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CRIM2100-PolicyProgramAnalysisBrief.docxCRIM 2100 - Policy/Program Analysis Brief
Here is the Template to be used for this assignment: CRIM2100 Briefing Paper Template - Spring 2019.docx
In addition to the group oral presentation, each student in the group will turn in a 4-page (1 page for references) program/policy analysis brief detailing 1) the criminal justice issue or controversy of their choosing, and 2) at least one program or policy that aims to address the issue or controversy. This paper will challenge the student’s ability to communicate ideas concisely and clearly. Each student in the group will turn in their own brief on the last day of class, and each student should work on their brief independently. The brief will consist of 30 out of the 50 total points. Each brief will be graded on the below key elements as well as the critical thinking and advocacy skills demonstrated. Lastly, each paper should cite at least 5 scholarly sources/citations that were used in writing the paper. Each source should be cited using APA format. Each student’s brief should address the following areas using APA Formatting. A template will be provided to students to assist them in formatting and structuring the brief.
Here is the Template to be used for this assignment: CRIM2100 Briefing Paper Template - Spring 2019.docx
Below are the key elements of the brief:
Briefing Title: This section should creatively tell your reader what your brief will be about. The title should only be 20 characters long. An example is “Banning the Box.”
Headline: This section should be a one or two sentence description of what your issue or controversy is and what program or policy you have identified to address the issue or controversy. This section should be at most 470 characters long. An example is “Too many individuals released from prison remain jobless and hopeless due to their status as a felon. Banning the Box is one program that creates an avenue of hope for many released from prison.”
Author: This section is where you put your name.
Overview: This section should give a summary of the criminal justice issue or controversy, address what factors protect certain people from this issue or controversy and explain what factors put certain other people at risk of being affected by the issue or controversy. This section should be at most 960 characters long. Current Relevance: This section should explain why this issue is important to address today and describe one example of how this issues impacted someone. Use a real life story. The example could be one from the media or one that was described in a scholarly article, but may not be a personal account. This section should be at most 740 characters long.
Theoretical Connection: This section must relate the issue or controversy to one of the major theories covered in the first half of class (i.e. white privilege, intersectionality, matrix of domination, equality vs. equity, systems theory). This section should be at most 770 characters. An example of this section can be “One collateral consequence of serving prison time is joblessness. A prison sentence considerably reduces the lifetime wage, employment and annual income of a person. From the framework of intersectionality, there is no surprise minorities struggle to integrate back into society. Intersectionality looks at how multiple levels of discrimination interact with one another. Thus, being Latino, a woman, and a felon increases your likelihood of experiencing joblessness and puts you at risk of experiencing unemployment.
Program/ Solution Analysis: This section should describe the program or policy that you have researched. The program must aim to address the criminal justice issue or controversy you first provided an overview for. In this section describe the program or policy, talk about who is being served by the program or policy, and identify the goals of the program or policy. This section should be 2,000 characters in length.
Strengths and Weaknesses: This section must discuss both the strengths of the program or policy (for example, describing what makes the policy or program work) and the gaps/weaknesses of the program or policy (for instance, how could this program or policy be improved.) Please explain how you would make this program or policy better. This section should be 2,000 characters in length (about 310 words.)
Recommendation: This section should briefly talk about at least one recommendation you have for policy makers and practitioners/ employees to help further address the criminal justice issue or controversy. This section should be 770 characters or about 110 words in length.
References: This section should simply cite at least 5 sources or articles used in writing this brief. References should be in APA format.
This assignment relates to student learning objective 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Reference Articles that we can use
Rethinking the Interface between Mental Illness, Criminal Justice and Academia.
Johnson, W. (2011). Rethinking the Interface between Mental Illness, Criminal Justice and Academia. Justice Quarterly, 28(1), 15-22.
Challenges to Health Care Delivery in U.S. Prisons
Nelson, R. (2012). Challenges to Health Care Delivery in U.S. Prisons. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 112(1), 19-20.
When did prisons become acceptable mental healthcare facilities?
Steinberg, D., Mills, D., Romano, M. (2017). “When did prisons become acceptable mental healthcare facilities?”. Stanford Law School. https://law.stanford.edu/index.php?webauth-document=child-page/632655/doc/slspublic/Report_v12.pdf
Inmate Complaints, Staff Contacts; No Deliberate Indifference
Cohen, F. (2018). Inmate Complaints, Staff Contacts; No Deliberate Indifference. Correctional Mental Health Report, 20(4), 51–52. Retrieved from http://mimas.calstatela.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=i3h&AN=133180012&site=ehost-live
Overcrowding and Overuse of Imprisonment in the United States
Staff. (2015, May). “Overcrowding and Overuse of Imprisonment in the United
States”. American Civil Liberties Union. (ACLU). https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/RuleOfLaw/OverIncarceration/ACLU.pdf
Recidivism Among Released State Prison Inmates Who Received Mental Health Treatment While Incarcerated
Fisher, W., Hartwell, S., Deng, X., Pinals, D., Fulwiler, C., & Roy-Bujnowski, K. (2014). Recidivism Among Released State Prison Inmates Who Received Mental Health Treatment While Incarcerated. Crime & Delinquency, 60(6), 811-832.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0011128714541204
Mental and Physical Health in Prison: how co-occurring conditions influence inmate misconduct
Semenza, Daniel C., Grosholz, Jessica M. (2019). “Mental and physical health in prison: how co-occurring conditions influence inmate misconduct” Health and Justice. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-018-0082-5
Topic:
1. What is the criminal justice issue or controversy? What is the history of the issue?
-Issue: the prison system being an alternative for mentally ill inmates and their failure to provide their needs
-Imprisonment instead of treatment
2. Why is this issue interesting or important to discuss today?
-Overcrowding in prison system, within the system there are people who are an incorrect diagnosis, and ineffective treatments.
-Incarceration rate still big today, it leads to the problem of overcrowding in prison. Homelessness arrest is also a big event and recidivism
-Mental health issue within prisons, limited resources to treatment
-Possible ways lead to mental health issue (depress, inmate pressure)
3. Whom does the issue or controversy impact? What is the target population?
-Everyone including taxpayers, inmates with or without mental health
-All untreated mentally ill individuals; especially untreated/incorrect diagnosis
4. What do the research and scholarly literature say about this issue or controversy as it pertains to one or more of the following: race, socioeconomic status, genders, etc.?
a. Stanford law article (in terms of social acceptance standards)
i. the issue is the prison system & mental illness. part of the prison system is overcrowding
i. article mentions how Prop 36 allows for 3 strike inmates to be released early
i. inmates with mental illness usually don’t benefit from this because they are seen as potential threats to the rest of society
i. Recidivism rates for previously incarcerated women are high, with as many as 60% of women prisoners reincarcerated within three years of release (Durose, Cooper, & Snyder)
