Question: Your reading for this week contains the following sections devoted to a particular issue or problem in the criminal-legal system: The Changing Politics of Crime

Your reading for this week contains the following "sections" devoted to a particular issue or problem in the criminal-legal system:

  • The Changing Politics of Crime and the Future of Mass Incarceration
  • Overcriminalization
  • Overfederalization
  • Misdemeanors
  • Drug Prohibition and Violence
  • Marijuana Legalization
  • Sexual Offenses
  • Firearms and Violence
  • Gangs
  • Criminalizing Immigration
  • Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
  • Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice
  • Juvenile Justice

Selectone of these areas/issues that most appeals to you or interests you, and write an substantive and thoughtful, fully cited initial post answering the following questions:

  1. What is the issue/concern/problem in need of reform? Fully describe it.
  2. Why is this a problem, and why does it need to be different?
  3. What are the author's recommendations, if any, to deal with this concern?
  4. Why did this problem interest or concern you?

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