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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 (approx.. 75 words).

An example is “Too many individuals released from prison remain jobless and hopeless due to their status as felon. Banning the Box is one program that creates an avenue of hope for many released from prison.”

Theoretical Connection

This section must relate the issue or controversy to one of the major theories covered in the first part of class (i.e. white privilege, intersectionality, matrix of domination, equality vs. equity, systems theory). This section should be at most 770 characters (115 words).

An example is “One collateral consequence of serving prison time is joblessness. A prison sentence considerably reduces the lifetime wage, employment and annual income of a person. Adding this to 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 difficulty finding a job.

Use all three columns for the Program Analysis Section. 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 on the first page.  

Program Analysis

This section should be 2,000 characters in length. That is an estimation of 370 words in total.

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.  

Use all three columns for the Program Strengths and Weaknesses section of the brief. 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.)  When describing the gaps, please explain how you would address the gap/ weakness and make this program or policy better.

When describing the gaps, please explain how you would address the gap/ weakness to improve the program or policy for the better.

This section should be 2,000 characters in length (about 310 words.)

Program Strengths and Weaknesses

This section should be 770 characters or about 110 words in length.

Utilize both columns for the recommendation(s) section. This section should briefly talk about at least one recommendation you have for policy makers and criminal justice practitioners/ employees to help further address the criminal justice issue or controversy.

A Closer Look: Recommendation(s)

This section should simply cite at least 6 sources or articles used in writing this brief.  References should be in APA format.

1. Alexander, M. (2010). The New Jim Crow. Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, 9 (1), 7-26.

2. Cespedes, G., & Herz, D. C. (2011). The City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) Comprehensive Strategy; Los Angeles: GRYD Office

3. Collins, P. H. (2000). Black feminist thought: Knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment (2nd ed.). NY: Routledge.

4. Greene, R. (1991). Ecological Perspective For Social Work Practice (2nd Ed.) p. 259-308. New York Aldine DeGruyyer.

5. La Vigne, N. et al. (2017). How Do People in High-Crime, Low Income Communities View The Police. Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center.

6. Ratts, M. et al. (2016). Multiculturalism and Social Justice Counseling Competencies: Guidelines for the Counseling Profession. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. Vol. 44 28-48.

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