What caused the perceived need for the law or change in the law?

What caused the perceived need for the law or change in the law?

Select one of the topics presented in the text, and answer the following questions in the form of an essay:

Reforming the Criminal Law

Laws, in part, reflect public opinion and morality

➤ Stalking laws

➤ Prohibiting assisted suicide

➤ Registering sex offenders

➤ Clarifying rape

➤ Controlling technology

➤ Protecting the environment

Legalizing marijuana

➤ Responding to terrorism

1.What caused the perceived need for the law or change in the law?

2.If laws were passed was the goal they intended to achieve reached? If yes explain how, if not explain why not.

3.Were there any unintended consequences of the law?

4.Is there a need to further amend the law? If so was something over looked in the original law or did circumstances change?

5.Based on what you have learned about the topic you chose is there any change you would recommend to that law now? If so what would it be and what would it accomplish.

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