Assignment:
Part 1
In 1994, Congress passed the Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants law. Discuss the law, using the following questions to guide your response.
Question 1. Define “truth-in-sentencing.”
Question 2. What was the Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants law designed to accomplish?
Question 3. What other mandatory sentencing movements is truth-in-sentencing linked to?
Question 4. How has the Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grant changed the way states sentence offenders? Include a discussion of which states complied with the act.
Write your answer in 4 pages in APA FORMAT and also include references.
Part 2
Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471 (1972), a U.S. Supreme Court case that impacted probation and parole. After reading this case, please do the following:
Question 1. Summarize the case, including salient facts and procedural posture (i.e., why is the Court hearing the case and what are the justices deciding);
Question 2. Discuss how the ruling affected probation and parole.
Question 3. Discuss how Morrissey impacted Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778 (1973) and other future cases of similar nature.
Write your answer in 4 pages in APA FORMAT and also include references.