Assignment:
The discussion is a two part assignment based on questions posted each week in the discussion.
Part one
• Pick one of the questions below and post a 200 to 300 word discussion. Your discussion should be well thought out and based on critical thinking. Your posting should be supported by reference to the reading in our book.
Part two
• Reply to three of your classmates post using critical thinking and positive feedback.
You must post your 200 to 300 word discussion first before you are allowed to see the other students postings and make your
You must post your 200 to 300 word discussion first before you are allowed to see the other students postings and make your required three reply.
1. What educational programs should be offered to inmates while they are awaiting their release? Many institutions are eliminating programs due to budgetary restrictions. Will this impact the day to day operations of the prison? Will it impact the inmate once they are released? Do those outside of the prison walls understand the role education programs have in society?
2. Though not as widely popular as they once were, private prison corporations such as the Correctional Corporation of America (CCA) are still very active across the United States. What does your research tell you about success rates and effectiveness of private prisons? What are some of the arguments against them?
3. Describe what is meant by "net widening" and explain how a well-intentioned community-based sanction can, in reality, have a broader negative impact.
4. Boot camps were popular with the public and politicians throughout the 1990s, but their use is declining in the past decade. Do some research on the effectiveness of boot camps on recidivism? Did boot camps reduce the crime rate among those who completed the programs? What is the likely future of boot camps in the United States?