Given the Large Number of Wrongfully Convicted Defendants-Particularly Those Convicted

question 10

Essay

Given the large number of wrongfully convicted defendants-particularly those convicted and sentenced to death-who have had their convictions overturned via DNA evidence, can it be ethically justified to establish new procedures such that, as part of the appeal in certain kinds of cases, the convicted offender is automatically entitled to have a new DNA analysis completed? Explain.

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Definitions:

Set Point

A normal condition maintained by homeostatic mechanisms.

Steady State

A condition where the variables (such as concentration of substances) in a system remain constant over time despite ongoing processes that attempt to change them.

Homeostatic Response

The process by which organisms regulate internal conditions, such as temperature and pH, to maintain a stable internal environment.

Set Point

The target value that a system regulates towards, such as the human body's regulation of temperature or glucose levels.