Please answer both questions based on the Introduction and Chapter 1 of The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison:
1. What excuses have been given for our inability to reduce the amount of crime we have? How do we evaluate these excuses?
2. What does it mean to say that “the criminal justice system is ‘designed to fail” and that “crime is functional for society”?
Both questions have been taken from the end of Chapter 1 p. 50 – (Question 2 has been intentionally modified). Each question is worth 10pts = Total 20pts.
Assignment Guidelines: Assignments are required to meet the following guidelines. Assignments that do not follow this format will not receive full credit.
Paper Length: Approx. 2 double spaced pages per question (total 4 pages)
Font: Times Roman 12
Line Spacing: Everything must be double-spaced
Style: Use the American Psychological Association manual for formatting (e.g., references, citations, quotes, tables, page layout)
Quotes: No more than 2 short quotes are allowed throughout the entire paper. Quotes are single-spaced.
Citations: Everything must be appropriately cited in the text and in the Reference section. (This section should not be called “works cited” or Bibliography)
Spelling: Spelling errors will result in a deduction of points
Grammar: Poor grammar will result in a deduction of points
References
-All references must be put in the Reference section
-All references in the Reference section must be used in the paper
-References from academic journals are highly recommended