Watch Michelle Alexander’s Ted Talk book “The New Jim Crow” aims to stimulate a conversation about the criminal justice system’s role in creating and perpetuating racial hierarchy (or a racial caste-like system) in the United States. She raises compelling arguments about institutional racism, mass incarceration and felon disenfranchisement in the U.S. In this week’s discussion, discuss your own thoughts on this piece. Do you agree or disagree? In your view, what are some of the problems with incarceration as the primary sentence? What alternatives would you recommend in lieu of incarceration? What sentencing philosophy supports your favorite alternative?
This week, we will be discussing the role of the paralegal in the law office, specifically during trial preparation. So you can see part of the wide
This week, we will be discussing the role of the paralegal in the law office, specifically during trial preparation. So you can see part of the wide range of activities that a paralegal might perform. Here is one article, from among many, that discusses trial preparation and how the paralegal