CRIJ 4312 (CRIJ-4312)

What are the main purposes of punishment? What purposes does the death penalty serve? What methods are Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah using? What constitutional dilemmas do these methods pose? What ethical issues do these methods pose? Minimum 400 words.

In your opinion, is there a relationship between race and pretrial detention? Why or why not? Do you think that the bail system is racially discriminatory ? Why or why not? What statistics do you find about race and bail do you find most alarming? Minimum of 400 words.

Find an article about a whistleblower in a police department in the United States. Was the whistleblowing in this case moral according to the guidelines discussed in the text? Discuss the challenges the officer faced in deciding to "blow the whistle," any retaliation that occurred, the impact of the retaliation on the officer, and how the fear of retaliation may impact officers who witness corruption on the job. Minimum of 400 words.