In five (5) paragraphs, describe your opinion of how today’s criminal justice operates. Include the following:How does someone know of the crimes in their state or of federal crimes? (20 points)What is criminal punishment? (20 points)Do we need criminal punishment? If yes, why so (i.e., purposes) and for what crimes? If not, why not? Explain your answer in detail. (20 points)Is “achieving justice” the main goal of the American court system? If you agree, please state your reasons why you believe so. If you disagree, tell us what you believe the main goal is. Be sure to support your answer and to explain it with specificity. (20 points)Do you like the way our present court system is designed and how it operates? If so, explain why you do. If not, why not? Explain in detail what you would change, how you would do so, and why. (20 points)
