Improvements to the Correctional System

Accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to the textbook, prison reform is often effectuated by and through the legislature. Often, these changes are meant for improvement; however, they can have an unin" rel="nofollow">intended consequence. Imagin" rel="nofollow">ine that you are a state legislator that heads a committee for the Department of Corrections. Your responsibilities in" rel="nofollow">include recommendin" rel="nofollow">ing improvements to the correctional system, both domestic and in" rel="nofollow">international, (e.g., Guantanamo Bay). Go to Cornell University Law School’s Website, located at http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/eighth_amendment, and review the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: Suggest two (2) actions that the corrections system can take in" rel="nofollow">in order to attain" rel="nofollow">in higher levels of professionalism. Provide a rationale for your response. Take a position as to whether or not conditions of correctional facilities circumvent the “cruel and unusual punishment standard” of the Eighth Amendment. Provide a rationale for your response. Support or refute the removal of corporal punishment from the U.S. corrections system. Provide a rationale for your response. Create an argument for or again" rel="nofollow">inst in" rel="nofollow">intermediate sanctions as a deterrent of crime. Support your viewpoin" rel="nofollow">int with one (1) example of in" rel="nofollow">intermediate sanctions that reflects your opin" rel="nofollow">inion. Debate whether or not correctional facilities are adequately equipped to deal with mentally ill in" rel="nofollow">inmates. Provide a rationale for your response. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formattin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements: Be typed, double spaced, usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional in" rel="nofollow">instructions. Include a cover page contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required assignment page length. The specific course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes associated with this assignment are: Determin" rel="nofollow">ine the U.S. Constitutional amendments that apply to correctional management and operations. Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections. Defend the purposes of corrections. Examin" rel="nofollow">ine the reform of American crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing with 15th century Europe. Use technology and in" rel="nofollow">information resources to research issues in" rel="nofollow">in correctional facility policies. Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies usin" rel="nofollow">ing proper writin" rel="nofollow">ing mechanics.