Essay Questions
Explain why individual rights and public order perspectives are such contentious issues in contemporary American Society.
Briefly discuss how the main components of the criminal justice system can at times complement each other and at times also be in conflict with each other. Provide examples.
Of the various stages of the American criminal justice case, which singular stage, in your opinion, is most critical from the crime control perspective, and which stage from the due process perspective? Explain why.
Identify and discuss the differences between the two major sources of statiscal data about crime in the United States.
Of the many special categories of crime, which singular special category crime do you think poses the most critical concern in contemporary American Society? Explain why.
Essay Instructions
When developing your answers, you must include (cited) facts to support the major points in your response. Your responses should not include excessive citations, but should be paraphrased with your thoughts and analysis, also. That is, your responses must reflect a balance between facts and your perspective on the points you made.
***Your responses to EACH of the quiz questions should be a minimum of 1 page and a maximum of 2 pages in length, doubled-spaced, and written in 12 point Time New Roman font, in one Word. doc file.
Include the question you are responding to IMMEDIATELY before EACH answer.
Include a title/cover page.
Include a reference page, cited and formatted in APA style.
Submit your quiz in one document and place it in the appropriate assignment drop box for grading.
The quiz is due