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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Should the Police Practice Discretion When Enforcing the Law? | |
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| Police Should Exercise Discretion in Deciding When to Arrest | |
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| Police Discretion Has No Place in a Democracy | |
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| Should the Police Use Trickery and Deceit in Investigations and Interrogations? | |
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| Some Police Deceit and Trickery Is Legitimate | |
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| Lying by Police Should Be Generally Prohibited | |
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| Should a Victims' Rights Amendment Be Added to the U.S. Constitution? | |
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| The Constitution Should Include a Victims' Rights Amendment | |
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| There Should Be No Victims' Rights Amendment | |
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| Should the Use of Jailhouse Informants Be Abolished? | |
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| Jailhouse Informants Are a Legitimate Part of the Criminal Justice System | |
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| Use of Jailhouse Informants Promotes Injustice | |
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| Is Plea Bargaining a Legitimate Way of Settling Criminal Cases? | |
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| Plea Bargaining Should Be Abolished | |
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| Plea Bargaining Can Be Acceptable and Fair | |
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| Must Juries Be Cross-Sectional Representations of the Community? | |
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| Fair Deliberation Rather Than Cross-Sectional Representation Is the Goal | |
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| Cross-Sectional Representation is Essential for Jury Fairness | |
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| Jury Nullification: Should Jurors Ever Refuse to Follow the Law? | |
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| Jurors Should Be Permitted to Follow Their Consciences | |
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| Jurors Should Always Follow the Law | |
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| Is the Restorative Justice Model the Best Model for Criminal Justice? | |
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| Restorative Justice Promises Much More Than It Can Deliver | |
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| Restorative Justice Is a Major Advance Over Conventional Criminal Justice | |
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| Should Shaming Be an Element of Criminal Punishment? | |
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| Legitimate Criminal Punishment Requires Shaming the Person Convicted | |
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| There Are No Positive Grounds for Shaming Punishments | |
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| Should There Be Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Criminal Offenses? | |
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| Mandatory Minimums Are Good Policy | |
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| Mandatory Minimum Sentences Are a Disaster | |
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| Is Selective Incapacitation An Effective Policy for Reducing Crime? | |
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| Selective Incapacitation Is the Best Model for Stopping Criminal Behavior | |
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| Selective Incapacitation is an Ineffective Criminal Policy | |
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| Supermax Prisons: Valuable or Vile? | |
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| Supermax Prisons are a Valuable Element of the Correctional System | |
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| Supermax Prisons Are Part of the Problem Rather Than the Solution | |
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| What Are the Rights of Criminals and Prisoners? | |
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| The Rights of Prisoners Should be Restricted | |
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| The Rights of Prisoners Must Be Protected | |
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| Should There Be Laws Requiring Registration and Community Notification for Convicted Sex Offenders? | |
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| There Should Be Laws Requiring Community Notification of the Presence of Convicted Sex Offenders | |
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| Community Notification Laws Do More Harm Than Good | |
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| Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? | |
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| The Death Penalty Is Morally Justifiable | |
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| The Death Penalty Is Morally Wrong | |
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| Are Boot Camps a Good Way to Deal With Youthful Offenders? | |
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| Juvenile Boot Camps Can Be Promising Programs | |
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| Juvenile Boot Camps Raise Serious Questions | |
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| Should We Eliminate the Special System of Juvenile Justice? | |
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| The Distinct Juvenile Justice System Should Be Eliminated | |
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| The Juvenile Justice System Must Be improved and Preserved | |
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| Should We Continue the "War on Drugs"? | |
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| The War on Illegal Drugs Must Continue | |
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| The War on Drugs Is Counterproductive | |
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| Is the Patriot Act a Necessary Protection Against Terrorism Or a Threat to Our Civil Liberties? | |
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| The Patriot Act Is a Necessary Protection Against Terrorism | |
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| The Patriot Act Is a Threat to Our Civil Liberties | |
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