• Why is it important to know "who benefits" when it comes to introducing or reforming crime control policies?
• How can we reduce the political influences in the criminal justice system (such as electing judges, prosecutors, and sheriffs)?
• Describe the barriers to implementing rational crime control policies.
• As a nation, what would we gain and what would we lose by converting to a national police system? Do changing times (i.e., the issue of homeland security) justify us in rethinking the highly fragmented and decentralized policing system in the United States?
• When does reasonable force become excessive force? Is there an easy line of demarcation for the police and the public to recognize when force becomes excessive?
• What would you suggest is the most effective strategy to reduce firearms violence: federal or state legislation, or changing police activities?
• Identify and describe one reform to the justice system that would reduce the number of gun crimes.