Reference no: EM133921250 , Length: Words Count:250

Assignment:

Using a minimum of 250 words, explain what you feel that you have gained from this class so far.

What we've learned:

• Identify the history, function, and structure of the correctional/criminal justice system.
• Describe Habeas Corpus, Torts, Section 1983, and the Court Process.
• List the basic rights of prisoners not clearly covered in the constitution.
• Identify legislatures, precedent cases, and important cases for prisoners' rights under the First and Fourth Amendment.
• Describe how due process and equal protection apply to incarcerated individuals and identify landmark cases pertaining to equal protection.
• Explore prisoners' rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution found in the Eight and Fourteenth Amendments.
• Identify cases pertaining to the rights of probationers, parolees, and federal statutes.
• Articulate the purpose of jails and how the criminal justice system deals with juveniles and young offenders.
• List the pros and cons of privatization of prisons.
• Identify the rights that convicted felons lose after they are released from incarceration.

Connect to your explanation to at least one of the course objectives:

• Discuss the purpose and methods of continuously updating knowledge of constitutional law affecting prisons and prisoners.
• Examine the impact of mass incarceration and rehabilitation programs in the United States.
• Identify the relationship between United States court cases and the policies and procedures of the United States correctional policies and procedures.
• Determine and analyze constitutional issues involving rights of the convicted as well as civil liability of correctional agencies and staff.
• Describe the rights of probationers, parolees, and offenders in the criminal justice system.
• Describe prisoners' rights and treatment in private prisons and upon release from incarceration.