Criminal Justice Discussion Questions
Question 1. What rights are protected by the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendments of the U.S. Constitution for inmates?
Question 2.What is a Section 1983 Claim and how does it become a civil lawsuit under the 8th amendment?
Question 3.Explain the difference in a willful violation and a deliberate indifference as those standards relate to a Section 1983 lawsuit by an inmate.
Question 4. Explain how the need to maintain safety and security inside a prison or jail is balanced against the rights of the inmates. When can a “right” be suspended or abrogated by the system in favor of safety and security?
Question 5. What is alternative processing/pretrial diversion? When is it used? How does it work? How does it alleviate over-crowding in the prison system?
Question 6. What is alternative sentencing? When is it used? How does it work? How does it alleviate overcrowding in the prison system?
Question 7. What are the different options used in in alternative processing and alternative sentencing that make it more therapeutic for the offender than incarceration?
Question 8. How is alternative sentencing and alternative processing beneficial for society?
Question 9. What is Victim Offender Mediation? How does it work? Why is it promising as a restorative or therapeutic justice program?
Question 10.Why do we need to consider options other than incarceration?
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