Perspective

39754Topic: The behavioral health perspective and the criminal law perspective differ in their recommendations for the design and operation of many elements of criminal justice administration, particularly as they pertain to persons with mental disorders. Based on the resources presented in this course, I would like to research how proponents of each ideological perspective would respond to the issues of correctional administration. I would also like to look at the recidivism rates.

Instructions: I want you to discuss a selected topic on the criminal justice system. Support your opinion on/of this topic by demonstrating examples of that influence. Your opinion does not determine your grade. Your grade is determined by how well you support your argument utilizing the materials discussed in this course and research and reference material you locate. What I do not want is a regurgitation of what is in the text. Expand on the text, do not repeat it. Document your facts utilizing standard APA style. This paper is to be submitted to me as indicated on the Course Schedule and Grading Policy Summary Table. The paper is to be in APA format and the body of the paper is to be between 10 and 12 pages. The body of the paper does not include the title page, table of contents, appendix or references. The paper will be based on a 25-point scale. This is to be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and of original work. Plagiarism will be dealt with harshly. You are to title your paper by your last name. For example, my paper would be called “russo.docx” with “.docx” being the MS Word file extension.

Papers will be graded based on the Criminal Justice Paper Rubric.