Gang Stories

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For this assignment, you will analyze the life of someone who has been involved in a gang. You can use the video in the link below, or you can use your own life experiences if you or someone you know has been involved in gangs.

My story; from gangland daughter to star teacher

https://www.ted.com/talks/pearl_arredondo_my_story_from_gangland_daughter_to_star_teacher

Start your analysis of Pearl Arredondo’s life story, your own story if you have been affected by gangs, or someone you know. Then write a 4-6-page paper answering the following questions:

  1. How was she able to rise above crime, delinquency, and gang life?
  2. Identify at least four factors that you believe are important for one to understand the origins of the juvenile’s delinquent behavior.
  3. What protective factors helped Pearl Arredondo (or the person in your own story)?
  4. What risk factors did she face?
  5. Apply at least two research-based early intervention programs described in Chapter 9 that Pearl Arredondo could use in the school program she created.

Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources. You may research local, federal and state statues in your state to illustrate your point. The Strayer Library at research.strayer.edu is an excellent place to start.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

Technical Writing In Criminal Justice

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Required Textbook: The Sage Guide to Writing In Corrections; Steven Hougland and Jennifer M. Allen.

You may use 1 or 2 additional verifiable sources.

Follow guidelines for answering questions:

1. Does your response directly answer each part of the assignment question(s)? 2 . Does your response clearly show you have read and understand the lesson content by correctly defining key terms, key persons and summarizing concepts? Have you made inferences based on this knowledge to personal or modern-day applications? 3. Have you clearly state analysis and give examples to back them up? Does your response provide analysis to the larger concepts of the lessons? 4. Do you write clearly, in complete sentences, with minimal errors in grammar and spelling? Did you use the APA Method of Citation where needed?

Questions to be answered:

1. What level of information literacy should an officer have as a private, sargent, lieutenant, and chief. Explain at each level and include examples to illustrate.

2. How does an individual determine the legitimacy of the information they receive? What factors should they consider? Explain and give examples? Does a printed source have more validity than a verbal source? How does one determine if the information they receive is FACT or OPINION?

Future Of The Juvenile Justice System Presentation

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Scenario: You are a juvenile justice consultant creating a proposal that will be presented to the state legislature concerning the future of the juvenile justice system.

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation detailing your proposal for improving the efficacy of the future juvenile justice system in your area.

Include the following in your proposal:

  • A brief explanation of how community involvement, law enforcement, courts, and corrections affect the juvenile justice system
  • A description of how effective your state is at rehabilitating youth, providing restorative justice, and preventing recidivism
  • Suggestions for how to improve all of the following aspects of the juvenile justice system in your state:
  • community involvement
  • law enforcement
  • courts and sentencing
  • corrections
  • rehabilitation
  • restorative justice
  • prevention of recidivism
  • Justification for your suggestions based on history, trends, causation theories, and potential for reform; use current statistics and data to support your claims

Detailed speaker notes

A title slide, concluding slide, and reference slide for works cited in the presentation

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Evaluability Assessment

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Evaluability assessment, sometimes referred to as exploratory evaluation, is often conducted as a preliminary activity prior to conducting a formal evaluation. It is commonly used as a planning tool and is a quick and cost effective method to determine whether programs identified as candidates for evaluation have the objectives, activities, and resources that will facilitate a formal evaluation. It is not a substitute for a program evaluation that can determine whether the program is likely to be effective in its current form or whether changes and adjustments may need to be made. (Leviton, Khan, Rog, Dawkins & Cotton, 2010).

For example, the recidivism rate, the extent to which a criminal relapses back into criminal behavior, is a major measure of the effectiveness of criminal justice programs. The Second Chance Act of 2008 is a federal program designed to reduce recidivism in local communities. Grant funds from the Department of Justice were distributed to state, local governments, and nonprofits to develop appropriate programs.

To prepare for this Assignment, review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the evaluability of a funding effort. Access the Second Chance Act website and examine the success stories, focusing on the Roca, Inc. case.

Assignment: submit a 3-page paper which assesses the evaluability of this program, using the criteria in the readings for this week and indicates whether you anticipate that a formative, process, needs assessment, or summative evaluation will be most appropriate. Explain your reasoning.

Must be apa

turn it in required

grammar check required !