Write a paper (5 pages) which includes the following:
Analyze a major problem facing today’s corrections system of your choice (obtain approval of topic beforehand):
Explain the historical development of corrections from the Middle Ages onward and identify the purposes of punishment; Describe trends in sentencing and corrections, including the factors that led to mass incarceration and its racial implications; Explain the emergent problem of prisoner reentry and the barriers to reintegration;
Identity the major challenges in contemporary corrections, including the rise in mentally disordered offenders, private prisons, soaring costs, and wrongful convictions; Compare and contrast the different functions and operations of jails, prisons, probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions.
The body of the paper must include summaries of current relevant research from a minimum of (5) peer-reviewed sources, a discussion of the implications of proposed solutions for the punishment and correctional systems, and your evaluation and conclusions regarding possible methods of managing or addressing the problem your opinion on the issues raised-supported by research. The paper is expected to have content and thoughtful analysis on the topic on a college level. Sources should be a combination of scholarly works, textbook and primary sources. You are encouraged to add your own opinions; however, those opinions should be carefully considered, logical, and supported by evidence or outside rationale.
C, Identify current policy that you feel needs to be changed and explain how you feel the policy should be. You can discuss pre-incarceration or post-incarceration and incorporate reintegration for returning citizens from prison.
Explain in detail what the potential outcomes would be if said policy changed.
D. APA or MLA style – the content needs to be sited.