Punishment Without Crime

 

Research the use of fines and fees as related to misdemeanors in your hometown, a town you’d
like to live in, or Charleston. (These fees will probably be set at the county level.) Craft your
essay into a memo to the county council in that area discussing the major concerns related to
those fines and fees (and connect this to the Punishment Without Crime book). Outline a 3-5
step (well-researched and feasible) plan to combat those issues in that town.

Punishment Without Crime

 

 

Find a real case (not mentioned in the book) in the media of a person who has experienced this
phenomenon of being negatively impacted through being charged with a misdemeanor in the
United States. Make sure the case is current (last 5-10 years). Discuss how the topics outlined
in Punishment Without Crime apply to this person’s case. How can this case be connected to
larger issues of inequality in the criminal justice system?