The United States Congress and fifty state legislatures determine what is illegal, define the crime, and punishments. Explain the five sentencing options after conviction available to the courts.   Textbook: Corrections in the 21st century (8th ed.) by Frank Schmalleger & John Ortiz Smykla, McGraw-Hill   

You must also submit a 250-500 word essay on your purpose for applying to study at GW. Please describe your relevant qualifications and academic objectives and address the specific program you are applying to as well as any concentration, if applicable. This is an opportunity to expand upon or address anything not covered in the […]

Many people in U.S. prisons do not have a high school diploma. A high correlation exists between the level of education attained by an incarcerated person and his or her recidivism rate. Textbook: Corrections in the 21st century (8th ed.) by Frank Schmalleger & John Ortiz Smykla, McGraw-Hill   

“For this Writing Workshop, I want everyone to pay attention to your topic sentence in your Initial Post and use this pattern: In Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford describes his experiences . . .. . (of course you would replace Bradford/ Of Plymouth Plantation with the assigned topic for this workshop)” which in this case […]

Incarceration of any kind is designed to be an unpleasant experience. The policies, rights, and daily life of an inmate can be vastly different between jails and prisons.  Describe how jail populations are different from prison populations. Textbook:  Corrections in the 21st century (8th ed.) by Frank Schmalleger & John Ortiz Smykla, McGraw-Hill 

What is police deception?  Using examples, what are forms of police deception?  Using examples, what are the stages of police deception?  In what stages of police deception, if any, is the deception acceptable or not?  Why or why not?     One source needs to be the textbook Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice (5e, 2019): Cyndi […]

What is a targeted killing? What are the arguments for and against the targeted killing of terrorists?  What are the examples of the targeted killing of terrorists?  What are your beliefs on the concept?   One source needs to be the textbook: Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice (5e, 2019): Cyndi Banks – Capilano University, Northern […]

When is the death penalty used?  What are the forms of the death penalty?  What are the arguments for and against the death penalty?  Give examples of those arguments.   What are your thoughts and beliefs on the death penalty?  Why?  One source needs to be the textbook: Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice (5e, 2019): […]

After reading the Discussion Case on page 382, after analyzing this issue applying an ethic of care approach, what should Chief Bloom do to resolve the situation?   The textbook:  Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice (5e, 2019): Cyndi Banks – Capilano University, Northern Arizona University, USA @SAGE ISBN-13: 978-1506326054 ISBN-10: 1506326056  

How do prison officers justify the use of force against inmates?  Are there any ethical implications in their justification?  What are the examples of unlawful use of force?  What are examples of when the application of force would be lawful? One source needs to be the book: Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice (5e, 2019): […]