Should we ban the box?
What will be an ideal response?
Benefits—past crimes don’t make it that much harder to find a job (there’s still
second-stage issues when the question can come up). Drawbacks—employers don’t
know right away about the criminal history, and if they never find out, that could put
others at risk. Some argue that discrimination is more likely with ban the box as a policy.
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You are a legislator whose pet issue is freedom of information. However, you also understand that it might be unfair in the age of information to make it easy to discover the worst moment of any citizen's life, a moment that might define them forever. Are there certain convictions that should never be sealed or expunged? Should an offender always be identifiable by the worst thing he or she did? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Physical or emotional harm intentionally inflicted on a child is called ________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the Booker decision, the justices said that sentencing guidelines are:
a. mandatory. b. discretionary. c. ridiculous. d. binding.
The practice of violating laws and regulations which, even in the deregulated 1980s, were prohibited for S & Ls, is referred to as:
a. unlawful risk-taking b. defaulting c. looting d. covering up