminal justice process, and be sure to include the power differential between this role and that of the prosecutor. Be detailed and include references to specific course material.
