kim woods

Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 101 Fall 2014

Research/Reflection Paper

“Picking Cotton” illustrates many elements of the criminal justice system from the crime victim’s perspective, as well as the defendant’s perspective. The book begins with the crime itself and then highlights situations involving police procedures, court procedures and correctional procedures and experiences. Choose two legal procedures from the criminal justice system (or issues that are described in the book). How is this procedure or issue significant to the criminal justice system? Should the procedure or issue have been handled differently in the Cotton case? Give support using examples from what we discussed in class (including your field trips) and short essay assignments. In completing this paper, you may conduct relevant research. Be sure to identify whether the procedure or issue is a function of the police, courts or corrections. How do these components of the criminal justice system work together (or not)? Give your concluding thoughts and reflection.

General Paper Requirements:

· Each procedure or issue should be 1-2 pages

· The completed paper should be 4-5 pages

· Use 12 point font and 1-inch margins

· Double-space your writing

· Use MLA style for citations in the text and in the reference section (separate page not included in the 4-5 pages)

· Submit to LiveText by 11:59p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

Procedure or Issue #1	Points Earned
a. Identify legal procedure or issue & pages discussed in book
b. Explain facts that happened
c. Explain significance of legal procedure or issue
d. Should procedure/issue have been handled differently?
e. Give support, using examples from class, HW, on-line assignments
f. Identify procedure/issue as function of police, courts or corrections
g. Describe the interrelated nature of police, courts or corrections. How do these components of the criminal justice system work together?
h. Give concluding thoughts or reflection based on understanding of CJS
i. Demonstrate proper presentation, style and grammar
j. Demonstrate proper MLA style format and citations

Procedure or Issue #2	Points Earned
a. Identify legal procedure or issue & pages discussed in book
b. Explain facts that happened
c. Explain significance of legal procedure or issue
d. Should procedure/issue have been handled differently?
e. Give support, using examples from class, HW, on-line assignments
f. Identify procedure/issue as function of police, courts or corrections
g. Describe the interrelated nature of police, courts or corrections. How do these components of the criminal justice system work together?
h. Give concluding thoughts or reflection based on understanding of CJS
i. Demonstrate proper presentation, style and grammar
j. Demonstrate proper MLA style format and citations