You are a superintendent of a women's prison, and you have become familiar with the work of Elaine A. Lord while she was superintendent of the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. You would like to develop in your facility the type of programming that is present at Bedford Hills. What steps would you take to accomplish this? What would you do first, second, and so forth? In thinking this out, be certain to include involvement of staff, inmates, and funding.
In order to receive full credit (25 points) you must use the eText reading material and you must submit at least 3 well developed paragraphs.
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Use of Force essay
Research a crime that has been reported in the media involving use of force as per chapter 6 in the e-text. You can select police brutality, self defense, child abuse, domestic violence. Prepare a 1-2 page essay addressing whether the force used meets the criteria as identified in the chapter. Make sure you include the factors that are used to determine whether the force was justified.
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Make sure you cite your source.
Each essay should have a heading which includes your name, date and title. You should use proper titles if using last names--Mr. ; Ms.; Officer, etc. Only referring to someone by their last name is not appropriate. Make sure you proofread your essay for spelling and grammatical errors.
Try using the following format when writing essays to help you organize your thoughts.
Summary of the crime as reported, including relevant facts.
Explain and define the different concepts of the essay topic - for example, for the first assignment explain the elements of crime-mens rea, actus reus, concurrence and proximate cause.
Explain how the conduct satisfied the different elements of the crime or topic of the essay.