Paper-1
Write a 500-750-word essay considering whether capital punishment should be made public rather than being conducted behind closed doors.
Address the following:
Does making capital punishment a public event make it more or less appropriate?
Does the fact that capital punishment is done behind closed doors make it more acceptable to the public?
Provide at a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.
Paper 2
Begin writing a 500-750-word essay concerning whether American prison systems are a failed public policy. The first draft of this paper is due at the end Address the following:
The American prison system is running highly over capacity, meaning there are too many prisoners and not enough space.
Why continue with our public policy of incarceration when it appears to not be working?