Today I was able to meet with Mr. Markham, a lawyer and professor at UNC’s School of Government. Together we were able to have an amazing in depth discussion about why and how ethics and criminal sentencing are often intertwined.
We decided to spend this work experience discussing drunk driving and what factors aggravate or mitigate the sentencing process for drunk drivers. I’ll be spending the afternoon researching the different factors (age, socioeconomic status, employment status, whether they have a family, etc.) that come into sentencing decisions and which ones I personally believe should be valued the most.