The+Courtroom+Workgroup

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__**Resources**:__
1. 2. Article: [|Click here for a good overview on the trial process] 3. [|Click here for an article on developing a theory of the case.] 4. Hypo

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**Questions:**

 * Is the justice system designed for efficiency or justice?**
 * Which is worse: To have 1 innocent person convicted or 5 guilty people go free?**
 * Is the justice system biased towards wealthy, white men? (Is Justice truly blind?)**


 * Cases/ Readings:**

//Powell// //Gideon// //Shepperd// (Fair trial) Schmalleger Ch. 8 //Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes// //Defending the Damned//


 * The Actors and their Roles : Judge, Prosecutor & Defense**