In your essay, provide answers to the following questions:
Identify similarities and differences in legal proceedings at the state and federal levels.
Are there significant differences in trends of arrests, incarceration, and treatment between state vs federal court?
Be sure to compare and contrast the findings of contemporary studies on prosecutorial discretion in charging decisions at the state and federal court systems.
Are there any marked differences in sentencing between the three U.S. district courts?
What factors have researchers and academics attributed to these differences?
