MDC Criminal Justice Discussion – Description
What is your position on allowing correctional inmates access to college courses while in prison? How about access to financial aid for college after the sentence is complete? Think of the cost of prison as about $30,000 a year and consider how education can lead to rehabilitation.
In what ways is the indigenous justice paradigm in conflict with the principles of the traditional, adversarial American criminal justice system? In what ways do the principles of Native American justice complement more mainstream correctional initiatives? Are these values more compatible with some offenses than others? More appropriate for some types of offenders than others?
Describe the characteristics of juvenile victims of crime. Are they similar to or different from the characteristics of adult victims of crime?
Why is there greater potential for racial discrimination in the juvenile justice system than in the adult justice system?
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