Cypress College Criminal Justice & Mediation in Solving Death Penalty Essay

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Essay 3 Overview

In Just Mercy, we've been reading about the American criminal justice system, systemic racism, societal prejudice and stories of people of color navigating these. We will use this book as the basis or starting point for our next two major writing assignments. Essay 2 will focus on a problem while essay 3 will focus on arguing for a solution to that problem.

Purpose & Topic

The purpose of essay 3 is for you to explore in depth the solution or at least mitigation of the obstacle or problem that you wrote about in essay 2. The solution doesn't need to be something mentioned in Just Mercy. You can get creative.

Your assignment is to write a 1,200-1,400 word essay that focuses on one mitigating or solving the problem/obstacle faced by people of color or people in poverty. In your essay, you need to do the following:

  1. Contextualize the solution (Start from our readings and a brief mention of the problem you've explained; show a the need for this solution ) Do not copy from essay 2. However, talk about the problem. This can be the hook/background for your introduction paragraph.
    • The thesis should focus on solution/naming the problem
      • Pattern 1: One solution only --> Thesis can name the specific solution
        • The problem of juvenile crime can be reduced by giving all children free daycare and preschool.
      • Pattern 2: Exploring 2 options/solutions--> Thesis can be more general or it can use language of possibility.
        • PROBLEM: *The problem of juvenile crime can be reduced by giving free daycare and preschool and teaching parents to discipline their children.* This thesis sounds like both solutions will be used, but our assignment is to argue for ONE solution.
        • General: The problem of juvenile crime needs an appropriate solution.
        • Possibility Language: There are two possible solutions to the problem of juvenile crime: free childcare or parenting classes.
  2. CHOOSE ONE PATTERN for the essay: Analyze ONE solution OR analyze TWO solutions
    • Organization for pattern 1: ONE solution (Note: thesis can name the specific solution & body paragraphs will analyze that one solution/argue for that one solution.)
      • Define the solution in detail:
        • what does it look like?
          • This can include cost, time, resources, etc.
        • who's involved?
      • Include opposition to the solution and refutation of the opposition
        • what objections might some have?
        • how do you counter those objections? (explain why the objection isn't important, why it's wrong)
      • Argue for its reasonableness, practicality, effectiveness, workability, etc.
    • Organization for Pattern 2: TWO solutions = Analyze multiple solutions & then argue for ONE of the solutions. Define/analyze one solution at a time; then choose the best
      • Define the first solution in detail:{TS-one possibility/state the solution}
        • what does it look like?
          • This can include cost, time, resources, etc.
        • who's involved?
      • Include opposition to the solution and refutation of the opposition {TS-one possibility/state the solution/objections or opposition}
        • what objections might some have?
        • how do you counter those objections? (explain why the objection isn't important, why it's wrong)
      • Define the second solution in detail: {TS-another possibility/state the solution}
        • what does it look like?
          • This can include cost, time, resources, etc.
        • who's involved?
      • Include opposition to the solution and refutation of the opposition {TS- This second option /state the solution/ opposition}
        • what objections might some have?
        • how do you counter those objections? (explain why the objection isn't important, why it's wrong)
      • Argue for ONE best solution (reasonableness, practicality, effectiveness, workability, etc.?) {TS - naming solution- calling it the best}
        • Discuss WHY

Additional Requirements:

  • Three to five sources (See your Annotated Bibliography)
    • logically sandwiched and appropriately cited in-text
    • Paraphrases (more likely appropriate) vs quotations
  • Works Cited Page with the source(s) you cited (copy citations only from your Annotated Bibliography)

Your Choice:

  • The number of body paragraphs
  • The order of the body paragraphs
  • Where to put the sources/How the sources will be used
  • Type of support, evidence

Recommendation:

  • Use fewer personal examples to prevent limiting the support and appeal to a broader audience

Submission Requirements & Due Dates

There are several submission requirements for this essay to help you keep moving:

  1. Development & thesis Discussion (400 words) INITIAL POST due Friday, November 13 11:59 pm
  2. Conference Draft (900 words minimum) due at individual conference day/time
  3. Tutor Visit Bonus- 5 points after required conference and before Nov. 30 (with evidence). See the Tutoring Options page for details.
  4. Revised Draft suggested 1,100 words by Saturday, November 28-no submission
  5. Final draft (1,200-1,400 words) due Monday, November 30 11:59pm

The final draft deadline can be extended by 2 days (to Dec. 2) IF the student presents evidence of working with a tutor for the final draft.

    • The evidence must show a date with the tutor during the extension days (Nov. 30-Dec. 2).
    • Tutoring options for this extension are listed on the Tutoring Options page. DLAs do NOT count toward this.

Grading

This essay will have several grades.

  1. Development Discussion = 10 points
  2. Draft for conference = 20 points (evidence of 900 words minimum for full credit)
  3. Tutor visit bonus of 5 points for tutor or instructor conference will be added to final draft points.
  4. Final essay draft = 100 points (1,200 words minimum for chance at full credit)

Your essay will be evaluated using the following rubric: Rubric for Essay 3.

Essay Process

While you will not be graded on all stages of writing, it is still very helpful to follow the stages. Here is a reminder of common stages of writing:

  • Step 1: Pre-Write-Pick a form of pre-writing: list, cluster, chart, or write (free writing).
  • Step 2: Focus-Develop your thesis. Research for your topic.
  • Step 3: Organize-Create an outline or graphic organizer from your pre-writing. Continue to research as needed.
  • Step 4: Draft-Type your draft. As you type your draft, remember to stay focused on your thesis. At this stage your primary concern is with ideas and organization, not grammar.
  • Step 5: Revise-You should stay focused on content and organization at this stage.
  • Step 6: Edit-Focus on language, grammar, and mechanics.
  • Step 7: Proofread & Submit for a grade: Submit your essay to turnitin.com

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Restorative Justice Program of Mediation in Solving Death Penalty
Introduction
As discussed in essay 2, the book, Just Mercy, talks more about the criminal justice system,
which is faced with societal prejudice, systemic racism, including death penalty issues. Death
penalty has been the major problem in essay two and has been portrayed to have been caused by
poor background, racial prejudice, and poverty. As such, there is a high need for a proper solution
to this problem because if it is not found, then Americans will continue to be negatively affected
by this problem. With that knowledge, an excellent solution or mitigation to the death problem in
the criminal justice system in America is the Restorative Justice Program, which advocates for any
other form of punishment through mediation between the offender and the victim.
Restorative Justice Program of Mediation
Restorative Justice Program is one of the major solutions to death penalty problem facing
the criminal justice system of most nations across the globe (McCold 25). Therefore, America's
criminal justice system, which is highly faced by this issue, should implement it. This program has
been proved and rated very effective in that it involves both parties. It allows the victim and the
offender to have meditation or dialogue, which may result in an alternative form of punishment
instead of capital punishment. Mediation is a very structured and interactive process where there
is an involvement of a third party who assists the disputing parties in resolving the conflict through
specialized communication and negotiation techniques. Therefore, in the case of conflicts that may

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result in the offender being convicted and charged with death penalty, the victim and the offender
have an alternative way of solving such a conflict and this is through professional dialogue. This
is a form of problem-solving technique that ensures that both parties find common ground, and no
party may incur losses or face brutal consequences in the court of law. It works in such a way that
the two parties are encouraged to actively participate in the process by giving out their issues or
ideas where the third party, the mediator, weighs their views and engages them in his opinion or
thought. This opinion does not have to trigger the intensity of the conflict, but instead, it should be
very neutral, so it will affect both parties equally and they should be willing to fully accept the
proposed solution.
As stated earlier, mediation can solve death penalty issue as it will involve an alternative
way to handling the problem between the offender and the victim. If American people could
embrace mediation as their means of solving conflicts between their family members, business
partners, and societal members, there would be no more death executions witnessed in the criminal
justice system of this nation. It is a humble way that does not ever advocate taking the offender's
life regardless of the intensity of the crime committed. It can be used to even settle murder cases
whereby the victim or the victim's family may discuss the motive behind the murder act and have
the offender forgiven or given any form of compensation than having them charged with death
penalty in the criminal justice system court. It is a very efficient means of eliminating death penalty
in American society as it can apply to all forms of cases which are faced by the society members
(Hoyle 200). This is an added advantage as the program would cover all possible forms of conflicts

that could have called for death penalty in one way or the other.
The restorative Justice Program of mediation has some advantages over other conflict
resolution techniques. For instance, it is not very costly and the time consumed can be minimized.

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Additionally, it requires no legal requirements unlike the other techniques. Mediation fees or the
charges incurred when one decides to consult a mediator are very affordable than the costs that
may be incurred in hiring a lawyer in case of litigation. This makes the approach more preferable
in conflict resolution as both the offender and the victim will save the money they could have spent
if they had embraced litigation methods or arbitration. Again, this process may take the shortest
time possible because the two parties cooperate and are committed to the process. If both parties
are cooperative, then this means the final solution will be arrived at within the shortest duration
possible. Other resources, such as legal documents, are not essential in the mediation process,
making it appear more favorable for conflict resolution. As mentioned in this context, there are
three parties involved in this death penalty problem-solving process through the Restorative Justice
Program of mediation. There must be the victim who is the person who has been injured, robbed,
or affected negatively by the actions of the offender. There is also the offender who is the person
believed to have committed illegal acts. Finally, there should be a mediator, and this is the person
who goes between two parties involved in a conflict attempting to make them agree.
It is worth noting that there are some opponents to this method of conflict resolution who
argue that no one can compel the two parties, the offender and the victim, to actively participate
except when the court orders them. They also argue that one party may be unwilling to participate
in the mediation process. Finally, the opponents also argue that law must be enforced in most
serious cases for an agreement to be achieved between the involved parties. As such, these are the
three theories or refutations that opposition parties to this form of conflict solution put across.
There are several reasons why these opposition refutati...


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