The U.S. criminal justice system has shifted to new initiatives in recent years in reaction to contemporary theories of criminal justice. It has begun decriminalizing some crimes and dealing with offenders in a more integrative way based on theories that emphasize rehabilitation over punishment. Contemporary critical theories examine how the law and the exercise of power can discriminate and influence behavior through reinforcement, punishments, and conditioned stimuli in everyday life.

1. Explanatory
an explanatory essy responding to the prompts listed below.*Explain how the U.S. criminal
justice system is dealing with offenders under the contemporary integrative and critical
theories.*What new initiatives or approaches (last 5–7 years) have the U.S. criminal justice
system shifted to in reaction to more contemporary theories of process?*Discuss the
decriminalization of crimes in theoretical terms.*How does reinforcements, punishments,
and discriminative stimuli work in everyday life?*Describe the role of law and power in
contemporary integrative and critical theories.A minimum of three pgs in length and
include an introduction. You should also include a minimum of four resources, and one
resource can be your textbook. Please select additional resources from the CSU Online
Library or through an internet search (scholarly, peer-reviewed, or authoritative), and
make certain that the chosen resource is no more than five years old.