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Students, please respond to the critical thinking questions listed below. Answer each part of the questions with succinct and comprehensive information, citing examples where appropriate and supporting your response with scholarly research.Do you think the present jury system is outmoded? Why? How might a professional jury system be more effective than the present system of peer jurors?For the majority of cases, plea bargaining is the most important step in the criminal justice process, but many observers feel that plea bargaining does not accord with American values of fairness. If this is so, why can’t states effectively ban plea bargaining? Discuss.Compare and contrast the roles of the professional and nonprofessional courtroom work groups in bringing criminal trials to a successful close. What do you think a “successful close” might mean to the judge? To the defense attorney? To the prosecutor? To the jury? To the defendant? To the victim?Discuss the sentences that the judges can impose; and discuss the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court and the cases that are applicable to each type of sentencing. Also emphasize the pros and cons of three-strikes legislation.
