CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

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The trend in the United States is toward mandatory sentencing for most criminal offenses. Include the following in your initial post:

a.Define mandatory sentencing.

b.Discuss the pros and cons of mandatory sentencing.

c.Provide your opinion of whether or not you agree with mandatory sentencing provisions.

d.Examine whether or not courts should view each case based on its own facts, or whether or not equal justice can only be achieved through mandatory minimum sentencing.

THE ASSIGNMENT ABOVE IS COMPLETE YOUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT IS TO:

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts… 200 WORDS EACH….TWO RESPONSES…EQUALS 400 WORDS TOTAL….

WHILE RESPONDING TO THE STUDENT’S FEEDBACK YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS…

Focus upon the fairness of treating everyone the same, regardless of the circumstances which brought them to the sentencing before a court.

Question the validity of a “one size fits all” criminal justice sentencing scheme.

Remember; do not merely agree with your classmates without additional information. A substantive response advances the discussion in a meaningful way; merely agreeing with your classmates is not a substantive response….

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