Ch.3 Processing the Dangerous Classes (Shelden) – Discussion Paper
1. Thesis (Main points of reading or documentary):
2. What did you find to be the best supporting argument for this thesis?
Choose two of the following four:
3. What is the importance of the overlap between the founding fathers of our country and the law
profession?
4. How are jails used as a mechanism for controlling the dangerous classes?
5. Do the courts serve justice for all? How do public defenders help ensure this or fall short?
6. Considering that there is very limited evidence that the death penalty deters others from violent
crime such as murder, why do we put people to death?
Don’t forget to turn in your discussion question the night before we have class.
