Philosophy 23, (2597) HONORS Ethics, Law and Society, Tuesday-Thursdays 7:45a.m.-9:15a.m., El Camino College
Odyssey Topic Links. (Please report any bad links to me as soon as you can.)
Odyssey topics are supposed to be more complicated and subtle than wrangle topics, so wrangle topics are generally not available for odyssey writing. However, if you really want to write on one of the wrangle topics, talk to me!
Your stage one assignment is to carefully and charitably present both sides of a legal issue before going on to critique the arguments given by each side and logically determine which side is better supported by the evidence and logic available to you right now. (The other side might still be right, but you can't say it is best supported unless you have actual evidence that it is.) Remember, if you have already made up your mind about an issue and find it difficult to talk about the arguments against your position, you should probably pick another topic. If you cannot accept the possibility that the other side is right, I strongly urge you to choose another topic. If you find yourself unable to even present the other side of an issue, or can't resist immediately making negative comments about it, you should definitely choose another topic. If your "counter arguments" consist of insults, unfounded speculations or appeals to your own emotional states, you will seriously damage your grade. Remember, you don't have to change your personal beliefs. You just have to determine the logical implications of whatever information happens to be available to you. Here are the topics:
The Death Penalty
Juvenile Justice
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
http://www.communitypolicing.org/about3.html
http://www.communitypolicing.org/eleclib/index.html
Heritage Institute
Case Studies
Prison Privatization
Heritage Institute
http://www.cpl33.org/privatization.htm
http://www.afsc.org/az/azprispriv.htm
http://www.afscme.org/private/aculink3.htm
http://www.flpba.org/private/lawsuits.htm
Crime, Poverty and the Familiy
Heritage Institute
http://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/8750
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/dec2000/uk-d09.shtml
http://news.mpr.org/features/2003/09/19_williamsb_report/
http://www.globalchange.com/books/rpl7.htm
http://www.globalchange.com/books/rpl7c.htm
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/18855
Racial Bias
ACLU
http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~archives/ABOLISH/apr01/1214.htm
http://www.individualistvoice.com/racialbias.htm
http://www.issues2002.org/Celeb/John_Ashcroft_Crime.htm
http://www.nationalreview.com/contributors/clegg061101.shtml
http://archive.aclu.org/news/2001/w060701a.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/06/06/justice.death.garza/index.htm
http://www.prisonactivist.org/pipermail/prisonact-list/2001-June/003798.htm
Search and Seizure
Sentencing/Prisons
Drug policy
http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block29.htm
http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block30.htm
ACLU
Victims' Rights Amendment
http://www.pomc.com/legislation.cfm
http://www.house.gov/chabot/victimsintro03.htm
http://www.aaim1.org/victimrights.asp
http://www.criminaljustice.org/TESTIFY/test0012.htm
http://www.klaaskids.org/v3n1rights.htm
http://www.aclu.org/CriminalJustice/CriminalJustice.cfm?ID=9955&c=249 http://www.nadp.inetnebr.com/newsletters/news0201/MurderVictimFamilies.htm
http://www.talkleft.com/archives/004170.htm
http://www.talkleft.com/archives/003456.htm
http://www.talkleft.com/archives/004181.htm
http://www.talkleft.com/archives/003609.htm
http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/SupremeCourt/1999/September/Opinions/HTML/86110.htm
Indigent Defense
http://www.aclu.org/CriminalJustice/CriminalJusticelist.cfm?c=48
Forcible Medication
http://www.aclu.org/CriminalJustice/CriminalJustice.cfm?ID=12910&c=15
Right to Remain Silent
http://www.aclu.org/court/court.cfm?ID=14534&c=261
Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=13317&c=139
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/WM121.cfm
http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=10491&c=29
Campaign Finance Reform
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/LM5.cfm
Legal Services Corporation
Why the Legal Services Corporation Must be Abolished
Time for Congress to Hold the Legal Services Corporation Accountable
Sex Offender Laws
http://www.aclu.org/CriminalJustice/CriminalJustice.cfm?ID=13074&c=15
http://www.aclu.org/CriminalJustice/CriminalJustice.cfm?ID=12927&c=15 "SEXUAL OFFENDER LAW">SEXUAL OFFENDER LAW
Citizen's Guide to Megan's Law
Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification
Sex Offender Registration and Tracking: We Need It Now
http://www.klaaskids.org/pg-legmeg.htm
One-Sided Topics.
Only pick one of these if you can find or figure out strong counter-arguments to some of the arguments presented in these sites. If you can't find any potential problems, don't bother!
Indigent Defense
More Issue Sites
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/criminaljustice/links.htm
Wrangle Topics
Flag Desecration
http://www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeech.cfm?
Do We Need a Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage?
Let America Decide on Protecting Marriage By Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave
Do Not Amend the U.S. Constitution to Regulate Marriage By Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
http://www.socialaw.com/sjcslip/sjcNov03c.htm
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Family/wm373.cfm
The California Recall: Power in the People or Special Interests Run Amok?
Framers on the CA Recall: Power is in People to Recall Elected Officials By Senator Rico Oller
Recall is Plutocracy at its Best By Congressman Bob Filner
Prayer in School
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests/prayer/mdsprayer.htm
ABORTION
Abortion: All sides of the issue
Save Roe / Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Pro-Life Wisconsin - Abortion
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
ABA(American Bar Assn.)--Affirmative Action, Diversity & College Admissions
ACLU--What Would Our Nation's Schools Be Like Without Affirmative Action?
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action Through a Different Looking Glass
So You Wanna Know About Affirmative Action?
Affirmative Action: The Great Debate
ANIMAL TESTING
American Anti-Vivisection Society
Animal Welfare Act and Regulations for Biomedical Research Institutions
Foundation for Biomedical Research
John Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
MAABRE: Animals in Research
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
"DAYCARE / CHILDCARE FUNDING">DAYCARE / CHILDCARE FUNDING
Child Care for Low Income Families: Direction for Research
Child Care for Low Income Families: Summary of Two Workshops
DEATH PENALTY
Capital Punishment: Life or Death
Death Penalty Information Center
Death Penalty Information & Resources
U. S. Department of Justice -- Bureau of Justice Statistics
St. Norbert College Survey: Death Penalty
http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/
HIV STATUS FOR EMPLOYMENT
Charges of HumanImmunodeficiency Virus Discrimination in the Workplace
Chevron U.S.A.,Inc. v. Echazabal: Has the Americans with Disabilities Act Become a ToothlessTiger?
HIV/AIDS and the ADA
HIV/AIDS-RelatedDiscrimination Cases and Rulings
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
AgBiotechNet: Safety of Genetically ModifiedFoods
Northern Light SpecialEdition: Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically Modified Food Debate
HUMAN CLONING
AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science: Policy Brief on HumanCloning
The American Journalof Bioethics News Archive: Cloning
PewResearch Center for the People and the Press: Public Make Distinctions onGenetic Research
"JUVENILES TRIED AS ADULTS">"JUVENILES TRIED AS ADULTS">JUVENILES TRIED AS ADULTS
The Color of Justice: An Analysis of Juvenile Adult Court Transfers inCalifornia
National Center for Juvenile Justice: Transfer to Criminal (Adult)Court
National Centerfor Policy Analysis: Experts Say: End Juvenile Courts
National Centerfor Policy Analysis: Very Few Juveniles Being Tried as Adults
The SentencingProject: Prosecuting Juveniles in Adult Court: An Assessment of Trends andConsequences
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
CNN:Weed Wars
Making Medicinal Marijuana LegallyAvailable
Medical Marijuana: Senate Bill6271
MedicalMarijuana: Yahoo News
WOMEN IN COMBAT
Center for MilitaryReadiness: Women In Combat
Women in Combat:Why Not?
Women in the Military:Combat Roles Considered
The Cost of Women in Combat
Women in the Navy
Women'sStudies Database: Government and Politics: Women in the Military
http://www.streetlaw.com/
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