1. Explain how the burden of proof defines the prosecutor's task, and how defenses shift the burden of proof to the defendant.

2. What are the MPC's three requirements in order to maintain non-deadly mechanical security devices? Under what four conditions may police officers use non-deadly force?

3. How is criminal law different from other types of law? What is the difference between retributive and utilitarian theories of punishment?

4. What is the current legal status of sentencing guidelines? What is the difference between probation and parole?

5. What is the constitutional basis on which courts have found the death penalty to be unlawful in some instances?