The Justice System Critical Analysis Activity 3
Question 1
(40 points)Please watch this video clip: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mandatory-minimum-
sentencing-injustice-served/. After doing so, please respond to the following prompts:(a) Explain at least four of the commonly articulated goals of incarceration. (1 or 2
paragraphs)
(b) What is the legal or societal purpose of mandatory minimum sentences, generally,
and when did they become a popular function in the American sentencing scheme?
(1 or 2 paragraphs)
(c) Since Lee Wollards sentencing, the Florida Supreme Court has repudiated
mandatory minimum sentences with respect to the crime(s) he was convicted of.
Unfortunately, this repudiation doesnt apply retroactively. Therefore, Lee will not
be released as a result. Should it apply retroactively? Should this be true of all
changes or evolutions in the law? Think: Charles Manson! (2 or more paragraphs)Question 2
(20 points)Please review the article found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/28/us/in-
broward-county-fla-spate-of-judges-in-dui-arrests.html. This ran in the New York Timesin 2014 and (in a humorous way) discusses a trend of judicial DUI arrests in Florida.
After reviewing the article (and any other supplemental material you deem appropriate)
and using what you have learned about misconduct and criminal activity on the part of
judges,
(a) Please discuss whether this type of criminal activity amounts to judicial misconduct
and why. (1 paragraph)
(b) If this activity DOES amount to judicial misconduct, discuss whether the
misconduct
rises to a level that warrants removal from the bench? (1 paragraph)Question 3
(40 points) (at least 2 paragraphs)
On the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, George Zimmerman fatally shot
Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American high school student. Zimmerman, a 28-
year-old mixed race Hispanic man was the neighborhood watch coordinator for the
gated community where Martin was temporarily living and where the shooting took2place. Zimmerman shot Martin, who was unarmed, during Answer Preview
Question 1. One of the primary objectives of incarceration is often incapacitation. In this case, the sentence serves to reduce the chances of the offender engaging in the activities that led to his or her prosecution (Kifer, Hemmens, & Stohr, 2003). Secondly, incarceration serves to deter crime, in which case others would avoid engaging in a particular activity, primarily to stay out of prison. On the other hand, it also works in rehabilitating the offenders by promoting alternative behavior while in the prison facilities. Ultimately, it is used as a form of retribution of the offenders for the crimes for which they are convicted. Mandatory sentencing has often been an effective tool for the prosecution in the deterrence of crime and potential handling of criminals to aid them in working against other criminals. A prosecutor has the right to directly tell an offender of the potential sentence that he or she would be facing if found guilty of a particular crime
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