Incentivized Informants and Snitches.
Required Material: Norris, Bonventre, Acker (2018). When Justice Fails: Causes and Consequences of Wrongful Convictions. Carolina Academic Press. “Informant testimony is only one of four suspect categories of evidence associated with wrongful convictions (i.e., confessions, eyewitness identification, forensic science, and informants) that is not universally subject to any judicial check.” Covey and Beety 2019 Drawing heavily from your careful reading of the chapter and the citation above, develop an essay identifying at least three serious potential problems created by incentivized informant testimony. Secondly, do you believe police and prosecutors should be allowed to provide incentives in exchange for information from informants? Why or why not? Important: *Please touch on all questions, the last assignment points were deducted for not answering all points of questions. * When writing your answer please be sure to consult the rubric as provided in the syllabus. Please be sure to write at least three full paragraphs (not just a few sentences), incorporate critical thinking skills, and depth. Each objective below is worth a maximum of 4 points 4 points 2 points 1/0 points 1. Effectively addresses all parts of the question posed. Excellent job of answering all parts of the question. Good job of answering most parts of the question Does not adequately address the question being posed. 2. Incorporation of assigned readings/materials. Readings are adequately incorporated in posting. Some assigned readings are included, but others are missing. Insufficient or no assigned readings referenced or cited. 3. Critically engage the assigned readings/materials. Readings critically discussed & well- integrated into answer. Some of the readings critically discussed, but others not discussed in detail. None of the cited readings are critically discussed. 4. Writing is clear, concise, and professional in nature; no grammatical errors. Clearly expressed ideas; few grammatical errors. Some difficulty following post; disorganized; some grammatical errors. Notable or Major grammatical errors; lack of structure; sentences incomplete; difficult to understand. 5. Provides a thoughtful, substantive response (minimum 2-3 paragraphs). The response critically engages the discussion question and demonstrates a clear understanding of the major ideas presented in the chapter/video, article, etc. Response lacks clarity and does not fully answer the question or demonstrates a clear understanding of the materials. Lackluster or insufficient response post submitted.