Assignment:
PLEASE NUMBER EACH QUESTION
Question 1
1) The death penalty is a controversial public policy issue in the United States. Please explain the controversies surrounding the death penalty. Your answer must include, at a minimum, racial and gender disparities, wrongful convictions, the deterrent impact of the death penalty or the lack thereof, and the rationale for the death penalty.
Your response must be a minimum of 225 words.
QUESTION 2
2) Crime control is the responsibility of various people, groups, organizations, and government agencies. Please compare and contrast at least three community-based crime control methods, legal issues involved in them, and the rationale for each method.
Your response must be a minimum of 225 words.
QUESTION 3
3) Please summarize the legal issues in two of the three following decisions. What role does public opinion play in death penalty policy?
a) Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972).
b) Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976).
c) Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005).
Your response must be a minimum of 225 words.
Textbook:
Gau, J. M. (2018). Criminal justice policy: Origins and effectiveness. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.