Ideology Material

For Thursday, January 24

What is an ideology and why is it a crucial concept for understanding
criminal justice?
(Hint: See the handout one and Handout two

Think about:

   1) Definition of ideology
   2) Identification and description of ONE SPECIFIC ideology as an example
   3) What is YOUR ideology (and why)?

Next: TAKE THIS QUIZ: 

     http://www.politicalcompass.org/ 
(it's fun)

   4) What are the implications of the following ideologies for:
      for a) sentencing, b) treatment, c) punishment, and d) rehabilitation  
     (Select ANY TWO from radical, liberal, libertarian, conservative)

To get the answer to this, look up the homepages for:
  The Libertarian Party
  The Democratic Party ("liberal")
  The Republican Party ("conservative")
  Any radical group ("leftist")

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