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• JUS 505 Week 1 Assignment 1 Plea Bargaining Essay
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•  Write an essay (500-750 words) on the
  constitutionality of the plea bargaining process.
  Be sure to do the following
•  Your essay should include an analysis of the
  Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Ruiz, 536 U.S.
  622 (2002), in which the court held that
  prosecutors need not inform defendants about the
  disparity during negotiations involved in the
  plea bargaining process. Give your reaction to
  this ruling.

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• JUS 505 Week 1 Assignment 2 Annotated
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• As a graduate student at GCU, it is vitally
  important for you to know how to conduct research
  using the GCU eLibrary. Before you begin the
  assignment, be sure to access and read JUS 505
  Library Resource.

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• JUS 505 Week 1 Discussion 1
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• Research and read the Supreme Court case
  Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 261 (1971).
  Analyze why, even though the Supreme Court had
  ruled that plea bargaining was an essential and
  desirable part of the criminal justice system,
  the Attorney General of Alaska, Avrum Gross,
  ordered an end to all plea bargaining in 1975. Do
  you agree with the Attorney Generals decision?
  Explain your position.

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• JUS 505 Week 1 Discussion 2
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• Discuss the ethical and legal implications
  involved in the plea bargain offered to Paul
  Hayes, who was offered a 5-year sentence for a
  guilty plea for attempting to pass a bad check,
  in exchange for not going to trial under
  Kentuckys three-strike law.
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• JUS 505 Week 2 Assignment Jury Selection Essay
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• Jury Selection Essay
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• For this assignment, you will construct a
  cross-sectional jury according to jury
  empanelment requirements as established by such
  rulings as Taylor v. Louisiana.

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• JUS 505 Week 3 Assignment Mandatory Sentencing
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• Write an essay (1,000-1,250 words) that presents
  both sides of the argument for and against
  mandatory sentencing laws.

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• JUS 505 Week 4 Assignment
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• Write an essay of 750 to 1,000 words.
•     Explain in general terms the concept of voir
  dire. What is this process in the United States
  and how is it accomplished.

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• JUS 505 Week 4 Discussion 1
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• The textbook readings for this module argue both
  sides of the assertion that supermax prisons are
  infringing on the constitutional rights of
  prisoners. Which side do you agree with? Explain
  why. Also, find at least one additional scholarly
  source that discusses the impact of supermax
  prisons on the criminal justice system. Discuss
  how supermax prisons have impacted criminal
  justice for good or bad.

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• JUS 505 Week 4 Discussion 2
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• Discuss the legal ethics involved in
  administratively transferring an inmate to a
  supermax prison.

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• JUS 505 Week 5 Assignment Death Penalty Essay
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• Write an essay (1,250-1,500 words) that presents
  arguments for and against the abolishment of the
  death penalty. In your essay, be sure to do the
  following

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• JUS 505 Week 5 Discussion 1
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• Discuss whether the reinstatement of the death
  penalty in 1976 after a 4-year hiatus did or did
  not result in an empirically verified deterrent.
  Explain if you are in favor of or against the
  death penalty. Support your position

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• JUS 505 Week 6 Assignment Juvenile Justice Essay
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• Write an essay (1,000-1,250 words) that discusses
  the possibility of eliminating the juvenile
  justice system. Your essay should clearly state
  your position on the following items
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• JUS 505 Week 6 Discussion 1
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• Does parenspatriae truly still exist under the
  current U.S. juvenile justice system? Explain why
  you feel the way you do. Give examples to support
  your claims.
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• JUS 505 Week 6 Discussion 2
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• In Georgia, a 13-year-old individual who commits
  a felony with a gun is automatically waived to
  adult criminal court and is likely to receive a
  long sentence in an adult prison. How is such a
  policy consistent with the American concept of
  justice? Support your answer with examples.
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• JUS 505 Week 7 Assignment War on Drugs Essay
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• Write an essay (500-750 words) that describes
  both sides of the debate on the costs versus the
  benefits of continuing the War on Drugs.

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• JUS 505 Week 8 Assignment Patriot Act Essay
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• Write an essay (750-1,000 words) that describes
  possible pros and cons of the Patriot Act. Your
  essay should present the viewpoints held by those
  in support and in opposition of this legislation.
  Be sure to do the following in your essay
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• JUS 505 Week 8 Discussion 2
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• Discuss McCarthys contention that government
  access of library records under the Patriot Act
  is a nonissue. Do you believe that government
  surveillance of library records is a nonissue?
  Why or why not?
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