Criminal Law - Winter 2017
The special topics component of this class was presented - Veterans entangled in criminal justice. The essay you will be writing is based on the material presented in class on that day.
There are several specific points of interest/questions that you must address in your essay:
• Based on the data presented in class, what was the primary distinction between veterans entangled in criminal justice and veterans not entangled in criminal justice? Explain you answer.
• What is meant by veteran re--acculturation and why is it important to consider when addressing the problem of veterans entangled in criminal justice? Explain your answer.
• Now, because this is a criminal law class, should criminal law consider the fact that a defendant is a veteran? Explain why or why not.
• Should a veteran defendant's status, and experiences, be considered in mitigation processes (e.g., pre--trial or sentencing processes)? Explain why or why not.
Each of the 4 questions above are valued :
Provide examples for each of the former questions. Absolutely no late essay responses will be accepted! You work must be submitted in WORD format only. NO PDF submissions - PDF submissions will be treated as NO submission - resulting in a zero grade. All work must be double--spaced (12 font. Limit your response to a combined 4 pages.