Using the Internet, research and analyze a major national-level street gang, such as MS-13, the Latin Kings, or the Bloods. Describe the challenges such gangs present to law enforcement. Another issue is the use of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence to exonerate wrongfully-convicted offenders. Advances in technology in recent years have allowed investigators to use old crime scene evidence to prove the innocence of some death-row inmates. Describe the efforts being made by organizations outside the criminal justice system, like the “Innocence Project,” to ensure that innocent people are not wrongfully executed. The above issue raises the question of how innocent men and women might have been convicted in the first place. For the third portion of this assignment, analyze and discuss the most common causes of wrongful convictions. For the final part of this paper, examine a critical issue that corresponds to your area of interest.
