CRJ 303 week 1 Discussion 2

  

Week 1 - Discussion 2 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

  

History of Corrections

Compare and contrast the differences between the corrections system today versus what you learned about the history of corrections in the United States. Identify at least one similarity and one difference between the philosophies of today’s corrections and that of the past.
 

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. In your responses to classmates, either:

1. Discuss one of the similarities      and state if that similarity should or should not be changed and why, or
2. Discuss one of the differences      and state whether that difference has been positive or negative on crime.