Write a half-page reflection to Adam Foss' TedTalk, "A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system."
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system?
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Consider the following in your reflection:
- Foss presents alternatives to incarceration as punishments for crimes. Do the alternatives that he presents sound "fair" (to the victim, to the culprit) or "effective" (in terms of punishing a person and/or preventing them from committing crimes in the future)?
- Do you think the kinds of alternatives that Foss discusses are too "soft" on crime and will not do a good job at deterring people from committing crimes if they aren't afraid of going to prison?
- Do you think his alternatives can only work on non-violent offenders? Or could they also be effective in violent offenses? Why or why not?
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