This document provides guidelines for 14 weekly assignments for a criminal justice course. The assignments include writing papers on the history and purpose of penitentiaries, comparing correctional officer experiences, analyzing sentencing objectives, examining prison and prisoner life, and evaluating rehabilitation and community supervision options. Students are instructed to research topics, answer questions, and format responses following APA guidelines. Submission of the completed assignments is through the online classroom platform.

1. UOP CJS 255 Week 1 Purpose and History Paper (2 Papers)
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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that examines the purpose
and history of penitentiaries. Include the following:
· History of punishment
· History of prison development
· Comparison of the Pennsylvania system and the Auburn
system
· Impact and involvement of prison labor over time
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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2. UOP CJS 255 Week 2 Federal Prison Comparison Presentation
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CJS 255 Week 2 Federal Prison Comparison
Create a matrix in which you describe the prisons where the
following individuals were incarcerated:
§ Martha Stewart
§ Ivan Boesky
§ Michael Milken
§ Manuel Noriega
§ Timothy McVeigh
§ Terry Nichols
§ Al Capone
§ John Gotti
Describe the problems associated with the prisons used to
incarcerate these individuals.
Explain the security levels of the prisons.

3. Use images or graphics if desired. Reference any information or
images used in the matrix.
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4. UOP CJS 255 Week 3 Correctional Officers’ Experiences
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CJS 255 Week 3 Correctional Officers’ Experiences Summary
Create a hypothetical maximum-security prison environment
to use as a basis for your answers. The prison may be a state,
federal, private, or nonprivate prison.
Assume the role of correctional officers at a maximum-security
prison. A university professor has asked you to speak to her
class about your experiences as correctional officers. To
prepare for the visit, she has sent you the questions that the
students will ask you.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer to
following questions.
§ How does the prison environment influence the way you
ensure security and custody in your prison?
§ What methods of secure custody do you use in your prison?
§ How do you ensure professionalism among the corrections
staff?

5. § Do you work for a private or nonprivate prison? How do your
daily work experiences differ from those of others according to
the type of prison you work for?
Remember correctional officers will likely have different
experiences and answers to these questions.
Format your answers to reflect those differences.
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6. UOP CJS 255 Week 3 Sentencing Paper (2 Papers) NEW
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CJS 255 Week 3 Sentencing Paper
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that analyzes the principal
objectives of punishment within the U.S. corrections system.
Answer the following questions in your paper:
§ What are the state and federal objectives of punishment?
§ How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections
systems overall? Support your answer.
§ What is determinate and indeterminate sentencing? Which
sentencing model do you feel is most appropriate? Explain why
and provide an example.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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7. UOP CJS 255 Week 4 Prison Life Presentation (2 PPT) NEW
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CJS 255 Week 4 Prison Life Presentation
Complete the following in CJi Interactive on the student
website:
§ Learning Modules
§ Ch. 11: Corrections History and Institutions > Prisons and
Jails
§ Ch. 13: Life Behind Bars > The Legal Rights of Inmates
§ Myth & Issues Videos
§ Ch. 13: Life Behind Bars > Issue 1: Should Prisoners have
Rights?
Create an 8- to 12-slide presentation examining the life of
prisoners. Include the following in the presentation:
§ A brief comparison of jail and prison inmates
§ A brief comparison of male and female inmates’ backgrounds

8. § A brief comparison of state and federal inmates, including the
difference between prison life in private and nonprivate
prisons
§ An explanation of how prison life has changed over time
§ A description of the extent and nature of prison violence
§ A description of the extent and nature of prisoner litigation
§ Two recommendations that will
§ positively affect the life of prisoners
§ address the increasing violence and variations of violence in
prisons
§ limit prisoner litigation issues
Include speaker notes for each slide.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
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9. UOP CJS 255 Week 4 Prisoners with Special Needs (2 Papers)
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CJS 255 Week 4 Prisoners with Special Needs
Complete the following in CJi Interactive.
§ Learning Modules
§ Ch. 13: Life Behind Bars > Special Offenders
§ Myths & Issues Videos
§ Ch. 13: Life Behind Bars > Issue 2: Our Graying Prison
Population
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the needs of
special offenders. Answer the following questions:
§ How do special needs, mentally ill, and substance-abusing
prisoners affect the jail and prison systems at state and federal
levels?
§ What would happen if these prisoners were not cared for
properly?
§ Select a prison special offender population and research a
program aimed to assist or care for that population. What are

10. the characteristics of the program? How has the program
affected the special offender population in that prison?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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11. UOP CJS 255 Week 5 Determining Conditions of Probation
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CJS 255 Week 5 Determining Conditions of Probation
Simulation
Complete the CJi Interactive Simulation: Determining
Conditions of Probation, found in Ch. 12: Corrections in the
Community.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the conditions of
probation or parole and the rationale for those conditions.
Include the following in the paper:
§ Outcomes of the conditions selected by the team
§ Changes the team would make to their selections on the
basis of the outcomes
§ Recommendations concerning the conditions of a client’s
probation or parole that were not included in the options.
Explain why.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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13. UOP CJS 255 Week 5 Rehabilitation Paper (2 Papers) NEW
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CJS 255 Week 5 Rehabilitation Paper
Complete the following in CJi Interactive.
§ Learning Modules:
§ Ch. 12: Corrections in the Community > The Value of
Probation and Parole
§ Ch. 12: Corrections in the Community > Objectives and
Conditions of Probation
§ Ch. 12: Corrections in the Community > Special Supervision
Programs
§ Ch. 12: Corrections in the Community > History of Parole
§ Ch. 12: Corrections in the Community > Parole Board
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:
§ Definition and origins of rehabilitation in prison
§ Definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory
release

14. § Definition of probation and how it compares to other forms
of sentencing
§ Definition and options of community corrections
§ Critique the current rehabilitation options:
§ Is there a better solution to the current parole process?
§ Is there a better solution to the current probation system?
§ Are there better solutions than the current community
corrections options?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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