Description:

Review the below websites and articles related to Criminal Justice issues.

• Describe the correlation between social and economic justice using three (3) of the critical criminal justice issues found in the resources above.
• What has been done about the issues? What should be done to address those issues?
• Why do these issues warrant attention from human service agencies?
• Evaluate the benefits and limitations of the contributions of public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors in effecting social change and social justice for the population affected by the issues you have identified.

Resources:

• The Risk–Need–Responsivity Model of Assessment and Human Service in Prevention and Corrections
• Critical Criminal Justice Issues Think link contains a booklet that highlights critical criminal justice issues, as determined by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. This resource should be used to complete your Reaction Paper assignment this week.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service This site contains a topical index from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), which is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.