Topics and Assignments

ASSIGNMENT 1  (Due in two weeks)
POINTS: Up to 20

Go to the libary and find one good article on prisons
from a journal (such as Criminology, Justice Quarterly,
or any other criminal justice or sociology journal. DO NOT
USE MAGAZINES.

In about two pages (500 words):

1) Summarize the article

2) Is there anything in the article that might guide
legislators or prison administrators?

3) What in the article do you think that it's important to
share with the class?

4) Did the article change your thinking on prisons?

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