This assignment will ask you to research the criminal justice system in this country. Answer each question as thoroughly as you can and make sure you meet the word count. Everything you write needs to be in your own words.
1. What is the total number of people incarcerated in this country at the federal, state, and local level?
2. How does this compare to other countries around the world? (100 words)
3. In your opinion, what do you think about the death penalty? (100 words)
4. List the counties in this world that have the death penalty?
5. How does America fit in this list? (150 words)
6. In your opinion, how successful is the “War of Drugs”? (150 words)
7. What are the positives of the “War on Drugs”? (150 words)
8. What are the negatives of the “War on Drugs”? (150 words)
9. In your opinion, has putting drug users in jail helped stop or lessen the use of drugs in this country? (150 words)