Lesson Six/Chapters 9 and 10.
Chapter Nine:
Q1. Briefly describe and discuss ‘asset forfeiture’ and why it is so widely criticized.
Q2. We often hear the word ‘discretion’ in our everyday conversations. Everyone exercises discretion to include the police, judges, and attorneys when dealing with victims, suspects, and clients. How would you define the word ‘discretion’? Do you think the use of discretion is similar or different when used by the police and attorneys? Why?
Chapter Ten:
Q1. In the face-2-face ethics class, I often begin the discussion of Chapter Ten with a simple question…’do you think there are any innocent people in prison in the US today?’. What kind of question is that? SO….
Discuss the number of innocents who may be imprisoned. What are the sources for the estimate? What are the criticisms of the sources?
Q2. What are the four types of ethical violations that have been associated with prosecutors?
