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CJBS 415 Capstone Seminar for BS in Criminal Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Answer the following questions:
1.    Is it justice if a totally innocent person has to pay for the wrongdoings of another person who deliberately has done wrong?

2.    Would Holmes agree that the purpose of the law is to produce justice? Support your answer with something specific in the reading. Include the page reference in proper reference format.

3.    According to Holmes, does the law of liability ever require a totally innocent person to pay for the wrongdoings of another person who has deliberately done wrong? Support your answer with something specific in the reading. Include the page reference in proper reference format.

4.    According to Holmes, what is the purpose of the law? Support your answer with something specific in the reading. Include the page reference in proper reference format.
5.    According to Holmes, why did liability law change so that a person could pay compensation instead of an offender being punished?

6.    According to Holmes, what is the real reason why maritime law uses the legal fiction that a ship is a person? What makes this legal fiction a useful foundation for modern corporation law?

All papers must be formatted in the APA citation method.  Students will use the American Psychological Association (APA) style for written assignments, as appropriate.  APA guidelines can be found on the John Jay College Library website by accessing this link:

http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/apastyle_spring_2012.pdf

All papers must be formatted in Times New Roman, 12 font, double line spacing, justified. Please answer these questions in the form of an essay (do not present them in numbered format).
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Grade: 5%