CRJ303
CRJ 303 Week 1
Week 1 DQ 1
Describe each of the five goals of sentencing; create a list
of the favorable and unfavorable consequences, focusing on each. Explain your
answers in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
CRJ 303 Week 1 DQ 2
Q:Discuss the differences between indeterminate and
sentences of fixed terms. Which do you think are the most effective sentencing
techniques, and why? How do truth-in-sentencing statutes figure into both of
the two types of sentencing decisions? Explain your answers in at least 200 –
250 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
CRJ 303 Week 2
Week 2 DQ 1
Many scholars argue that punishment is an ineffective way to
prevent and to deter future criminals from acting out in violent or
society-damaging ways. What methodologies of crime prevention are available
beyond deterrence and punishment? Argue the merit of these alternative methods
versus “traditional” punishment schemes. Explain your
answers in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
CRJ 303 Week 2 DQ 2
Discuss the merit of privatizing jails and prisons in the
United States. Should the government exclusively run incarceration centers, or
is it acceptable for private businesses to be involved in these enterprises.
Explain your answers in detail. Explain your answers in at least 200 – 250
words.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Week 2 Assignment:
Jails vs. Prisons
CRJ 303 Week 3
Week 3 DQ 1
Detail the differences between probation and parole. In your
opinion, which form of supervision and conditional release is the most
effective to deter future crimes and to protect the public? Please support your
opinions with the textbook or outside, scholarly sources. Explain your answers
in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
CRJ 303Week 3 DQ 2
One approach to deal with sexually violent predators is to
not release them after their prison terms, but instead to confine them in
“special prisons” or “units for civil commitments.” Do you agree or disagree
with the use of civil commitments, and why? What criteria should be used before
releasing an offender from civil commitment? Explain your
answers in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
CRJ 303 Week 3 Assignment:
Juvenile Corrections
CRJ 303 Week 4
Week 4 DQ 1
Compare and contrast open and closed prison systems. In your
opinion, which organizational system is the more effective, and why? Explain
your answers in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
Week 4 DQ 2
Examine the “eight activities” which combine to create a
secure prison environment (pages 415- 416 of the text) and choose the two which
you believe are the most important. Can you think of any other activities which
would help ensure prison security that are not listed? Explain your
answers in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two
of your classmates’ postings
Week 4 Assignmets:
Life as A Correctional Officer (800 Words)
CRJ 303 Week 5
Week 5 DQ1
Choose one of the legal rights of inmates listed in Chapter
14 (Corrections: an Introduction). Compare and contrast that right to people in
society whom are not incarcerated. Do you agree that inmates should have the
right you have chosen to examine? Why? Explain your answers in at
least 200 – 250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
Week 5 DQ 2
Some experts argue that people have been punished as an
attempt to change conduct and deter crimes for thousands of years, with very
little success; crime still continues to be prevalent in modern societies. Do
you agree that we need a new paradigm for sentencing? If yes, provide details
of what a new paradigm should look like. If you disagree,
and favor the current punishment/deterrent schemes, provide support for your
views that traditional approaches to crime and punishment are the most
effective available. Explain your answers in at least 200 – 250 words. Respond
to
at least two of your classmates postings.
CRJ 303 Week 5 Assignment :
Final Assignment
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