criminal law

Select one of the following prompts concerning homicide and answer it in a paragraph or two  .

Start your discussion by letting us know which question below you are answering. This discussion is worth up to ten points. For extra points include any citations, data, resources or links that help illustrate your point or may be a good resource for other students interested in the topic.  Think of yourself as contributing to a conversation.

PROMPT ONE- ALTERNATIVES: In class, before beginning the formal study of homicide law, we considered alternative approaches to violent crime with an emphasis on preventive measures. Slide twenty-eight of the presentation lists several alternatives. Select one of these alternatives or identify your own alternative preventive response to violent crime. Tell us why you selected this measure and what thinkers and authors have written about the idea. Do you think this measure is or will be effective?

PROMPT TWO- DEBATE ON PROVOCATION DEFENSE: In Kadish Chapter 5 in the Notes following the Girourd and Maher cases, the authors raise a series of social and political issues with the provocation defense such. In note number 3 the textbook includes sources debating whether the provocation rule should be abolished. Do you think that the provocation should be abolished? State why or why not.