Assignment:
APA, 4 page paper on whether victims have enough influence in the criminal justice process, in your view? Why or why not?
4 sources peer viewed with 2 of them being assigned readings already given
Paper should address at least three of the following, more specific issues with respect to the role victims in criminal cases.
- Plea bargaining decisions- Sentencing decisions- Right to restitution- Parole board decisions- Bail decisions- Right to privacy- Interaction with prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and juries, more generally- Differences along lines of race, class, and/or gender with regard to any of the above.
It provide sufficient evidence (statistics, case examples, etc.) to support each point you make. You also want to engage with opposing points of view and defend the validity of your arguments. Explain why your argument is overall more compelling than others' on this question.
Format and References
The paper should be at least four pages (not including title or reference pages), double-spaced, with 12 font and 1" margins. But feel free to write more!
The paper should include in-text citations and a reference page APA format.
You should cite at least four sources total in the paper. These sources must be peer-review/academic (i.e., journals articles or books), and at least two of four must be required readings assigned in the syllabus SEE ATTATCHED for two dources already provided!!
Readings:
1. Armed and Dangerous? An Examination of Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Black People by Police
By Cassandra Chaney
2. Suffering in an age of personal responsibility
By susan sered