Khadija Jones - Death Penalty Thesis PresentationChavez Schools
Khadija Jones is a senior graduating from Chavez Capitol Hill High School with a 3.1 G.P.A. She was awarded the “Outstanding Achievement” award from Legal Services Corporation and won the 3rd Place Speaker award in the Urban Debate League. Her volunteer and work experience include, New Orleans and Back, The Spirit of Black D.C. and a fellowship at the U.S. House of Representatives with Rep. Jared Polis. Miss Jones is interested in pursuing an undergraduate degree in history and a master’s degree in education. Khadija will be attending Coppin State College in the fall.
Khadija Jones - Death Penalty Thesis PresentationChavez Schools
Khadija Jones is a senior graduating from Chavez Capitol Hill High School with a 3.1 G.P.A. She was awarded the “Outstanding Achievement” award from Legal Services Corporation and won the 3rd Place Speaker award in the Urban Debate League. Her volunteer and work experience include, New Orleans and Back, The Spirit of Black D.C. and a fellowship at the U.S. House of Representatives with Rep. Jared Polis. Miss Jones is interested in pursuing an undergraduate degree in history and a master’s degree in education. Khadija will be attending Coppin State College in the fall.
The execution of the innocent believed guilty is a miscarriage of justice that must be opposed whenever detected.
But such miscarriage of justice cannot warrant abolition at the death penalty. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, human activities including the penal system with all its punishments are morally justified. It is necessary to protect the rights of a group of people, death penalty is vital to protect a person’s right to live. If not so, then is the arresting someone same as kidnapping someone?
The execution of the innocent believed guilty is a miscarriage of justice that must be opposed whenever detected.
But such miscarriage of justice cannot warrant abolition at the death penalty. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, human activities including the penal system with all its punishments are morally justified. It is necessary to protect the rights of a group of people, death penalty is vital to protect a person’s right to live. If not so, then is the arresting someone same as kidnapping someone?
Combating Human Trafficking in the USA and investigating it RightByron Olivere
Investigating Sex Human Trafficking and Knowing the Signs. Many Human Trafficking Investigators interview children that are victim of human trafficking. This is a huge mistake. While many investigators are great at interviewing, they are not certified to interview children and especially when it comes to sex crimes. Investigators should use certified forensic child interviewers. Also, if the case goes to court, the investigator does not have to testify on the forensic interview. The forensic interviewer is certified and an expert at testifying in court. I have seen to many trafficking cases go bad due to an investigator believing they can do everything in a trafficking case. If human trafficking investigators want a slam dunk case, it is very important to use a forensic child interviewer. You do not want to get on the stand and be crushed by defense on the interview you conducted on the child. Defense will throw questions at you with words that you do not know or understand.
This is a self-explanatory powerpoint lecture with information concerning the NCFCA resolution for 2015. Resolved: That the United States Federal Court system should be significantly reformed.
2. What is a Capital
• crime that is particularly vile, atrocious,
or cruel
• with multiple victims
• occurred during the commission of
another felony
• victim was a police or correctional officer
in the line of duty
• offender was previously convicted of a
capital offense or violent crime
• offender directed an accomplice to
commit murder or committed murder at
the direction of another
3. Aggravating vs.
• Aggravating Factor-
something that makes a
murder more serious, allows
prosecutor to ask for DP
• Mitigating Factor-
something the jury can
consider in favor of the
defendant, can lessen
sentence
4. Aggravating- TYPE
• arson
• battery (serious • hijacking
injury)
• kidnapping
• burglary • robbery
• carjacking • sexual offenses
• drug trafficking • train wrecking
• escape
5. Aggravating-
• elected official
• law enforcement- • informant
police, parole officer,
firefighter, etc • pregnant woman
• court officials- • youth/child
judge, lawyer, juror, • handicapped
witness person
• hate crime
6. Aggravating-
• assault weapon
• multiple homicides
• release from custody
• ordered killing
• disrupting govt function
• parole/probation
• drive-by shooting
• monetary gain
• explosives
• prior felony or
• great risk to others homicide
• in custody • terrorism
• lying-in-wait • torture
7. Mitigating
• age (under 18, over 75) • mentally retarded
• another cause for death • minor participation
• co-defendant spared DP • moral justification
• cooperation with • no future threat
authorities
• no significant prior
• extreme duress criminal history
• extreme mental/ • traumatic stress
emotional disturbance syndrome
• impaired capacity • victim’s consent
9. Pros and Cons
• Deterrence • Use of DNA
• Protecting Society • Public Opinion
• Retribution • Executing the Innocent?
• Proportionality • Eyewitness / testimony
• Barbarity • Fairness between races
and classes
• Expense • Religious Arguments
10. Can It Be
Fair? • Criminal Justice System
• Variety of Capital Offenses
• Role of the Jury
• 8th Amendment / “Cruel
and Unusual”
• Appropriate Application
• Procedural Issues
11. Why So
• more pre-trial preparation • jurors sequestered during
trial
• more pre-trial motions to
file/answer • two trials instead of one,
one for guilt and second
• more experts to hire for sentencing
• probably 2 attorneys • trial takes longer
appointed to defense (estimated 3-5 times
(comparable team for longer in length)
prosecution)
• series of required appeals
• jurors pre-screened
12. LEGAL RULINGS
• Furman v Georgia 1972- DP is “arbitrary and
capricious”, violated ban on “cruel and unusual
punishment”... DP suspended in US
• Gregg v Georgia 1976- revisions in state laws
resumed DP
• Estelle v Smith 1981- mental incompetence/
retardation
• Ring v Arizona 2005- only sentenced by jury
• Roper v Simmons 2005- min. age of 18
