CJAD 350 DISCUSSION 1&2

You must have atleast four meaningful sentences in the discussion.  Discussion must be in Microsoft Word and must be an original answer no plagiarism.  Primary postings should include either a concise summary of information or an analysis of the topic under study.  Please don't use long quotations.  Please note within the text of your discussion posting where you got your information.  Outside research should be academic in nature and come from reputable peer reviewed sources.  You must include two references with your posting cited in APA style.  Discussions Questions will be answered separately. Each week there will be a media assignment consisting of an article,  a video, podcast or other media. You must  review this media and integrate and synthesize its content into the week’s discussion.

 DISCUSSION 1

Discuss why it is important to study corrections. Define the word corrections. Include information from your text, the article, and the podcast assignments.

Podcast/Article Review

Listen to the podcast, “Budget Virginia Senator Pushes for Prison Reform.” In this podcast Sen. Jim Webb discusses legislation calling for the establishment of a blue-ribbon commission to retool the nation's prison system. The Virginia Democrat talks about the bill and why he feels the criminal justice system has to change.

URL: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102486450

Website/Article:Go to the American Correctional Association website and download/read the article titled, “Security and Technology: The Past 30 Years.” The article can be located at the following URL: http://www.aca.org/publications/ctarchives2.asp#Dec06

Discussion 2

You must have at least four meaningful sentences in the discussion.  Discussion must be in Microsoft Word and must be an original answer no plagiarism.  Primary postings should include either a concise summary of information or an analysis of the topic under study.  Please don't use long quotations.  Please note within the text of your discussion posting where you got your information.  Outside research should be academic in nature and come from reputable peer reviewed sources.  You must include two references with your posting cited in APA style.  Discussions Questions will be answered separately. Each week there will be a media assignment consisting of an article,  a video, podcast or other media. You must  review this media and integrate and synthesize its content into the week’s discussion.

Go to the ACA website and explore the many way corrections has become professionalized. 

URL: http://www.aca.org/