Assignment:
Write an essay (1,000 to 1,250 words) describing the following:
- The potential legal issues that can arise when governmental forces take custody of an individual based on the due process rights provided under the U.S. Constitution, citing major court cases that have influenced the freedoms and quality of life afforded to incarcerated individuals.
- What types of liability does the government incur when they take custody of an individual? For example, is the government responsible for their medical care (and to what level is the government responsible)?
- What level of responsibility does the government have in providing goods and services to these individuals? Give opinion based arguments on the rights and privileges that you believe should and should not be given to incarcerated individuals, supported by research that examines effective punishment practices.
- Discuss how the methods and practices of incarceration have shifted with changes in the social and political environment.