Instructions
Project : Case Study on Best Practices in Corrections
No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper.
Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.
Prisoner reentry is the process by which prisoners who have been released return to the community.
Project Objectives:
To identify the components of a Best Practice program dealing with the reentry correctional issue.
To research correctional systems to determine what if a Best Practice program for the reentry exists.
To synthesize program elements and structures to provide the basis for a program considered to be best practices.
Using the subject of REENTRY determine the program elements required to designate a correctional program as exemplary. What constitutes a Best Practice?
Research the field of Corrections, correctional journals, correctional periodicals, various departments of correction, and other resources to determine if there is an exemplary program for reentry.
Write a report on your findings providing a description of the exemplary program, the elements that lead to the success of the program, and the program structure and design that provide for an effective and successful correction program.
The report should include a minimum of two outside sources (not including course instructional materials).
Format Requirements
Paper should be a minimum of 1250 words (5 pages)
Double Space 12 pt. font, 1" margins
In narrative portion of the paper use APA citations for all sources
Include a reference page using APA format guidelines (not included in word count)