Crime & Law Enforcement Issues & Death Penalty/Law Enforcment Death Penalty

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Jack Tooney,
I am doing a project about the death penalty, and i am supposed to state the ways that the law is enforced. i am having a really hard time figuring that out. could you name some of the ways that the law gets enforced. Thank you! KRISSY  

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Hello Krissy,

   I am certainly no expert on the administration of the death penalty.  When you say "how it is enforced" do you mean the various methods of execution used by the various states who have the death penalty?  If you are talking about the sociological factors involved I am afraid that I am not the person to be asking.

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Please do NOT ask questions about potential jail sentences that you or your friends may receive in court. There is no way for me to know that. I am NOT a probation officer or a parole officer so questions about those subjects will be rejected. I am a police officer with 26 years experience. Can answer questions about crime, police procedure, investigations, criminal law, search and seizure, traffic offenses. Prefer not to answer questions on the death penalty. Please do not ask homework questions. Remember this. The law in every state is different so questions about laws that are specific to your state could be difficult to answer. I also cannot give you legal advice on what to do or not to do in court. I have worked with authors in the past and will be happy to review scenarios or plots with authors to check for believability or accuracy.

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Police officer with 26 years experience. Ten years in patrol and sixteen years in the detective bureau investigating every type of crime including murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud, missing persons, etc, etc. Also taught at the police academy in areas such as constitutional law, search and seizure, and lineups.

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B.S. in Criminology from the University of Maryland.

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