Unit 7 assignment research paper crj101 – introduction to crim

1. Unit 7 Assignment: Research Paper
CRJ101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 pm EST of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
This course covers the 3 main areas of Criminal Justice:
Policing; Courts; and Corrections. Your assignment is to take
one of these elements, which can be broken down, (i.e.
Corrections may be broken down to Probation, Parole,
Community Corrections, Prison and Jobs, Prison Life,
Correction Officers, etc.) and research the historical
perspective. The paper should summarize how/where it began,
and where it is now. The paper should also include your
thoughts on changes, opinions, ideas that you would employ.
These changes can be structural, bureaucratic, etc.
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will submit your Research Paper,
based on the outline you created in Unit 5. Your outline page
must include:
· An introduction to your approved topic.
· Describe where it was in a historical context, and where it
now.
· Your thoughts on needed changes, opinions, and ideas you
would employ (structural, bureaucratic, etc.) and how you
would employ them

2. · Conclusion
Requirements:
· Length: at least 5, 12 pt. font, double spaced, APA formatted
pages (not including title and reference pages).
· This assignment must be submitted as a Microsoft Word
Document.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be
evaluated before you write and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Unit 7Assignment
CRITERIA
Deficient
Needs Improvement
Proficient
Exemplary
(0-5 Points)
(6-7 Points)
(8-9 Points)
(10 Points)
Introduction of the approved Research Paper Topic
The introduction is missing or poorly presented.
The introduction is present but is missing key details.
The introduction is present but is missing minor details.
The introduction is fully and clearly defined and presented
including all details.
(0-11 Points)
(12-15 Points)
(16-19 Points)
(20 Points)
Description of the Topic from a Historical Perspective and

3. Where it is Now
The descriptions are missing or poorly presented.
The descriptions are present but missing key details.
The descriptions are present but missing minor details.
The descriptions are fully and clearly defined and presented
including all details.
Your Opinion on Needed Changes to your Topic Choice
The opinions on need changes are missing or poorly presented.
The opinions on need changes are present but missing key
details.
The opinions on need changes are present but missing minor
details.
The opinions on need changes are fully and clearly defined and
presented including all details.
Your Ideas on Changes you Would Employ and How You Would
Employ Them.
The changes you would employ and how you would employ
them are missing or poorly presented.
The changes you would employ and how you would employ
them are present but missing key details.
The changes you would employ and how you would employ
them are present but missing minor details.
The changes you would employ and how you would employ
them are fully and clearly defined and presented incl uding all
details.
(0-5 Points)
(6-7 Points)
(8-9 Points)
(10 Points)
Conclusion
The conclusion is missing or poorly presented.
The conclusion is present but is missing key details.
The conclusion is present but is missing minor details.
The conclusion is fully and clearly defined and presented
including all details.

4. Length
0-3 pages.
4 pages.
5 pages.
More than 5 pages.
Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not
followed.
Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and
error-free.
Unit 5 Assignment: Research Paper – Bibliography
CeTreiva Whitmore Lockett
Post University
CRJ101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
Professor Lawrence Hunter
October 2, 2021
Corrections
Sparks, R., & Gacek, J. (2019). Persistent puzzles: The
philosophy and ethics of private corrections in the context of
contemporary penalty. Criminology & Public Policy, 18(2),
379-399.
The article focuses on implied outlooks, which include
philosophies in the sense of operational practical discourse and
assumptions, as well as conflicting ethical considerations that
drive differing perspectives on privatizing repairs. The paper
takes into account normative reasons as well as empirical

5. findings, arguing that a multidimensional approach is necessary
to comprehend the sociology of punishment, particularly how
certain forms of punishment persist, survive, and thrive in
private prisons. According to the findings, the public's
involvement, knowledge, and understanding of punitive policy
should be prioritized.
Bartels, L., & Weatherburn, D. (2020). Building community
confidence in community corrections. Current Issues in
Criminal Justice, 32, 292 - 308.
According to the article, it is unavoidable that some people
who have been granted conditional release would (re)offend, but
the majority of people will complete their orders without
incident. Correctional agencies use a consistent method to
communicate with the public about community corrections,
which is beneficial because it gives the idea that offenders are
dark, gloomy individuals who are incapable of redemption.
According to the conclusions, there should be thorough program
evaluation, disclosure of results, and periodical trend updates.
The public should be educated about crime and corrections, and
governments should do more to humanize offenders, according
to the other recommendations.
Matz, A. K. (2018). Community Corrections and the Health of
Criminal Justice Populations. Journal of Health and Human
Services Administration, 41(3), 348.
With one in every 53 adults in the United States on
probation, community supervision remains the most common
type of correctional control. A significant number of
probationers and parolees have health problems related to
substance misuse, mental illness, and co-occurring illnesses.
The paper includes an overview of community corrections, as
well as health issues that are common among community
corrections populations, programming concerns, and significant
impediments to growing justice-health partnership.
Harding, R. W., Rynne, J., & Thomsen, L. (2019). History of
privatized corrections. Criminology & Public Policy, 18(2),
241-267.

6. The article examines the interconnected events in the
United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, as well as
their differences from those in other countries. The writers
recognize that the emergence of privatization was fueled by
political and economic factors in the post-1980 period.
Privatization existed on a spectrum ranging from peripheral
service delivery to full custodial operations and control.
Apolinario, H. (2018, April 11). In Brazil, prison riots and
killings expose the structural failures of mass incarceration -
Penal Reform International. Penal Reform International.
https://www.penalreform.org/blog/prison-rioting-and-deaths-in-
brazil/
In the criminal justice system, mass incarceration is one of
the most widely used correctional methods. According to an
Aploninario report, 19 people were killed in prison riots in
Brazil in 2017, while others just vanished. The essay outlines
what has to be done to prevent similar tragedies and address the
problem' fundamental roots.
References
Apolinario, H. (2018, April 11). In Brazil, prison riots and
killings expose the structural failures of mass incarceration -
Penal Reform International. Penal Reform International.
https://www.penalreform.org/blog/prison-rioting-and-deaths-in-
brazil/
Bartels, L., & Weatherburn, D. (2020). Building community
confidence in community corrections. Current Issues in
Criminal Justice, 32, 292 - 308.
Harding, R. W., Rynne, J., & Thomsen, L. (2019). History of
privatized corrections. Criminology & Public Policy, 18(2),
241-267.
Matz, A. K. (2018). Community Corrections and the Health of
Criminal Justice Populations. Journal of Health and Human
Services Administration, 41(3), 348.
Sparks, R., & Gacek, J. (2019). Persistent puzzles: The
philosophy and ethics of private corrections in the context of

7. contemporary penalty. Criminology & Public Policy, 18(2),
379-399
Unit
5
Assignment
: Research Paper
–
Bibliography
CeTreiva Whitmore Lockett
Post University
CRJ101
–
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Professor
Lawrence Hunter
Octo
ber
2
, 2021

8. Unit 5 Assignment: Research Paper – Bibliography
CeTreiva Whitmore Lockett
Post University
CRJ101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
Professor Lawrence Hunter
October 2, 2021