CX3001 The History and Goals of the Corrections System
Item 1
[ANSWERED] CX3001 The History and Goals of the Corrections SystemSelect one of the following topics to address in terms of its history and evolution within the correctional system and the degree to which the Eighth Amendment applies:
- Prison conditions (access to fresh air, light, and medical care, sanitation and hygiene, and overcrowding)
- Punishments (hard labor, corporal punishment, solitary confinement, capital punishment)
Respond to the following in 250–300 words:
- Summarize briefly the historical origins and evolution of the topic you selected (prison conditions or punishments).
- Would any of the conditions or punishments you described violate the Eighth Amendment’s clause of cruel and unusual punishment? Why or why not?
Support your responses with evidence from the learning resources. You may also incorporate relevant professional experience.
Your Response
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| Prison Conditions and Punishment | |||
| Summarize briefly the historical origins and evolution of the topic you selected (prison conditions or punishments).
LO1: Summarize the historical origins and evolution of prison conditions and punishments.
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Response is not present. | The response identifies a topic but does not succinctly and/or completely summarize the historical origins and evolution of that topic. | The response identifies a topic and summarizes the historical origins and evolution of that topic. |
| Would any of the conditions or punishments you described violate the Eighth Amendment’s clause of cruel and unusual punishment? Why or why not?
LO2: Evaluate the constitutionality of historical and contemporary prison conditions and punishments.
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Response is not present. | The response takes a position on whether any of the conditions or punishments described violate the Eighth Amendment’s clause of cruel and unusual punishment but does not make an accurate and/or relevant connection between conditions and the Eighth Amendment to support the evaluation of constitutionality.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
The response takes a position on whether any of the conditions or punishments described violate the Eighth Amendment’s clause of cruel and unusual punishment and makes an accurate and relevant connection between conditions and the Eighth Amendment to support the evaluation of constitutionality.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources.
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Item 2
[ANSWERED] CX3001 The History and Goals of the Corrections System
Respond to the following:
- Explain how major historical circumstances and societal developments contributed to the need for a correctional system. (250–300 words)
- Identify three major historical reform movements in the correctional system. Then describe the reasoning behind each reform movement. Finally, explain the degree to which each movement had meaningful and lasting effects on the correctional system. (350–400 words)
- Identify three historical correctional practices you think have shaped contemporary correctional practices the most. Explain how and why. The practices could relate to prison design/construction, prison conditions, rehabilitation, and/or punishment. (250–300 words)
Support your responses with evidence from the learning resources. You may also incorporate relevant professional experience.
Your Response
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| The History of Corrections | |||
| Explain how major historical circumstances and societal developments contributed to the need for a correctional system.
LO3: Analyze the historical circumstances and societal developments that contributed to the need for a correctional system. |
Response is not present. | The response explains how major historical circumstances contributed to the need for a correctional system but is missing sufficient information about the contribution of major societal developments or vice versa.
The response briefly describes major historical circumstances and societal developments but does not fully or accurately explain how historical circumstances and societal developments contributed to a need for a correctional system.
The response does not use relevant examples from the learning resources.
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The response fully and accurately explains how major historical circumstances and societal developments contributed to the need for a correctional system.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
| Identify three major historical reform movements in the correctional system. Then describe the reasoning behind each reform movement. Finally, explain the degree to which each movement had meaningful and lasting effects on the correctional system.
LO4: Analyze the effects of historical reform movements on the contemporary correctional system.
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Response is not present.
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The response identifies at least two historical reform movements but does not fully or accurately address the reasoning behind each movement and/or the degree to which each had meaningful and lasting effects on the correctional system.
The response does not use relevant examples from the learning resources. |
The response identifies three historical reform movements and fully and accurately addresses the reasoning behind each movement and the degree to which each had meaningful and lasting effects on the correctional system.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
| Identify three historical correctional practices you think have shaped contemporary correctional practices the most. Explain how and why. The practices could relate to prison design/construction, prison conditions, rehabilitation, and/or punishment.
LO5: Analyze the effects of historical practices on the contemporary correctional system.
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Response is not present. | The response identifies at least two historical correctional practices but does not provide sufficient and/or relevant support for how and why each has shaped contemporary practices.
The response does not use relevant examples from the learning resources. |
The response identifies at least three historical correctional practices and provides sufficient and relevant support for how and why each has shaped contemporary correctional practices.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
Item 3
[ANSWERED] CX3001 The History and Goals of the Corrections System
Respond to the following:
- Explain the role of corrections in today’s criminal justice system. Then describe one aspect of the contemporary correctional system that you think still needs to evolve and explain why. (250 words)
- Describe one theme from the history of corrections that is represented in current practices. Should this theme continue to have relevance in today’s correctional system? Why or why not? (250 words)
Support your response with evidence from the learning resources. You may also incorporate relevant professional experience.
Your Response
Enter your response here.
Rubric
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| Evolution of Corrections | |||
| Explain the role of corrections in today’s criminal justice system.
LO6: Explain the role of corrections in the criminal justice system.
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Response is not present. | The response does not fully or accurately explain the role of corrections in today’s criminal justice system.
The response does not use relevant examples from the learning resources.
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The response fully and accurately explains the role of corrections in today’s criminal justice system.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
| Then describe one aspect of the contemporary correctional system that you think still needs to evolve and explain why.
LO7: Describe one aspect of contemporary correctional practice that still needs to evolve.
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Response is not present. | The response describes one aspect of the contemporary correctional system that needs to evolve, but does not clearly or sufficiently explain why.
The response does not use relevant examples from the learning resources.
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The response describes one aspect of the contemporary correctional system that needs to change and clearly and sufficiently explains why.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
| Describe one theme from the history of corrections that is represented in current practices. Should this theme continue to have relevance in today’s correctional system? Why or why not?
LO8: Evaluate the relevance of historical corrections themes in contemporary corrections practices.
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Response is not present. | The response describes one theme from the history of corrections that is represented in current practices.
The response does not provide a coherent and/or convincing evaluation of whether the theme should continue to be relevant in current practice.
The response does not use relevant examples from the learning resources.
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The response describes one theme from the history of corrections that is represented in current practices.
The response provides an evaluation of whether the theme should continue to be relevant in current practice.
The response uses relevant examples from the learning resources. |
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CX3001 The History and Goals of the Corrections System Answer
Item 1
Summarize your selected topic’s historical origins and evolution
The development of the prison condition can be described as a bittersweet experiment. It will be good to note the impact of the change and the possible implications. Before 1950, the prison conditions were not good; the inmates were caged and chained in closets (Chen et al., 2019). They were half naked, and these mental issues did not get attention or medication. Even though the mental asylum came in 1800, the condition took a long to improve. In the 1960s, the standard theory explained the option of oppression created or created a large number of offenders (Chen et al., 2019). In the 1970s, things got worse; there was mass incarceration. More people went behind bars for non-violent crimes and more. In 2008, the prisons in the United States reported a high population leading to overcrowding and poor condition because of underfunding (Chen et al., 2019).
