Assignment Help-Improvements to the Correctional System

Assignment Help-Improvements to the Correctional System

Improvements to the Correctional System

According 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 unintended consequence. Imagine that you are a  state legislator that heads a committee for the Department of  Corrections. Your responsibilities include recommending improvements to  the correctional system, both domestic and international, (e.g.,  Guantanamo Bay). Go to Cornell http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/eighth_amendment, and review the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Suggest two (2) actions that the corrections system can take in  order to attain 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 against intermediate sanctions as a  deterrent of crime. Support your viewpoint with one (1) example of  intermediate sanctions that reflects your opinion.

Debate whether or not correctional facilities are adequately  equipped to deal with mentally ill inmates. Provide a rationale for your  response.