Assignment: Prison Systems
Resource: Ch. 6 of Corrections: The Fundamentals
Review Ch. 6 of Corrections: The Fundamentals
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format comparing state and federal prison systems.
Include the following in your paper:
o Introduction
o The following aspects of the state prison system:
History and purpose
Growth
Types of institutions
Security levels
Types of criminals
o Variations in the state system
Identify the five state prison systems described in the text.
Describe a variation between these five state systems.
Describe the commonality between these five state systems.
o The following aspects of the federal prison system:
History and purpose
Growth
Types of institutions
Security levels
Types of criminals
o Conclusion
Cite at least two outside references, including one for state and one for federal.
Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.