CRJ303 / CRJ 303 / Week 5 Final Paper

Focus of the Final Research Paper Each student will submit an eight- to ten-page Final Research Paper focusing on prison life and strategies to decrease recidivism upon an inmate’s release from prison. At a minimum, students’ research and information for the research shall include the following: 1. An analysis of the purposes for prisons in the US justice system. 2. An examination of current conditions in US prisons. 3. A review of programs which seek to reduce recidivism in modern prisons. 4. A discussion about rehabilitative programs in prisons. 5. An analysis of re-introduction to society programs, or the lack thereof. 6. Current approaches to protect the public upon a prisoner’s release. 7. New proposals to help protect the public and ensure that a prison does not re-offend upon release. Students can supplement their papers with interviews of people involved in the field of corrections; provide scientific data and analyses justifying the positions taken in the paper and any other scholarly or practical references which lend credibility to the project and the findings presented. Students must incorporate at least three resources (scholarly or interviews) in their Research Paper.