Unit 1.1 Assignment: Reducing a Prison’s Budget

CRJ101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice

 

 

 

Due Date: Sunday at 11:59 pm EST of Unit 1

Points: 100

 

Overview:

 

For this assignment, you will be discussing the consequences of using early prison release as a way to reduce a prison’s budget.

 

Instructions:

 

As noted earlier in this chapter, correction officials are reducing prison budgets by releasing nonviolent offenders before their sentences are finished. In your paper, answer the following questions:

 

· What is your opinion of this strategy as a budget reducer?

· What might be some of the consequences of large-scale early-release programs for drug dealers and those convicted of property crimes?

· Choose one option that makes more sense to you. Explain why.

 

 

Requirements:

 

· Length: at least 2 double-spaced, 12 pt. font pages, not including title or reference page(s).

· Your reference page will contain the title of the reference and links or page numbers where it can be found.

· This assignment must be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document.

 

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 1.1 Assignment

 

CRITERIA	Deficient	Needs Improvement	Proficient	Exemplary
	(0-14 Points)	(15-19 Points)	(20-24 Points)	(25 Points)
Opinion of the Strategy	An opinion of the strategy is missing or poorly presented.	An opinion of the strategy is present but is missing key details.	An opinion of the strategy is present but is missing minor details.	An opinion of the strategy is fully and clearly defined and presented, including all details.
Discussion of Consequences of a Large-Scale Early Release Program	A discussion of the consequences is missing or poorly presented.	A discussion of the consequences is present but is missing key details.	A discussion of the consequences is present but is missing minor details.	A discussion of the consequences is present but is missing minor details.
Discussion of Other Options	A discussion of other options is missing or poorly presented.	A discussion of other options is present but is missing key details.	A discussion of other options is present but is missing minor details.	A discussion of other options is fully and clearly defined and presented, including all details.
	(0-5 Points)	(6-7 Points)	(8-9 Points)	(10 Points)
Paper Length	Less than 1 page.	1 page.	2 pages.	More than 2 pages.
	(0-9 Points)	(10-11 Points)	(12-14 Points)	(15 Points)
Clear and Professional Writing	Errors impede professional presentation.	Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.	Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.	Writing is clear and professional