CRJ305 Week 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2+dq3)

CRJ305 Week 4 Discussion 

Dq1

Court Initiatives. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 8 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.

a. Activity: Three Strikes

b. Activity: Drug Courts

c. Activity: Specialized Courts

Dq2

Corrections Initiatives. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 9 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.

a. Activity: How Much Are Americans Spending for Corrections?

b. Activity: Restorative Justice

Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. For these responses, select at least one classmate who chose to address an Activity different from your own. In your responses to their posts, address the following:

a. With respect to your classmate’s initial post, how do the concepts of re-entry and re-integration of prisoners back into society affect your selection of a crime prevention program?

b. Does society have a responsibility to fund and implement programs like these?

c. Do these programs have an effect on recidivism?

Dq3

Crime Prevention Initiatives. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 10 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.

a. Activity: Crime Prevention. Medical Focus – Brain Dysfunction

b. Activity: Crime Prevention. Crime Prevention – Social Capital & Human Capital

c. Critical Thinking: Create a Crime Prevention Program (Reduce Poverty).

d. Critical Thinking: Re-entry Programs

Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. For these responses, select at least one classmate who chose to address an Activity different from your own. In your responses to their posts, address the following:

a. With respect to your classmate’s initial post, how do the concepts of re-entry and re-integration of prisoners back into society affect your selection of a crime prevention program?

b. Does society have a responsibility to fund and implement programs like these?

c. Do these programs have an effect on recidivism?