Final Paper Outline [WLOS: 2, 3, 4] [CLOS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review all of the Week 3 Required Resources. Looking ahead at your Week 5 Final Paper, provide an outline highlighting the major points of your paper.

Week 5 - Final Paper

Treatment Versus Punishment: That Is the Question!

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

When looking at the relationship between social justice and juvenile justice, there are two overarching concepts

when addressing juvenile delinquency: treatment and punishment. These two concepts have driven a cycle of

changes in the juvenile justice system over the years. Your task is to support your premise that your state or city

should implement a philosophy of treatment for juvenile offenders, punishment, or a combination of the two (i.e.,

treatment and punishment) for a specific crime or criminal justice issue identified in your paper. In your paper,

• Explain the differences between the treatment and punishment concepts.

• Examine types of treatment versus types of punishment for juvenile crimes.

• Build the case for which one (i.e., treatment, punishment, or combination of both) you believe has the

stronger position based on your research and the specific juvenile crime to which you will apply the concepts

of treatment and punishment. The crime you choose can be violent (e.g., homicide, sexual assault, etc.) or

non-violent (e.g., drug possession or sales, theft, etc.).

• Select your city (or state) and one other jurisdiction in the United States.

◦ Identify the prevailing thought in your city (or state) as well as the other jurisdiction you chose (i.e.,

treatment, punishment, or a combination).

• Analyze which of the two jurisdictions has lower recidivism rates.

◦ Identify whether the recidivism rate is the best indicator of success or failure of treatment versus

punishment philosophy.

◦ Explain why or why not.

• Examine scholarly research on the most effective strategies for reducing juvenile crime rates.

◦ Identify which strategy or combination of strategies the research appears to support.

◦ Identify whether it is based on type of crime.

◦ Explain whether a given strategy works best depending upon the nature of the crime (i.e., violent vs. non-

violent).

• Support which juvenile justice intervention strategy would be most effective to counter the crime or criminal

justice issue based on your research.

• Summarize which concept (i.e., treatment, punishment, or combination) best supports the overarching

concept of social justice.

The Treatment Versus Punishment: That Is the Question! Final Paper

• Must be 2,000 to 2,500 words in length (approximately 10 to 12 double-spaced pages) and formatted

according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style

(http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/apa-style)

• Must include a separate title page with the following:

◦ Title of page

◦ Student’s name

◦ Course name and number

◦ Instructor’s name

◦ Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013

(http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/apa-formatting-word-2013) .

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/academic-voice)

resource for additional guidance.

• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a

clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

◦ For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/introductions-

conclusions) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/writing-a-thesis) ,

refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.

• Must use at least six scholarly and/or credible (at least four of which must be found in the Ashford Online

Library) in addition to the course text.

◦ The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources

(https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410-

44d59303ccef/1/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf) table offers

additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is

appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the

appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

◦ To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University

Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty

(https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Ashford+University+Library+Quick+%27n%27+Dirty/0_bcsbcjee)

tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some

library search tips.

• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s

Citing Within Your Paper (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/citing-within-your-paper)

• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford

Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/format-your-

reference-list) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (https://au.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/25818/preview) for the

criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Waypoint Assignment

Submission

The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit

your assignment.

1. Click on the Assignment Submission button below. The Waypoint "Student Dashboard" will open in a new

browser window.

2. Browse for your assignment.

3. Click Upload.

4. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week's assignment tab

in Waypoint.

For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial

(https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/dc358708-3d2b-41a6-a000-

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