1. Cesare Beccaria argued that crime could be deterred through punishment that was swift, severe, and certain. If Cesare Beccaria were alive today, what would he say about our modern criminal justice system? Remember, he thought that in order to prevent crime, punishment needed to be swift, severe, and certain. Can you think of other strategies that might deter criminal behavior? What has worked at controlling your behavior either in the past or presently, and could that be applied on a larger scale to control criminality?

2. Describe the "CSI effect" and how it differs from the reality of forensic science.