Correctional System Analysis
Correctional System Analysis
The objective is to describe the purpose and major characteristics of today’s prisons.
Write a 1000 word essay answering the following questions:
How does the correctional system punish offenders?.
How does the correctional system rehabilitate offenders?.
Which method is more effective in reducing crime?.
Research a method for punishing or rehabilitating offenders.
Use the literature and propose a solution or adjustment to the methods of punishment or rehabilitation.
Your paper must follow this format:
Page 1 – Cover Title
Page 2, 3, and 4 – Body of text.
Page 5 – Reference Page ( List at least three sources on your reference page. Cite your sources).
Discuss how you evaluated the credibility of your resources used.
Do not use Wikipedia.
Reading and Resources/Articles: Prisons and Jails.
Prison life
Key Terms: Balancing Test, Jail, Prison, Prisonization, Recidivism.
Text book: Criminal Justice Today: An introductory text for the 21st century, 14e by Frank Schmalleger
Use two references from the text and one from an outside source online.
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