Assignment 2 alternatives to incarceration instuctions

Assignment

2:

Alternatives

to

Incarceration

A

recent

study

illustrates

that

nearly

two

(2)

million

juveniles

are

processed

through

juvenile

courts

across

the

United

States

each

year.

Depending

on

the

nature

of

the

crime,

juveniles

may

face

detention

or

incarceration

if

they

are

convicted.

Given

the

fact

that

many

courts

are

reluctant

to

incarcerate

criminal

offenders,

judges

often

consider

alternatives

to

incarceration.

The

driving

force

behind

these

alternatives

is

to

save

taxpayer

money,

yet

still

demand

offender

accountability

and

impose

sanctions

for

criminal

behavior.

Use

the

Internet

or

Strayer

databases

to

research

the

use

of

sanctions

other

than

incarceration

or

detention

for

juvenile

offenders.

Write

a

two

to

three

(2

-

3)

page

paper

in

which

you:

1.

Examine

t

he

underlying

historical

and

economic

reasons

behind

the

quest

for

alternatives

to

incarcerating

offenders

in

jails

and

prisons.

2.

Describe

three

(3)

alternatives

to

incarceration

that

juvenile

courts

currently

use.

Provide

examples

of

such

alternatives

in

p

ractice

to

support

the

response.

3.

Discuss

the

significant

societal

and

individual

benefits

of

imposing

sanctions

or

punishments

that

do

not

involve

removing

an

offender

from

his

/

her

family

or

community.

4.

Use

at

least

three

(3)

quality

references.

Note:

Wik

ipedia

and

other

websites

do

not

qualify

as

academic

resources.

Your

assignment

must

follow

these

formatting

requirements:

·

This

course

requires

use

of

new

Strayer

Writing

Standards

(SWS)

.

The

format

is

different

than

other

Strayer

University

courses.

Please

take

a

moment

to

review

the

SWS

documentation

for

details.

·

Be

typed,

double

spaced,

using

Times

New

Roman

font

(size

12),

with

one

-

inch

margins

on

all

sides;

citations

and

references

must

follow

SWS

or

school

-

specific

format.

Check

with

your

professor

for

any

additional

instructions.

·

Include

a

cover

page

containing

the

title

of

the

assignment,

the

student’s

name,

the

professor’s

name,

the

course

title,

and

the

date.

The

cover

page

and

the

reference

page

are

not

included

in

the

required

assignment

page

length.

The

specific

learning

outc

omes

associated

with

this

assignment

are:

·

Examine

alternatives

to

incarceration

for

juveniles.

Assignment 2: Alternatives to Incarceration

A recent study illustrates that nearly two (2) million juveniles are processed through juvenile courts across

the United States each year. Depending on the nature of the crime, juveniles may face detention or

incarceration if they are convicted. Given the fact that many courts are reluctant to incarcerate criminal

offenders, judges often consider alternatives to incarceration. The driving force behind these alternatives

is to save taxpayer money, yet still demand offender accountability and impose sanctions for criminal

behavior.

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the use of sanctions other than incarceration or

detention for juvenile offenders.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Examine the underlying historical and economic reasons behind the quest for alternatives to

incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons.

2. Describe three (3) alternatives to incarceration that juvenile courts currently use. Provide

examples of such alternatives in practice to support the response.

3. Discuss the significant societal and individual benefits of imposing sanctions or punishments that

do not involve removing an offender from his / her family or community.

4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as

academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other

Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;

citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any

additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the

course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required

assignment page length.

The specific learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Examine alternatives to incarceration for juveniles.