Discussion Questions

Draft a response to each of the bulleted questions below. Each question must have its own response and have a minimum of 75 words.

1.       How would you define the adversarial system? 

2.       How does the adversarial system relate to the criminal justice system overall?  What recommendations would you make to the system?

3.       What is your take on the effectiveness of the adversarial system compared to other systems (such as the inquisitive system that is used in some European countries)?

4.       What is the role of a defense attorney? How does this role of defense attorney impact the criminal court system? 

5.       What would happen if the role of the defense attorney had more, or less, limitations placed on them? 

6.       What do you think of public defenders versus private attorneys and the effectiveness of each?

7.       What is the role of a judge? How does this role impact the criminal court system?

8.       What would happen if the role of the judge had more, or less, limitations placed on them?