I found out from this chapter that one punishment of a criminal can have a ripple effect on society. Every time I saw a person get pulled over I never really realized that I slowed my car for the rest of my drive home and for the rest of that week I never really went over the speed limit. The criminal being arrested was a direct formal type of social control while me slowing my driving the rest of week was a more indirect formal social control. In my opinion if the police showed more punishments of criminals then society would be more deterred to commit crimes.
I also learned quite a bit about plea bargaining and am completely against it. What made me against it was Bordenkircher v. Hays. If Hays plea bargained he would have only got five years in prison. However, he still wanted to go with a trial and the prosecutor found a way to give him life in prison. This is ridiculous. Just because someone wants a fair trial does not mean he should be punished more for it. As Americans we have the right to a free trial and anything that can hinder that should exist.
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I graded 7-9. Well done. You're missing your external links.
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