Assignment:
Assignment Expectations:
• Length: At least 1750 words (about five double-spaced pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Each topic should be discussed in your essay.
• Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. The title page and the reference page are not counted toward the required word count. Be sure to answer all questions. There should be clear headings in your paper that shows each section you are addressing.
• References: If used, include the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions.
Assignment:
1. Describe what life is like for a Corrections Officer. How does their day-to-day experience differ from that of the management?
2. Explain the commonly accepted rights of prisoners in the United States today. Where do these rights come from? What U.S. Supreme Court cases are especially significant in the area of prisoners' rights? Then conduct online research into prisoner's rights in another country and compare/contrast those rights with those of US prisoners.
3. Explain how the juvenile justice system differs from the adult justice system. Include your opinion on whether juveniles should or should not be tried as adults, and if your opinion varies from crime to crime and case to case.
4. Discuss the important U.S. Supreme Court decisions of relevance to juvenile justice. What was the impact of each of these decisions on juvenile justice in America?
5. Discuss the major problems and issues prisons face today. Include your ideas on how some of these issues and problems could be overcome.
6. Research the Tent City of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Because it is a jail and not a federal prison, the low standard of living has survived lawsuits. Should more jurisdictions use this type of incarceration? Why or why not?