The orchestrator of the College Admission Scandal is believed to be the 59-year old consultant, William Singer. He is accused of assisting wealthy parents in paying bribes to test monitors and coaches, fabricate student biographies as well as falsify exam scores. College coaches from different prestigious colleges are accused of accepting millions of dollars to facilitate the scheme. Also, thirty-three parents, many being wealthy and celebrities, including television star Lori Loughlin and actress Felicity Huffman (Custin and Berk, 2019). As a result, many of their fans have stormed social media to criticize these high-profile parents for the alleged admission cheating. The wealth and celebrity status is touted in the media to be precluding conviction or physical incarceration (Guzior, 2019). This particularly tarnishes the reputation of the justice department; therefore, this will give pressure on the prosecution team to make arrests and convictions. In one way or another, the reporting and social media, as well as public opinion, is going to interfere with the prosecution. Federal laws have been offended here, and if I were the judge or the jury, I would incarcerate the guilty. The rich have used their status to break the laws. Thus, they should not be allowed to use their financial situation to purchase freedom through cash bail. However, I would not add these non-violent individuals into prison roles with DUI offenders, drug dealers, etc. The prison plays the role of reducing crime by preventing its repetition; therefore, mixing non-violent and violent offenders will increase chances of crime repetition. Those who plead guilty, especially at early proceedings deserve sentence reduction at the discretion of the court. The sentence reduction should not exceed a third of the possible sentence. As much as the children involved are grown, and there is little chance of offense repetition, the children have not been rehabilitated. Since the children benefited from cheating, and they knew about the scheme, they should be held accountable. Also, this is not a "tempest in a teapot" as the allegations are substantial -with proof that can be used against those indicted.
References
Betsey Guzior, (March 13, 2019). College admission charges create social media stir. The Business Journals.
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Custin, R., & Berk, A. (2019). School Admission Scandal Underscores Significance Of Transparency. International Business Times, April , 9 .
