Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Description Introduction: Introduction: Part IV of your text, (chapters 13, 14, 15, & 16) will examine how various influences have structured the U.S. corrections system and how offenders are punished. Corrections include various programs, services, facilities, and organizations that are responsible for the management of those accused or convicted of criminal offenses. This section will therefore examine the history of corrections, community corrections, incarceration and prison society and the issue of reentry into the community. Direction: After reading chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, for this week you are to complete the required review/summary. Your review/summary should include the following: 1) at least five major arguments (you are to focus on the learning objectives of the assigned) presented in EACH chapter. PLEASE NOTE – Just listing five items will not guarantee you full points, each point should be clearly identified (1, 2, 3, etc.) and discussed, and (2) a brief critique of the readings.