CRJ 303 CRJ303 WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT ISSUES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN CORRECTIONS - ASHFORD
Ashford CRJ 303 Week 1 Assignment Issues and Constitutional Rights in Corrections
Issues and Constitutional Rights in Corrections. [WLOs: 1, 2, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]. Due by Day 7. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 1 and 2 from your textbook, watch the video Overcrowded: The Messy Politics of CA’s Prison Crisis, and review pages 2513-2533 only from the article Whom Should We Punish, and How? Rational Incentives and Criminal Justice Reform. This assignment includes an outline described below. The outline’s purpose is for you to prepare a foundation for your approach to your Week 2 assignment.
Including a minimum of two scholarly and/or credible resources, please prepare an outline of issues in corrections that briefly addresses, in approximately one paragraph each, the following:
• Explain the issue(s) in at least one U.S. Supreme Court Case published within the past 10 years that addresses the balance between constitutional rights of incarcerated persons and administrative functions in corrections. (Approximately one paragraph)
o Toassistyouwiththispart,notethattheissue(s)inaU.S.SupremeCourtcasetypicallyrefersto the main challenge or claim that the court ultimately addresses in its ruling. For example, inBrown v. Plata (2011) (discussed in your textbook), a major issue was whether overcrowded conditions for correctional populations violates the Eighth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution.
Although you may choose any relevant U.S. Supreme Court case published within the past 10
years, you may find it helpful to select a case from Table 3.1 of Chapter 3 in your textbook.
• Determine how the constitutional rights of incarcerated persons have been addressed by the U.S. Supreme
Court in a case published within the past 10 years (for your selected case above). (Approximately one paragraph)
o Toassistyouwiththispart,considerhowthedecisionaddressesthebalancebetween constitutional rights of incarcerated persons and administrative functions, drawing on factors considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in your selected case.
• Examine at least one cultural sensitivity issue and at least one diversity issue in corrections. (Approximately one paragraph)
o Toassistyouwiththispart,youmayexplorearticlesorstateorfederalwebsitesthataddress cultural sensitivity and diversity in corrections. Use at least one scholarly or credible source.
