CRJ 422 Week 3 - Discussion 2

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Week 3 - Discussion 2



Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Landmark Federal Decisions


Explain which of the landmark federal criminal justice cases below is the most significant for promoting social justice in our present day. You may use historical examples of “wrongs righted” to supplement your positions. Be sure to explain the basis of your position and why you find the opinion or case to be most significant. Reference the Landmark Supreme Court Cases website for summaries of each case.

  1. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
  2. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
  3. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
  4. Terry v. Ohio (1968)
  5. Texas v. Johnson (1989)


Your initial post should be 250-300 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Review several of your classmates’ postings and substantively respond, by Day 7, in 150 words to at least two of your classmates’ who have chosen a different landmark case than your own. Provide an argument to convince your classmates that your case is more significant than their choice. 


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