Increased Rate of Incarceration in the US Part A (10%, 1,500 Words)
It has been said that the increased rate of incarceration in the U.S. since the late 1980s has much to do with the drop in crime rates within that country during the early 1990s.
Drawing upon the online articles by Ouimet, Lane, and Webster and Doob, what is your response to this claim?
Increased Rate of Incarceration in the US References and Paper Format
What variables might best explain the drop in crime rates?
4 Marks – Argument, clarity, following assignment guidelines Incarceration not best explanation for drop in crime rates in US in 1990’s Demographic changes as best explanation Discussion of other factors Referencing all articles
3 Marks – Writing Style Clarity of argument Logical flow 3rd year writing
3 Marks – Spelling/Grammar/APA
Spelling, grammar APA formatting, citations, and reference page
Part B (20%, 2,500 words)
Are some legal systems better than others at preventing and/or correcting errors of wrongful conviction? Discuss, with respect to the justice systems of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel.
10 Marks – Argument, clarity, following assignment guidelines
Canada United States United Kingdom Israel Comparing and contrasting the systems within each country
6 Marks – Writing Style Clarity Logical Flow 3rd year writing
4 Marks – Spelling/Grammar/APA
Spelling, grammar APA formatting, citations, and reference page
Increased Rate of Incarceration in the US Required Readings
Lane, R. (2011). Taking the mystery out of murder rates: Can it be done? Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, 8(2), 553–565. Retrieved from http://moritzlaw.osu.edu
Ouimet, M. (2002). Explaining the American and Canadian crime “drop” in the 1990s. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 44(1), 33–50. Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?public=false&handle=hein.journals/cjccj44&collection=journals&id=35
Webster, C., & Doob, A. (2008). America in a larger world: The future of the penal harm movement. Criminology and Public Policy, 7(3), 473–487. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2008.00522.x
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