Revise your thesis statement that you created in Week 1, which identifies your social and criminal justice issue.
Incorporate any feedback that you received regarding your thesis statement from your instructor.
Summarize your chosen social and criminal justice issue.
Describe what makes this an issue.
Provide data to show how this issue has made an impact on society.
Explain which social justice principles need to be addressed and why.
List the cultural and diversity issues present in your chosen social and criminal justice problem.
Evaluate how addressing your chosen issue contributes to the goal of a more just society.
Analyze the empirical research on your chosen topic.
You may use your Week 1 Annotated Bibliography to complete this section of the paper.
Propose a possible resolution to your chosen social and criminal justice issue.
Evaluate which branches of the criminal justice system are impacted/involved and how they either help or hinder the issue.
Analyze how the criminal and social justice theories (in relation to the United States Constitution) and landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions impact your chosen issue and support your resolution.
Examine how the judiciary, corrections, and law enforcement systems address social equality, solidarity, human rights, and overall fairness for all and how these essential concepts impact your issue and resolution.
Evaluate how poverty, racism, religion and other sociocultural variables may apply to contemporary social and criminal justice by drawing information among the fields of, but not limited to, criminology, law, philosophy, psychology, science, and sociology.
My thesis statement: Throughout the years of criminal behavior, recidivism has been a severe problem. This might be due to the complexity of circumstances that can make an individual relapse or the inevitable idea that the criminal justice system is meant to keep those who continously commit crime in prison. In the article, The Changing Statement of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison written by Gelb, A., the author states, “Among prisoners released in 2005, 48 percent returned to prison by the end of 2008. By comparison, among those released in those states in 2012, 37 percent had at least one new prison admission by the end of 2015” (Gelb, 2018). Furthermore, statistics suggest that those who commit crimes are from low-income communities, lack education and are mentally ill. Therefore, providing programs that will enhance educational ideas and job benefits to past criminals can reduce recidivism.
