Thursday, 25 August 2016

SOC 305 Week 2 DQ 1 Legal Representation and Social Class

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SOC 305 Week 2 DQ 1 Legal Representation and Social Class
Legal Representation and Social Class. After listening to the interview with Stephen B. Bright, The quality of a legal defense: Does it matter if you’re rich or poor?, please respond to the following:
a. How does geographic location play a role in the quality of representation provided by the public defender?
b. How does the overburdened public defense system in many areas contribute to issues of wrongful conviction?
c. Contrast the legal representation described by Bright to the level of representation available to white-collar, corporate, and environmental crimes.
d. This discussion highlights two issues – wrongful conviction and the overburdened public defender system. How can these problems be solved?

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