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School News - Well, some of my credits transferred from DePauw to ITT Tech. Yup, got credit for 9 classes, mostly just the basic stuff and general education. Hey, I'll take it basically I'll get to graduate 6 months earlier. Of course the big problem with those classes is the simple fact that I haven't had done them since like 2000. I may have problems later on but it gives me something to look forward to.
Also, I had an interesting Intro. to Criminal Justice class. We were discussing the court system, state and federal. Cool stuff, and then we did a sort of activity with the bond system. We had various criminals in which we had to determine whether or not we would detain or release with bond and how much. I can say this for our class, though we may have different backgrounds and we're very different peoples, we pretty much all agreed on this. 4 out of the 5 "criminals" would've gotten pre-trial confinement, no bail, and no chance in hell of getting out of there without a conviction and lots of prison time.
RUTHLESS! You're determining whether or not they should be confined or released on bail or whatever. What would you do? Oh, these people are fictional so don't worry about hurting their feelings.

1. Salvadore L. is a 52-year-old farm worker who cannot read. He has a wife and two children. L. was charged with smuggling guns, marijuana, and other narcotics across the Mexican border. The prosecutor, when discussing the case with the news media, says that he suspects L. was involved with guns and drugs for years but, until now, has avoided being arrested by authorities. L. claims that he is completely innocent and wouldn't know what marijuana looked like if he saw it. Should he be detained or released? how much bail would you set in order to release?
2. Roger K. is a 27-year-old electrical engineer. K. is charged with vehicular homicide stemming from the death of Chris P. P. was stepping out of his pickup truck when K. sped down the wrong side of the street. K. was drunk at the time, according to police. The police also learned that he had eight previous convictions for drunken driving and 19 other serious vehicular offenses. Should he be detained or released? How much bail would you set in order to release?
3. Edward S. is a 50-year-old single man who has a good-paying full-time job and lives in an expensive high-rise apartment. He is charged with the statutory rape of a 16-year-old, sexual abuse of two others, and corrupting the morals of a minor. It is alleged that he paid to have sex with hundreds of boys, but on all occasions the young men agreed to participate. The maximum sentence that he can receive for his crimes is five to ten years. Savitz has tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Should he be detained or released? How much bail would you set in order to release?
4. At the age of 19, Frank A. was convicted of rape and sentenced to prison for three years. Approximately one year after his release, he became a suspect in a number of robberies of women. He threatened a number of the victims with bodily harm if they filed complaints. One 21-year-old victim nevertheless agreed to cooperate with the authorities, and Anderson was arrested and charged with robbery. Shortly after his initial appearance, he was released on bail. Anderson then broke into the 21-year-old woman's house, beat her, kicked her numerous times, and then stole $3000 and a gun. The victim suffered a concussion and needed seven stitches. Anderson was identified and again apprehended and was charged with an additional count of robbery. Should he be detained or released? How much bail would you set in order to release?
5. An 18-year-old girl, Kim W., was arrested for shoplifting. She claimed to be indigent (poor), with no steady source of income; she lived with an unemployed boyfriend; and she had dropped out of school in the eleventh grade. She had one prior arrest for shoplifting, but those charges were dismissed for unknown reasons. Should she be detained or release? How much bail would you set in order to release?

Discuss.