You Are Running for Congress on a Civil Liberties Platform

Essay

You are running for congress on a civil liberties platform, and you want to reform the sentencing guidelines in your state. You have to make a major speech about sentencing before a group of law enforcement officials, some of whom are suspicious of your political leanings. In your speech, discuss what type of sentencing guidelines (structured or unstructured) you think are most likely to both ensure law and order are maintained and grant equal protections under the law.