The States of Oregon, Michigan, and Missouri have experienced considerable success in addressing prisoner reentry issues and reducing recidivism. The paper must provide a comprehensive overview of the National prisoner reentry and recidivism issues and recent rates, and also provide details relative to the multiple initiatives and efforts undertaken in the States of Oregon, Michigan, and Missouri that have produced success. THE CRITERIA: Provided a comprehensive National perspective and overview of recidivism rates and trends and prisoner reentry issues; both impediments and initiatives for successful reentry Clearly evidenced information from the Second Chance Act of 2007 Detailed, described, and explained the wide array of practices and policy initiatives in the States of Oregon, Michigan, and Missouri, to successfully address re-entry structural impediments and recidivism rates Clearly addressed the potential future National applications, implications, and ramifications of the identified successful practices and initiatives in the three States Provided National recidivism rate trend data Conclusion is evaluative, clearly stated, rational, logical and factually based Writing and grammar skills are appropriate to the graduate level Resources are completely and appropriately cited and referenced using APA Style Therefore, does social justice demand the removal of impediments to reentry for those persons that have been subject to the societal sanctions and deemed releasable by societal agents? Does social justice exist if intended and unintended social sanctions deny access and opportunity which exceed the socially applied legal sanctions in which it is implicit the societal debt is paid? If not, what is being done from public and social policy perspectives, to achieve social justice by ultimately reducing victimization, improving outcomes for offenders returning to their communities, and favorably impacting recidivism by strengthening prisoner reentry? To the latter question, it should be noted in April of 2008, Public Law 110-199, the Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety through Recidivism Prevention (Title 42 U.S.Code, Section 17501), was signed into law https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-122/pdf/STATUTE-122-Pg657.pdf . The Purposes and Findings provided in Section Three of the Act are detailed and significant in terms of insight into national reentry and recidivism issues. You are required to review the full Act incident to this research and your review of the Act must be clearly evident in your paper. The Act passed with exceptional bipartisan Congressional support in addition to considerable support from interdisciplinary leaders in the public and private sectors. An evidence-based approach to reducing crime and improving public safety is provided by the Act in support of reentry programs and policies. The Act supports the following: Employment assistance and job-skills training Substance abuse treatment Housing assistance Family-based programming Individual and group mentoring, and Victim support PAPER REQUIREMENTS: The Social Justice Project Paper will involve trend analysis, fact-finding policy analysis for practitioner evidence-based decision-making, and a triangulation of criminal justice, social justice, and responsible stewardship. The paper must be a minimum of 3,500 words in length (not to include references). The paper requires a minimum of 5 different non-worldwide web internet references. The paper must be typed, double-spaced, standard margins, and follow the APA style format and must include an Abstract. No more than 15% of your entire paper can be quoted.
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