CURRENT EVENTS 2-CORRECTIONS

Purpose—Read Chapters 2, 3, and 4 in Siegel and Bartollas (2018)

To assess your ability to discuss the basic goals and philosophy of sentencing.

Overview

In this assignment, you are required to locate a magazine or newspaper article that addresses a corrections issue related to the topics and/or concepts presented in your course readings for this module. In 2-3 paragraphs, recap the article and discuss its relationship to the course material covered in Module 2.

You are to create a post on the discussion topic, “Current Events 2”, and then respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. To have ample time to read your classmates’ postings and respond to them, your initial post must be completed by Wednesday while your follow-up to your classmate’s posting must be completed by Sunday.

To successfully complete the assignment, you are expected to read and study key points and all assigned readings for this module. It is also highly recommended that you familiarize yourself with the grading criteria provided. The grading criteria contain information on how your assignment will be assessed by your professor. Ensure that you cover all relevant information expected of you in the assignment.

Action Items

1. Complete all required readings prior to working on this assignment.
2. Locate a magazine or newspaper article that addresses a corrections issue that is related to the subject matter addressed in the readings.
3. In 2-3 paragraphs, recap the article and discuss its relationship to the topics of the module.