Post date: Oct 15, 2010 12:33:09 PM
Activity directed at explaining the purpose of the preliminary hearing and the process of determining bail in criminal cases:
Gmail assignment: Bail Questions
Answer the 2 debriefing questions after completing the in class bail activity.
1. Do you agree that bail should sometimes be denied and an accused person held in custody? Explain your answer. If you agree, under what circumstances should judges be allowed to deny bail? Why?
2. The American criminal trial system is based on the notion that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Do you think the system of bail runs contrary to this concept? Why or why not?
As always, please send responses to work4pregon@gmail.com
Do not forget all of the required information in the subject line, some students have been forgetting this. Your assignments will not be graded unless the information is there.
Student Name (first then last)
assignment (essay on prisons, etc)
course (Legal studies, Government, etc)
period-year (1-2010 for first hour, 5-2010 for fifth per, etc)