please watch :the plea” documentary https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-the-plea/ I have added that time into the payment I only need 2 pages not 3 the 3rd is the money you would be spenind watching the documentary. I will add the title page, but if you could add the refrences you use
Directions: Documentary reflections are meant to provide you with an opportunity to critically
analyze the material presented in the documentary and relate it to what we have discussed in
class and read in the textbook. Essentially, your documentary reflections will discuss how each
specific documentary has shaped your views on each of these topics/issues. With many of these
documentaries, you will notice that there are many themes and issues to consider. It is up to you
to decide which issues/themes you would like to analyze further in your documentary reflections.
Basically, each documentary reflection should include ALL of the following:
(a) a brief summary of the topics/issues discussed in the documentary, including
specific facts and quotes that demonstrate that you watched the documentary
(b) a discussion on how this topic and the issues discussed relate to the course
material
(c) a detailed discussion of your opinion on the issue(s) discussed
(d) a discussion on the policy and practice implications of the issue discussed in the
documentary
(e) the use of additional information from at least one outside scholarly source to
support your opinion on the topic discussed. Please note that all of the documentaries
that you will be watching for these assignments are from PBS Frontline. PBS Frontline
typically includes very effective and interesting additional materials on the topic. I would
recommend using some of these materials as your additional resources but you are not
limited to these resources. If you choose to, you may utilize other additional, scholarly
sources.
EXAMPLE: If we watch a documentary on solitary confinement, you would:
(a) explain the history and use of solitary confinement in the United States, discuss the pros
and cons of long-term solitary confinement and discuss the many issues associated with
long-term solitary confinement
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(b) relate what we have discussed in class and what you have read about in your textbook on
solitary confinement to the documentary
(c) provide your opinion on whether long-term solitary confinement should be used in the
U.S.
(d) explain what you believe policy makers, criminal justice professionals and the legislature
can do to “fix” solitary confinement in the United States if you believe it does in fact
need to be fixed
(e) locate and use information from at least one other scholarly source that supports your
own opinion on solitary confinement.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Remember, one of the main purposes of documentary reflections is to
get students to think critically about an issue facing the criminal justice system. Therefore, your
critical analysis should make-up most of your reflection. Although you are asked to provide a
brief summary of what the documentary was about, please note that simply writing about what
the documentary was about is not sufficient.
Below is a list of prompts to help you get started. Please note that these questions are not meant
to be an exhaustive list of questions to consider when developing your documentary reflections
and you do not have to answer all of these questions; they are simply prompts to help you start
writing in case you cannot think of anything to write about.
1.) Before watching the documentary, you may want to consider what you already know about
the topic from past experience, research or courses. This will allow you to better gauge how the
documentary has shaped your opinion about this topic.
2.) What was this documentary about? Please provide a brief summary of the documentary.
3.) What are the major themes and points of this documentary?
4.) What did you find most interesting about this documentary?
5.) What parts of the documentary did you agree with (if any) and why do you agree?
6.) What parts of the documentary did you disagree with (if any) and why do you disagree?
7.) Is there anything that you think could have made this documentary better?
8.) How do the issues and themes discussed in the documentary relate to class materials (i.e.
textbook reading, lectures, class discussions, etc.)?
9.) What did you learn from this documentary?
10.) How has this documentary shaped your view on the issues discussed?
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11.) What are some policy and practice implications of the information discussed in this
documentary? In other words, what can policymakers, criminal justice practitioners, the
legislature, or the public in general do to fix the issue(s) discussed?
FORMAT:
▪ Minimum of 2 pages (not including the title page and reference page)
▪ APA Format (See http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)
▪ Times New Roman/size 12 font
▪ 1 inch margins
▪ Body: double spaced
SOURCES:
▪ In addition to the documentary, you are required to use at least one additional
scholarly source to support your opinion on the issue. You must cite the source in-text
and in a bibliography/reference page.
