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JUS 505 Week 1 Assignment 1 Plea Bargaining
Essay
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Write an essay (500-750 words) on the constitutionality of the plea
bargaining process. Be sure to do the following:
Your essay should include an analysis of the Supreme Court ruling in
U.S. v. Ruiz, 536 U.S. 622 (2002), in which the court held that
prosecutors need not inform defendants about the disparity during
negotiations involved in the plea bargaining process. Give your reaction
to this ruling.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of prosecutors and defense
attorneys being able to use plea bargaining. How do their goals differ?
Describe whether you feel these advantages and disadvantages weigh
into the constitutionality of the practice.
Use the GCU eLibrary to locate two to three authoritative, scholarly
articles to support your claims.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is
not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to
the directions in the Student Success Center.
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JUS 505 Week 1 Assignment 2 Annotated
Bibliography
Details:
As a graduate student at GCU, it is vitally important for you to know
how to conduct research using the GCU eLibrary. Before you begin the
assignment, be sure to access and read JUS 505: Library Resource.
Access the GCU eLibrary and locate five peer-reviewed articles on the
effectiveness and usefulness of the juvenile justice system.
Copy and paste the citations and abstracts of each article into a Word
document.

Submit the assignment to the instructor for feedback on the quality of
the sources selected. Use this feedback to revise your search for articles
to use in the essay assignment in Module 6.
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JUS 505 Week 1 Discussion 1
Research and read the Supreme Court case Santobello v. New York, 404
U.S. 257, 261 (1971). Analyze why, even though the Supreme Court had
ruled that plea bargaining was an essential and desirable part of the
criminal justice system, the Attorney General of Alaska, Avrum Gross,
ordered an end to all plea bargaining in 1975. Do you agree with the
Attorney General’s decision? Explain your position.
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Discuss the ethical and legal implications involved in the plea bargain
offered to Paul Hayes, who was offered a 5-year sentence for a guilty
plea for attempting to pass a bad check, in exchange for not going to trial
under Kentucky’s three-strike law.
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JUS 505 Week 2 Assignment Jury Selection
Essay
Jury Selection Essay
Details:
For this assignment, you will construct a cross-sectional jury according
to jury empanelment requirements as established by such rulings as
Taylor v. Louisiana.
Use the following items to complete the assignment:

The John Morgan Case Study.
The 2010 U.S. Census data found at
http://www.census.gov/2010census/data/
Other demographic data found at http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov/ .
Look up the Census and other demographic data for the county in which
you live. Imagine John Morgan is being tried for his accused crime in
your county.
Construct a jury consisting of 12 jurors who will decide John Morgan’s
case. Write a brief description of each juror (a short paragraph for each)
that includes his or her name, age, race, gender, educational and income
level, and any other information you feel is important to portray each
juror. Be sure that the jury you create represents an appropriate cross-
section given John Morgan’s information and the other data you have
collected.
Write an explanation (250-500 words) as to how the jury you construct
represents an appropriate cross-section of John Morgan’s peers. Use the
data in your findings and any other appropriate information to defend
your rational.
not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
John Morgan Case Study
John Morgan is a single 38-year-old white male. His formal education
consists of a high school diploma and a few semesters of college, but no

college degree. He works as a local delivery driver for an international
shipping company and makes just under $40,000 a year.
Two months ago, John was arrested by his local police department
following an investigation of a hit and run that occurred at a
convenience store near his apartment. He was charged with fleeing the
scene of an accident causing substantial property damage, a Class 4
felony.
John is up for trial and is pleading “Not Guilty” to the charge. He faces
up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine, as well as all the other potential
challenges this could bring to his career and social life.
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JUS 505 Week 3 Assignment Mandatory
Sentencing Essay
Details
Write an essay (1,000-1,250 words) that presents both sides of the
argument for and against mandatory sentencing laws.

Your essay should analyze the discretion in sentencing federal judges
had prior to the 1984 Sentencing Reform Act, which was transferred to
the District Attorney’s office after passage of the Act.”
Your essay should reflect your opinion regarding this process:
Do you feel this transfer of power is an improvement from the
previous system? Why or why not?
Provide a critique of deterrence and incapacitation in regards to
mandatory sentencing. Are these valid goals? Explain.
Use the GCU eLibrary to locate three to four scholarly authoritative
sources to support your claims.
not required.
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JUS 505 Week 4 Assignment

Details:
Write an essay of 750 to 1,000 words.
Explain in general terms the concept of voir dire. What is this process
in the United States and how is it accomplished.
Describe what ‘challenge for cause’ means. Describe the type of
circumstances where a lawyer may want to make a challenge for cause.
Describe what a ‘peremptory challenge’ means. Describe the type of
circumstances where a lawyer may want to make a peremptory
challenge.
From a strategic perspective, which is more valuable to an attorney, a
peremptory challenge or a challenge for cause? Explain.
Utilize the GCU Library to locate three to five peer reviewed sources to
support the essay.
Prepare this assignment according to APA guidelines found in the APA
Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the
directions in the Student Success Center. Only word documents can be
submitted to Turnitin.
successful completion
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The textbook readings for this module argue both sides of the assertion
that supermax prisons are infringing on the constitutional rights of
prisoners. Which side do you agree with? Explain why. Also, find at
least one additional scholarly source that discusses the impact of
supermax prisons on the criminal justice system. Discuss how supermax
prisons have impacted criminal justice for good or bad.
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Discuss the legal ethics involved in administratively transferring an
inmate to a supermax prison.
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JUS 505 Week 5 Assignment Death Penalty
Essay
Details:
Write an essay (1,250-1,500 words) that presents arguments for and
against the abolishment of the death penalty. In your essay, be sure to do
the following:
Include statistics regarding the use of the death penalty as a deterrent.
Explain how the death penalty has impacted law enforcement.
Explain if there is or is not empirically verified support for the use of
the death penalty as a deterrent to crime.
Use the GCU eLibrary to locate four to five scholarly, authoritative
sources to support your claims.

not required.
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Discuss whether the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 after a 4-
year hiatus did or did not result in an empirically verified deterrent.
Explain if you are in favor of or against the death penalty. Support your
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JUS 505 Week 6 Assignment Juvenile Justice
Essay
Details:
Write an essay (1,000-1,250 words) that discusses the possibility of
eliminating the juvenile justice system. Your essay should clearly state
your position on the following items:
How has the juvenile justice system impacted law enforcement?
Explain if there are benefits and/or negatives to transitioning away
from the traditional juvenile justice system into simply having youth
divisions of regular criminal courts.
Compare and contrast the juvenile system to the criminal court
system. Explain if eliminating the juvenile justice system is prudent or
not. Support your conclusions.
Use two to three of the research articles you located for the research
assignment in Module 1 to support your claims.
not required.

the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can
be submitted to Turnitin.’
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Does parenspatriae truly still exist under the current U.S. juvenile justice
system? Explain why you feel the way you do. Give examples to support
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In Georgia, a 13-year-old individual who commits a felony with a gun is
automatically waived to adult criminal court and is likely to receive a
long sentence in an adult prison. How is such a policy consistent with
the American concept of justice? Support your answer with examples.
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JUS 505 Week 7 Assignment War on Drugs
Essay
Details:
Write an essay (500-750 words) that describes both sides of the debate
on the costs versus the benefits of continuing the War on Drugs.
Consider the following in your essay:

How can legalizing drugs reduce crime? Could legalizing drugs
actually increase crime? Explain and support your answers.
Research the Posse Comitatus Act. How is the use of military force in
drug enforcement activities impacted by the Act?
Explain if long prison terms for drug offenders can lead to increased
criminal behavior or not. Support your conclusions.
not required.
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JUS 505 Week 8 Assignment Patriot Act Essay

Details:
Write an essay (750-1,000 words) that describes possible pros and cons
of the Patriot Act. Your essay should present the viewpoints held by
those in support and in opposition of this legislation. Be sure to do the
following in your essay:
Explain whether the following statement is valid: “The Patriot Act has
restricted the rights of individual Americans.” Provide sources to
support your claims.
Explain if security has increased since the enactment of the Patriot
Act and if so, has that increased security been worth the cost? Provide
examples to support your claims.
Discuss the economic and constitutional costs impacted by this Act.
not required.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. please refer to
be submitted to Turnitin.
As a graduate student at GCU, it is vitally important for you to know
how to conduct research using the GCU eLibrary. Before you begin the
assignment, be sure to access and read JUS 505: Library Resource.

Access the GCU eLibrary and locate five peer-reviewed articles on the
effectiveness and usefulness of the juvenile justice system.
Refer to the resource, “Preparing Annotated Bibliographies,” located in
the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this
assignment in the appropriate style, referring to the indicative annotation
protocol.
Submit the assignment to the instructor for feedback on the quality of
the sources selected. Use this feedback to revise your search for articles
to use in the essay assignment in Module 6.
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Discuss McCarthy’s contention that government access of library
records under the Patriot Act is a nonissue. Do you believe that
government surveillance of library records is a nonissue? Why or why
not?
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