how our society through its police, courts and corrections tries to deal with the problem of crime?

Background Statement:

The American system of criminal justice is a response to crime--a problem that has demanded the attention of all societies throughout history. To understand how the system works and why crime persists in spite of our efforts to control it, we need to examine both the nature of criminal behavior and the functioning of the justice system itself.

From defining which behavior counts as criminal to deciding the fate of offenders who are caught, the process of criminal justice is a social process subject to many influences other than written law.

 Your essay must have the following components:

1. A thesis which will be supported by your analysis

2. The subject of your paper is how our society through its police, courts and corrections tries to deal with the problem of crime

3. Use a real case in your analysis (find cases through media-outlets and/or scholarly journals) to illustrate your point(s)

4. In your analysis specify how the different stakeholders (police, courts, corrections, offenders, victims) attempt to control crime and its solutions

5. In your conclusion state your beliefs in how the stakeholders fail and/or succeed in controlling crime

6. Length of this assignment/essay 3 pages

7. Reference all your sources

Rubric:

Rubric: For any paper

1. Mechanics:

All written assignments must be typed or word-processed and double spaced in a font that allows for approximately 250 words per page (12 in PC-font types), 1-inch margins, and must be turned in by the due date. Please use APA style. Please make sure your paper has page numbers,

2. Content:

Focus on the topic assigned (Did it fully answer the question(s)?.) Explain ideas or opinion stated (does your essay convey your understanding of the topic or question?). Correct analysis of ideas, concepts, questions, theories... (Did your offer substantial remarks?). Provide logical explanations to support arguments. Reach logical, supportable conclusions and add a reference page listing your sources

3. Format:

The correct length. Free of typos and spelling errors (punctuation, quotation marks). Free of bad sentence structure and syntax (grammar!). Properly formatted (font, margins, references, etc.) Final draft quality (neat, well presented). APA style.

Below are some ideas as topics for your main argument for your assignment one :

Race and social control. 

Police-excessive force and race 

Police officers as victims or offenders

You may write about some of the recent incidents affecting negatively the relation between the community and the police such as City of Ferguson and/or City of Baltimore

You may contextualize your argument by following:

Variable A: Young African American Male

Variable B: Police officer

Outcome: Excessive Force

You may hypothesize: When a police officer interacts with a young African American male there is a possibility that  excessive force may be use by the police officer

Or you may hypothesize in the contrary that when those variables (Young African American male and the police officer)  interact, then excessive force is not explained by such interaction but by some other third variable