Contemporary Issue

Choose a contemporary issue or trend in criminal justice and security today (sex offenders, gun violence, gun control,war on drugs, terrorism, cyber crime, cyberbullying, evidence based practices, privitization of jails/prisons, etc.); a non-exhaustive list will be discussed in class. ;

Conduct research on the issue and prepare a 1 – 2 page APA-formatted executive summary on the chosen topic. ; The executive summary should be ;a short, summarized version of a longer paper or presentation. ; It is similar to an abstract, but is less formal (many examples are provided on line and by APA). ; The executive summary should summarize the issue, discuss the historical and contemporary problem / benefit for society, the harm, and how it is being delt with by society. ; It must contain an educated opinion, prediction or finding based on evidence and research. ; Executive summaries should have both a strong but brief introduction and conclusion.

Post the executive summary to the assignments tab.