Assignment 1: Inmates Rights and Special Circumstances
According to the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, one (1) of the founding philosophies of the United States is that each person, citizen or not, is endowed with certain permanent rights. This philosophy extends even to people who have committed crimes that warrant prison sentences.
Imagine that you are a commissioner on the Board of State Prison, and you are responsible for making recommendations regarding inmate rights and special circumstances. Use the Internet to research costs that an inmate could incur if he or she chooses to challenge his or her confinement.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Analyze the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Support or refute the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Provide a rationale for your response.
Examine the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Prepare one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Provide a rationale for your response.
Determine whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders' rights against "cruel and unusual punishment," as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Justify your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections.
Analyze various issues in corrections, including effective community corrections programs, probation and parole, and reentry strategies.
Propose specific components of an institutional facility model based on effective management policies and procedures for a specified group of inmates.
Analyze key issues involved with the correctional staff.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies.
Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 2: Corrections and Victims' Rights
Go to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) Website, and review the "Resources For Victims & Witnesses,". Next, go to the American Correctional Association Website, and review the ACA Code of Ethics. Lastly, go to Cornell University Law Schools' Website, and review "18 U.S. Code Crime § 3771 - Crime victims' rights,".
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1) Examine the significant manner in which the Crime Victims' Rights Act protects the rights of crime victims. Provide your opinion of the effectiveness of this piece of legislation. Justify your response.
2) Determine whether or not victim impact statements add value during sentencing and parole hearings. Provide a rationale for your response.
3) Debate which is more important to a victim: the right to be notified of proceeding or the right to participate in a proceeding. Provide a rationale for your response.
4) Review the following three (3) statements, and determine the key ethical responsibilities of corrections personnel associated with them.
"Our job is not to punish."
"Legal liability issues."
"The rules don't apply."
5) Recommend two (2) strategies for ensuring that correctional employees (e.g., correctional staff, administrators, parole officers, probation officers, etc.) adhere to the ACA Code of Ethics.
6) Debate the importance of victims having a voice in the legal process.
7) Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Defend the purposes of corrections.
Analyze important issues facing the correctional enterprise today, including privatization, special needs populations, and disparities pertaining to race, religion, and economics.
Analyze key issues pertinent to victims of crime.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies.
Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics.
"Sanctions for Adults and Minors" Please respond to the following: (200 words)
From the e-Activity, provide your opinion on the court's holding in Furman versus Georgia. Support or refute the creation of a three (3) tier panel to assess whether the state court has properly applied the sanction to the proceeding. Provide a rationale for your response.
Examine the concept of alternative sentencing for juvenile offenders overall. Give your opinion as to whether or not alternative sentencing reduces the number of youthful offenders that serve prison time or just delays youthful offenders from serving time. Provide a rationale for your response.