You Are the District Attorney for a Region in the Southwest

question 38

Essay

You are the district attorney for a region in the southwest United States which sees a lot of immigration. Some of the immigration is legal, some is not. A sheriff in one of your major cities is on an anti-immigrant crusade and has arrested scores of immigrants, some of whom are illegal, some of whom are not. Meanwhile, there are reports that sex offenses are up in the city, but because they are being committed by U.S. citizens, they are not being followed up on. How will you use your discretion to handle this situation?

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Definitions:

Schema

A schema is a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information in the world, guiding our expectations and understanding of experiences.

Human Mortality

The condition of being susceptible to death; the statistical study of human deaths in a population.

Lateralization

Literally, “sidedness,” referring to the specialization in certain functions by each side of the brain, with one side dominant for each activity. The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and vice versa.

Human Mortality

The state of being subject to death; the recognition of this condition affects individual and societal behavior and beliefs.