Assignment  One:  Due February 11, 2004

Departmental policy regarding the allowing of gratuities for on-duty officers (gratuity includes free coffee or discounts on meals)  FOR -- Consuela Sellers            AGAINST --  Tami Scrivner

The issue of educational requirements for law enforcement officers. FOR -- Jonathan Watts

The use of community policing and whether the approach is successful at deterring crime.   FOR -- Alan Inman        AGAINST -- Chanise Perry

 Allowing off-duty law enforcement officers to moonlight as security officers.  FOR -- Amy Spencer        AGAINST --  Gwen Lucas

The delaying of Miranda warnings to suspects under criminal investigation.   FOR -- Ricardo Owens        AGAINST -- Andy Granger

The use of deadly force by law enforcement agencies in the wake of technological development.   FOR -- Gerald Wesley        AGAINST -- Lakeisha Mattic-Cole

The need for a state-wide policy pursuit policy.     FOR -- Kevin Washington        AGAINST -- Christina Weeks

Assignment Two:  Due March 24, 2004

The execution of the mentally incapacitated and whether such an act is a violation of the 8^th Amendment of the Constitution.    FOR -- Christina Weeks         AGAINST -- Kevin Washington

The issue of sexual assault in correctional facilities – is there a serious problem or is this a myth perpetrated by the media.        FOR -- Lakeisha Mattic-Cole        AGAINST -- Alan Inman

 Educational programs in prisons and an inmate’s access to education.    FOR -- Chanise Perry        AGAINST -- Gerald Wesley

The presence of weight lifting programs in correctional facilities.     FOR -- Jonathan Watts        AGAINST -- Tami Scrivner

The prison overcrowding situation and the role narcotics convictions play in the problem – is there a better solution.    FOR -- Consuela Sellers        AGAINST -- Ricardo Owens

The impact of truth-in-sentencing.  Is the 85% rule a good law or a mistake undertaken without serious consideration.    FOR -- Amy Spencer        AGAINST -- Andy Granger

The privatization of prisons.  Is the use of privatized prisons a solution to the state's correctional problems?    FOR -- Cynthia Lee        AGAINST -- Gwen Lucas

Assignment Three:  Due April 21, 2004

The use of plea bargaining in criminal trials.  FOR -- Consuela Sellers    AGAINST -- Amy Spencer

The constitutionality of the PATRIOT Act's expansion of law enforcement powers.    FOR -- Chanise Perry    AGAINST -- Christina Weeks

The use of the public defender system.    FOR -- Jonathan Watts    AGAINST -- Lakeisha Mattic

The use of the exclusionary rule in criminal trials.     FOR -- Alan Inman    AGAINST -- Gerald Wesley

The use of eyewitness testimony in criminal trials.    FOR -- Andy Granger    AGAINST -- Tami Scrivner

Should juveniles accused of violent crimes be tried in the adult courts?    FOR -- Kevin Washington    AGAINST -- Ricardo Owens