Identify a mala prohibita law(s) that exists in Florida which you believe should be decriminalized?
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Prompt #1:
Please answer the following questions:
Do you believe the term “criminal justice system” is an oxymoron? Why or why not?
Identify a mala prohibita law(s) that exists in Florida which you believe should be decriminalized? Why?
Prompt #2:
Please read the section “Crime Data from Law Enforcement Agencies,” especially the following sections: Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), and Crime Data from Victims of Crime: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Please answer the questions below:
Define the terms UCR, NIBRS, and NCVS. What is the purpose of each?
If you could pick only one measure of crime, which one would you choose? Defend your answer?
Prompt #3
Read Chapter 3 and think about your own ideas about the death penalty while answering the following questions…
Do you agree with Beccaria’s assessment of the death penalty? Explain.
What portions of his reasoning do you most agree or disagree with?