CJUS/500 CJUS500 CJUS 500 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION

CJUS 500 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION

Discussion Board Forum 3

Topic: Defense Attorneys and Avoiding Tyranny

The founding fathers crafted a purposeful tension between each branch of government and between the powers exercised by the state and federal systems. The American criminal justice system is a continuation of the foundational belief that a separation of powers, both horizontally and vertically, is essential to ensuring one’s freedom. The role of defense attorney is often misunderstood by the public, but a zealous defense of the accused, even the guilty, is vital to avoiding the onset of tyranny.

Beginning with the Reading & Study material, discuss the practical challenges facing members of the defense bar in each of the areas listed below:

• Balancing family demands, law practice viability, personal integrity and professionalism.
• Zealously advocating for rights of the accused, protecting the truly innocent, and ensuring equal justice for the guilty.
• Compare and contrast the roles of defense attorney with the scriptural depictions of Jesus the Christ as an advocate for the saints throughout Scripture.

Discussion Board Instructions

There will be 3 Discussion Board Forums throughout the course. The purpose of Discussion Board forums is to generate interaction among students in regard to relevant current course topics. Responding to a classmate’s post requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the response post is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon initial posts to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas introduced in the initial posts. As such, reply posts that merely affirm, restate or unprofessionally quarrel with the previous post(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point deductions.

You are required to post 1 thread of 350–400 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the module/week in which the forum is assigned. You must post 1 reply with 200–250 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the same module/week. Each post must comport with the requirements set forth in the Discussion Board Grading Rubric.

The Post First feature has been activated in the Discussion Board Forums for this course. You will need to post your thread before you will be able to view and reply to other students’ threads.