Episode 86: Discretion in the Criminal Justice System

Episode 86: Discretion in the Criminal Justice SystemGuest: Autumn Morgan & Keaton WilleThis is the second week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham has a new cohort of students. As students embark on learning about the criminal justice system, they too will learn that social justice and criminal justice go hand in hand, in particular anti-racism. Starting things off will be Autumn Morgan and Keaton Wille. As he instructs this set of students, Bingham will focus on discretion in the criminal justice system which can be a driving force for good and a driving force for prejudice, bias, and injustice. During this episode, Bingham and his students discuss the following: Autumn and Keaton’s career pathWhy they enrolled in the courseWhat high school they attendedTheir favorite constitutional rightTheir career goalsWhat is discretionDiscretion as it relates to the criminal justice systemThe 3 major components of the criminal justice systemThe 4 things that brought concern to the criminal justice systemThe first president to declare war on crimeConstitutional rightsShould a felon be allowed to voteShould a felon be allowed to be presidentShould presidents be given complete immunityBlack Lives MatterWhite SupremacyShould marijuana be legalized at the federal levelWhat they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplishYou can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.https://dlbspodcast.buzzsprout.com https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/ https://peculiarbooks.org   Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.https://blog.feedspot.com/triathlon_podcasts/