LAW PROJECT
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Description
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Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
- Analyze how the ideologies of punishment influence professional practice in corrections
- Describe the organizational structure and logistical considerations of correctional facilities
- Analyze systemic issues that affect incarceration
Scenario
You are working for Vera Institute, a private agency dedicated to “tackl[ing] the most pressing injustices of our day.” Your work group is writing a grant asking for federal funding on behalf of the State of Alabama Department of Corrections, which desperately needs funding in order to build new structures and programs to combat overcrowding. The piece of the grant you will craft is the statement of need, which focuses on reviewing the ideologies of punishment, explaining considerations in corrections facilities, and analyzing systemic issues that affect incarceration. You have been provided with a template to assist you in organizing your work.Reference
Vera Institute. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.vera.org/about
Directions
Grant Proposal Statement of Need
In this assignment, you will craft a statement of need for your grant proposal. This statement will explain the issues that generally relate to today’s corrections departments and how you are seeking to address these issues. Your statement of need should be divided into sections using the following headers:
Ideological Influence on Professional Practice
To begin your statement, you will use research to analyze how the ideologies of punishment influence professional practice in corrections.
- First, describe how the goals of sentencing may lead to specific programs and sentencing structures. In your analysis, include each of the following:
- Identify the five goals of sentencing. Name and define each goal.
- Describe how prison programs can foster rehabilitation.
- Describe some of the different goals of sentencing demonstrated through different programs and sentencing structures.
- Next, you will explain the impact of sentencing structures. Choose two of the following to explain the impact(s) of sentencing structures:
- Determinate and indeterminate
- Felonies vs. misdemeanors
- Mandatory minimums
- Three strikes law
- Then, describe how felony convictions create an unintended “invisible punishment.” Be sure to address the following areas of impact that persons convicted of felonies might face upon release:
- Civil liberty restrictions
- Private sector restrictions
Structure and Logistics of Correctional Facilities
In the next part of your statement of need, use research as you consider the organizational structure and logistical considerations of correctional facilities.
- First, describe the processing of offenders in correctional facilities. Be sure to address each of the following:
- The prisoner intake process
- Application of the Fourth Amendment to searches and seizures in corrections
- Transitional services and release planning
- Next, describe the physical and organizational structure of correctional facilities. Be sure to address each of the following:
- The different jurisdictions of correctional institutions, including:
- Prisons and jails
- Federal, state, local
- The impact of different types of sanctions on corrections facilities
- The physical layout of a corrections structure and its impact on corrections processes
- The different jurisdictions of correctional institutions, including:
- Then, analyze the impact of age-related diversity on correctional facilities. Be sure to address each of the following:
- The impact on facilities
- The impact on adjudication, including:
- Juvenile or adult
- The impact of an aging prison population on the correctional system. You may consider describing the following:
- Medical care
- Financial considerations
Systemic Issues
In the last part of your statement of need, you will use research as you analyze systemic issues that affect incarceration.
- First, analyze the impact of diversity in prisons.
- Address past policies and practices related to the response to increased diversity in corrections. Consider addressing some of the following:
- Mental health issues
- Language and cultural issues
- Issues in women’s prisons
- LGBTQ issues
- Address past policies and practices related to the response to increased diversity in corrections. Consider addressing some of the following:
- Next, explain the rise of incarceration rates and strategies to reduce them. Select two of the following events or criminal justice areas to focus on in your explanation:
- War on Drugs
- Parole/probation violations
- Pre-trial detention
- Then, describe factor(s) that impact prison culture. Select one or two of the following factors to include in your description:
- Long-term incarceration rates
- Two models of inmate behavior
- Sexual violence in prisons (Eighth Amendment)
- Relevant legislation
- Court ruling(s)
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Grant Proposal Statement of Need
Your statement should be 6–8 pages, formatted using the provided template, which provides specific section headings and formatting, and include in-text citations with complete references in APA style in the identified reference section.
Project Rubric
| Criteria | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (85%) | Needs Improvement (55%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
| Articulation of Response | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling | Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling | 10 |
| Ideology: Goals of Sentencing | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes how the goals of sentencing may lead to specific programs and sentencing structures | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying each goal of sentencing accurately, defining each goal of sentencing, describing how prison programs can foster rehabilitation, describing some of the different goals of sentencing through programs or sentencing structures, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Ideology: Sentencing Structures | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains the impact of sentencing structures | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining the impact of sentencing structures on determinate/ indeterminate, felonies vs. misdemeanors, or mandatory minimums, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Ideology: Invisible Punishment | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes how felony convictions create an unintended “invisible punishment” | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing how felony convictions create an unintended “invisible punishment” through civil liberty or private sector restrictions, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Facilities: Offender Processing | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes the processing of offenders in correctional facilities | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing the prisoner intake process, describing the application of the Fourth Amendment to search and seizures in corrections, describing the process of transitional services and release planning, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Facilities: Physical and Organizational Structure | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes the physical and organizational structure of correctional facilities | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing the different jurisdictions or organizational structure of prisons and jails as well as federal, state, and local correctional institutions, describing the impact of classification levels, describing the physical layout of a corrections structure and its impact on the corrections process, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Facilities: Age-Related Diversity | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Analyzes the impact of age-related diversity on correctional facilities | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include analyzing the impact of age-related diversity, adjudication, or an aging population on facilities; or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Systemic Issues: Diversity | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Analyzes the impact of diversity in prisons | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include analyzing the impact of diversity in prisons through past policies and practices | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Systemic Issues: Incarceration Rates | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Explains the rise of incarceration rates and strategies to reduce them | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include explaining the rise of incarceration rates, and strategies to reduce them, with accuracy or appropriate examples, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Systemic Issues: Prison Culture | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner | Describes factors that impact prison culture | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include selecting factors that directly impact culture, describing selected factors with accuracy or specific examples, or using research for support as appropriate | Does not attempt criterion | 9.5 |
| Citations and Attributions | Attributes sources where applicable using citation methods with very few minor errors | Uses citation for ideas requiring attribution | Attributes sources where applicable, but with major errors | Does not attribute sources where applicable | 4.5 |
| Total: | 100% |
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