Assignment 3: Concerns for Corrections Staff and Inmates Due Week 7 and worth 150 points Use your state's Department of Corrections Website, as well as the Strayer Library, to research the roles of correctional staff within the correctional organization. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you: Distinguish between administrative staff, program staff, and custodial staff; and discuss the importance of each. Rank the four (4) types of power available to correctional staff in order of importance (one [1] being the most important, four [4] being the least important). Provide a rationale for your ranking. Prioritize the following corrections staff concerns, with one (1) being the most important and four (4), the least important: funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and mental health issues in order of importance. Speculate on the major impact, whether negative or positive, that each concern will have on corrections staff overall. Justify your response. It is widely known that corrections personnel often experience “compassion fatigue” or the reduced capacity to be empathetic of an offender’s circumstance. Speculate on both the reason for such indifference and the long term consequence of such behavior. Provide a rationale for your response. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections. Analyze the operational components of prisons, jails, and alternative correctional placements. Classify inmate types, explaining the issues involved and the purposes served within prison society by various types. Examine gender issues involved in corrections. Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies. Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here . Assignment 3: Concerns for Corrections Staff and Inmates Due Week 7 and worth 150 points Use your state's Department of Corrections Website, as well as the Strayer Library, to research the roles of correctional staff within the correctional organization. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you: Distinguish between admi.

1. Assignment 3: Concerns for Corrections Staff and Inmates
Due Week 7 and worth 150 points
Use your state's Department of Corrections Website, as well as
the Strayer Library, to research the roles of correctional staff
within the correctional organization.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Distinguish between administrative staff, program staff, and
custodial staff; and discuss the importance of each.
Rank the four (4) types of power available to correctional staff
in order of importance (one [1] being the most important, four
[4] being the least important). Provide a rationale for your
ranking.
Prioritize the following corrections staff concerns, with one (1)
being the most important and four (4), the least important:
funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and mental health
issues in order of importance. Speculate on the major impact,
whether negative or positive, that each concern will have on
corrections staff overall. Justify your response.
It is widely known that corrections personnel often experience
“compassion fatigue” or the reduced capacity to be empathetic
of an offender’s circumstance. Speculate on both the reason for
such indifference and the long term consequence of such
behavior. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in

2. the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections.
Analyze the operational components of prisons, jails, and
alternative correctional placements.
Classify inmate types, explaining the issues involved and the
purposes served within prison society by various types.
Examine gender issues involved in corrections.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
correctional facility policies.
Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies
using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric
found here
.
Assignment 3: Concerns for Corrections Staff and Inmates
Due Week 7 and worth 150 points
Use your state's Department of Corrections Website, as well as
the Strayer Library, to research the roles of correctional staff
within the correctional organization.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Distinguish between administrative staff, program staff, and
custodial staff; and discuss the importance of each.
Rank the four (4) types of power available to correctional staff
in order of importance (one [1] being the most important, four
[4] being the least important). Provide a rationale for your
ranking.
Prioritize the following corrections staff concerns, with one (1)
being the most important and four (4), the least important:
funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and mental health
issues in order of importance. Speculate on the major impact,
whether negative or positive, that each concern will have on

3. corrections staff overall. Justify your response.
It is widely known that corrections personnel often experience
“compassion fatigue” or the reduced capacity to be empathetic
of an offender’s circumstance. Speculate on both the reason for
such indifference and the long term consequence of such
behavior. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections.
Analyze the operational components of prisons, jails, and
alternative correctional placements.
Classify inmate types, explaining the issues involved and the
purposes served within prison society by various types.
Examine gender issues involved in corrections.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
correctional facility policies.
Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies
using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric
found here
.

4. Assignment 3: Concerns for Corrections Staff and Inmates
Due Week 7 and worth 150 points
Use your state's Department of Corrections Website, as well as
the Strayer Library, to research the roles of correctional staff
within the correctional organization.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Distinguish between administrative staff, program staff, and
custodial staff; and discuss the importance of each.
Rank the four (4) types of power available to correctional staff
in order of importance (one [1] being the most important, four
[4] being the least important). Provide a rationale for your
ranking.
Prioritize the following corrections staff concerns, with one (1)
being the most important and four (4), the least important:
funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and mental health
issues in order of importance. Speculate on the major impact,
whether negative or positive, that each concern will have on
corrections staff overall. Justify your response.
It is widely known that corrections personnel often experience
“compassion fatigue” or the reduced capacity to be empathetic
of an offender’s circumstance. Speculate on both the reason for
such indifference and the long term consequence of such
behavior. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in

5. the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections.
Analyze the operational components of prisons, jails, and
alternative correctional placements.
Classify inmate types, explaining the issues involved and the
purposes served within prison society by various types.
Examine gender issues involved in corrections.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
correctional facility policies.
Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies
using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric
found here
.
Points: 150
Assignment 3:
Concerns for Corrections Staff and Inmates
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Distinguish between administrative staff, program staff, and
custodial staff; and discuss the importance of each.

6. Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely distinguished between
administrative staff, program staff, and custodial staff; and did
not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of each.
Insufficiently distinguished between administrative staff,
program staff, and custodial staff; and insufficiently discussed
the importance of each.
Partially distinguished between administrative staff, program
staff, and custodial staff; and partially discussed the importance
of each.
Satisfactorily distinguished between administrative staff,
program staff, and custodial staff; and satisfactorily discussed
the importance of each.
Thoroughly distinguished between administrative staff, program
staff, and custodial staff; and thoroughly discussed the
importance of each.
2. Rank the four (4) types of power available to correctional
staff in order of importance (one [1] being the most important,
four [4] being the least important). Provide a rationale for your
ranking.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely ranked the four (4) types of
power available to correctional staff in order of importance (one
[1] being the most important, four [4] being the least
important). Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale
for your ranking.
Insufficiently ranked the four (4) types of power available to
correctional staff in order of importance (one [1] being the most
important, four [4] being the least important). Insufficiently
provided a rationale for your ranking.
Partially ranked the four (4) types of power available to
correctional staff in order of importance (one [1] being the most
important, four [4] being the least important). Partially provided
a rationale for your ranking.
Satisfactorily ranked the four (4) types of power available to
correctional staff in order of importance (one [1] being the most

7. important, four [4] being the least important). Satisfactorily
provided a rationale for your ranking.
Thoroughly ranked the four (4) types of power available to
correctional staff in order of importance (one [1] being the most
important, four [4] being the least important). Thoroughly
provided a rationale for your ranking.
3. Prioritize the following corrections staff concerns, with one
(1) being the most important and four (4), the least important:
funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and mental health
issues in order of importance. Speculate on the major impact,
whether negative or positive, that each concern will have on
corrections staff overall. Justify your response.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely prioritized the following
corrections staff concerns, with one (1) being the most
important and four (4), the least important: funding, radical
inmates, multi-generations, and mental health issues in order of
importance. Did not submit or incompletely speculated on the
major impact, whether negative or positive, that each concern
will have on corrections staff overall. Did not submit or
incompletely justified your response.
Insufficiently prioritized the following corrections staff
concerns, with one (1) being the most important and four (4),
the least important: funding, radical inmates, multi-generations,
and mental health issues in order of importance. Insufficiently
speculated on the major impact, whether negative or positive,
that each concern will have on corrections staff overall.
Insufficiently justified your response.
Partially prioritized the following corrections staff concerns,
with one (1) being the most important and four (4), the least
important: funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and
mental health issues in order of importance. Partially speculated
on the major impact, whether negative or positive, that each
concern will have on corrections staff overall. Partially justified
your response.
Satisfactorily prioritized the following corrections staff

8. concerns, with one (1) being the most important and four (4),
the least important: funding, radical inmates, multi-generations,
and mental health issues in order of importance. Satisfactorily
speculated on the major impact, whether negative or positive,
that each concern will have on corrections staff overall.
Satisfactorily justified your response.
Thoroughly prioritized the following corrections staff concerns,
with one (1) being the most important and four (4), the least
important: funding, radical inmates, multi-generations, and
mental health issues in order of importance. Thoroughly
speculated on the major impact, whether negative or positive,
that each concern will have on corrections staff overall.
Thoroughly justified your response.
4. It is widely known that corrections personnel often
experience "compassion fatigue" or the reduced capacity to be
empathetic of an offender’s circumstance. Speculate on both
the reason for such indifference and the long term consequence
of such behavior. Provide a rationale for your response.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely speculated on both the reason
for "compassion fatigue" and the long term consequence of such
behavior. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale
for your response.
Insufficiently speculated on both the reason for "compassion
fatigue" and the long term consequence of such behavior.
Insufficiently provided a rationale for your response.
Partially speculated on both the reason for "compassion fatigue"
and the long term consequence of such behavior. Partially
provided a rationale for your response.
Satisfactorily speculated on both the reason for "compassion
fatigue" and the long term consequence of such behavior.
Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response.
Thoroughly speculated on both the reason for "compassion
fatigue" and the long term consequence of such behavior.
Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.
5. 3 references

9. Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; all references
poor quality choices.
Does not meet the required number of references; some
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 8 errors present
7-8 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present