Overview:
Keep in mind the speed at which technology and science changes and the rate at which
we enact laws. Criminals are inventing new ways of committing crimes over the internet,
via social media, and other technical advances. They are also creating new drugs as well.
1. Explain “The Principle of Legality” and comment on whether it is just or not just for those who are the
first to commit a new crime to not be prosecuted.
2. Contrast the “Theories of Criminal Punishment” and explain which one you identify with.
3. We are at an unprecedented time, when almost everyone has access to a cell phone or other
electronic devices capable of recording audio and video and instantly uploading it to the internet or
sending it to the media. Often times, recordings of crimes are seen by the masses within minutes of the
incident. How does that reconcile with the “Presumption of Innocence” that every defendant is supposed
to be entitled to?
Requirements:
The assignment shall be in APA format, typed in 12 font Times New Roman, and shall not have been
turned in previously to any other instructor for any other course or assignment.