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• JUS 520 Week 1 Assignment Justice in the
  Community
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•  Justice in the Community
•  In a paper of 1,250-1,500 words, compare and
  contrast justice as you believe it exists now
  within your community. Define how you interpret
  justice to be displayed in the culture today.
  Does what is observed fit what you believe
  justice should be? Do you find trust or
  apprehension when considering our criminal
  justice system?

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• JUS 520 Week 1 Discussion 1
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• Is justice an easily defined concept? Why or why
  not?

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• JUS 520 Week 1 Discussion 2
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• What exactly is justice? Is justice a value or a
  principle? Is it personal or is it a societal
  goal?

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• JUS 520 Week 2 Assignment Crime/Punishment Matrix
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• Develop a crime/punishment matrix flowchart that
  would assist someone in determining an
  appropriate sentence for specific crimes
  committed by a juvenile.
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• JUS 520 Week 2 Discussion 1
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• Restorative justice programs in the United States
  that have demonstrably succeeded are largely
  within juvenile justice systems. What is it about
  juvenile justice models that afford restorative
  justice programs the best chance to succeed?
  Support your answer with examples where
  appropriate.

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• JUS 520 Week 2 Discussion 2
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• Are the success stories of restorative justice in
  juvenile programs accurate in being defined as
  successful, or is success being claimed to
  support other social and political agendas? Why
  or why not? Provide examples where appropriate.

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• JUS 520 Week 3 Assignment Justice System Bail-Out
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• Justice System Bail-Out
•  Consider the criminal justice system in the
  United States as if it were a failing business.
  Is it too big to fail? How would you bail out
  the system? Is the application of restorative
  justice a TARP program for a bloated criminal
  justice system or does the United States need to
  adopt a more punitive approach to solving
  criminal justice issues?

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• JUS 520 Week 3 Discussion 1
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• Has the traditional model of criminal punishment
  failed in the United States? Why or why not?
  Would an even more traditional system deter
  crime, or is deterrence no longer a significant
  aspect of addressing crime in the United States?
  Provide examples
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• JUS 520 Week 3 Discussion 2
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• The construction of new federal penitentiaries
  continues. Is the construction of new high
  security prisons vital to the ongoing interests
  of justice in the United States? Why or why not?
  Do we have too few, too many, or just enough
  prison beds in the United States?

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• JUS 520 Week 4 Assignment Native American and
  Mennonite Approaches
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• Native American and Mennonite Approaches
•  Write an essay (1,250-1,500 words) describing
  and defining the similarities and differences
  between Native American and Mennonite approaches
  to restorative justice. Are there specific,
  primary differences between them, or are they, at
  their core, more similar than different?

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• JUS 520 Week 4 Discussion 1
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• Given the unique nature and quality of life on a
  Native American tribal reservation, justify why
  restorative justice can work in a tribal
  community. Do the lack of cohesion and the
  presence, in varying degrees, of chaos prevent
  restorative justice from working effectively?
  Does the short term versus the long term impact
  success? Why or why not.
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• JUS 520 Week 4 Discussion 2
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• Can a focus on peacemaking and spiritual/emotional
  recovery such as that used by the Navajo Nation,
  work in the nontribal environment? Why or why
  not?
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• JUS 520 Week 5 Assignment Restorative Justice
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•  Write an essay (750-1,200 words) exploring the
  following Is the common good, sometimes referred
  to as the general welfare, more or less
  important to you than the distinctions of groups
  being tagged as unique, different, or special?
  Does providing a distinction as a special
  community hinder or support instituting a
  restorative justice program? Defend your position
  and provide examples.
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• JUS 520 Week 5 Discussion 1
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• Many people now identify themselves as something
  other than simply an American citizen. Being part
  of a protected class, a special interest group,
  or both, now seems to be a requirement or
  expectation for many in society. What then is
  more important, an individual as an American
  citizen, as a member of a protected class, or as
  a member of a special interest group.

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• JUS 520 Week 5 Discussion 2
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• Does a community, made up solely of persons who
  share a protected class or special interest, make
  for a more harmonious community? Why or why
  not?Does a community, made up solely of persons
  who share a protected class or special interest,
  make for a more harmonious community? Why or why
  not? 

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• JUS 520 Week 6 Assignment Crime Justice
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• Crime Justice
•  Write an essay (500-750 words) in which you
  examine the following Is it time to do away with
  judges handing out sentencing and penalties?
  Should community or neighborhood boards or panels
  determine a sentence for persons guilty of
  crimes? Why, or why not? Are judges
  anachronistic, or do they continue to serve an
  important role in the system?

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• JUS 520 Week 6 Discussion 1
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• Some Native American cultures embrace the concept
  of banishment from the tribe as a form of
  punishment. Given your understanding of community
  and obligation, do you find that banishment is an
  appropriate sentence? Should it be used more
  frequently or only in more severe instances?

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• JUS 520 Week 6 Discussion 2
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• Within the United States, whether a judge is
  appointed or elected depends largely upon
  location. Do you believe it is appropriate for
  many judges in the country to be elected? Why or
  why not?
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• JUS 520 Week 7 Assignment Communitarianism
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•  Communitarianism
•  Write an essay (500-750 words) examining
  communitarianism. Is communitarianism secular, or
  does it require a spiritual connection in order
  to ultimately succeed? Why or why not? Can
  communitarianism be viewed as liberal,
  conservative, or neither? How so? Provide
  examples.
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• JUS 520 Week 7 Discussion 1
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• Can communitarianism and restorative justice
  address serious, violent crime in a moderate to
  large-sized community? Would it make a difference
  if the community was densely urban, suburban, or
  rural? Why or why not?
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• JUS 520 Week 7 Discussion 2
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• I am not my brothers keeper has often been
  repeated. But is it accurate? Is not everyone
  looking out for each other in a communitarian
  society? Why or why not?
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• JUS 520 Week 8 Discussion 1
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• Turf wars have become well known if not legendary
  among federal law enforcement agencies. What is
  it that motivates federal law enforcement
  agencies to compete against each other so
  aggressively? How would you change this culture
  of competition?
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• JUS 520 Week 8 Discussion 2
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• Is the idea of a collective, community-based
  consciousness possible? Why or why not? 
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