Discuss your understanding of purposes and goals

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please review the Bureau of Prisons (Links to an external site.) web page. You may also wish to consider some of the recommended resources for this week.

In your introduction, please briefly address the following:

• Discuss your understanding of purposes and goals for sentencing in the United States.
• Discuss roles and activities associated with at least one profession within corrections.

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and welcome them to the class. Respond to at least three of them. In your responses, include substantive comments that relate to career factors discussed in your peers’ initial posts. Consider other functions relevant to careers to extend the discussion. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to provide opportunities for further interaction and discourse within this forum.