Legal Rights
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Readings for this week concern legal rights. The link below involves the process a victim goes through when serving as a witness. Discuss what your readings have to say about witnesses and compare that to the information in the video. Have you or anyone you’ve ever known been a witness to a crime. If so, discuss it. If not, would you be comfortable serving as a witness to a crime in court? Would you want legal action taken if someone generated a deepfake of you engaging in crime and made it public? Would you feel comfortable testifying in court about it? Provide details supporting your position.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woxCbGUyNPs
Readings Legal Protection of Revenge and Deepfake Porn Victims in the European Union: Findings From a Comparative Legal Study by Karolina Mania
Legal Rights The adult criminal justice system versus the juvenile justice system
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Hands off doctrine
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The hands-off doctrine historically limited the involvement of courts in prison management and the protection of prisoners' rights. Summarize the most significant court cases that established this doctrine and how they shaped the legal landscape of prisoners' rights. Why has the implementation of these rights been so challenging for the courts? Discuss the balance between ensuring the safety and security of correctional facilities and upholding the constitutional rights of inmates. How have subsequent rulings evolved the hands-off doctrine, and what challenges remain in fully protecting prisoners' rights? Be sure to include examples from the textbook in your answer.
Siegel;, Larry. 2018. Corrections Today. Boston, MA: Cengage
