Research and discuss historical perspectives of the juvenile justice programs. •What were some strengths and/or weaknesses in various programs? •In studying the juvenile justice system, post your thoughts regarding the future of juvenile justice. •Provide subjective comments and viewpoints of ideas to generate discussions. •Topics of interest can include ethical issues, illegal practices, conditions of facilities, or treatment or mistreatment of youth. •Prepare an outline of your thoughts on the future of juvenile justice.

Compare 2 different juvenile justice programs currently being implemented in large cities and rural towns. Research and write about the following: •Compare and describe each program. •Provide details on the goals for each program. •State the effectiveness and/or failures of the programs. •Indicate the program you believe to be more successful and explain why. •Provide suggestions for improvements. •Include APA citation and references as to where you found the information.

The subject area is criminal justice. “The Feminization of the Community Corrections Work Force,” by Jo G. Holland. After reviewing the article, provide the following: • A brief introduction and summary of the article • A statement of the research problem • Analysis of the data • Discussion of the author’s conclusions: Do you agree or disagree with him/her? Your critique should be at least two full pages in length, using 12-point double-spaced Times Roman font. Use APA style for the critique and when referencing the article and any other sources.

Research proposal to support the hypothesis: Legalizing recreational use of marijuana will yield positive results within the criminal justice system, ie reduce crime involving more dangerous drugs because of a switch to marijuana, less crowding in jails, funds derived from the taxation of legal sales used for education and treatment programs, etc. Introduction and Literature Review: The introduction and literature review is the first half of a research proposal. These sections are very important because they inform the reader as to your topic, why it is important to study, what is guiding your study and how it affects the CJ system, as well as the PAST RESEARCH that has been conducted on the subject. Research Proposal in its Entirety will include: Addition of Research Methods and Statistics, Copy of Instrument, as well as the Title Page, Abstract, and Reference Page: This assignment requires you to turn in the research proposal in its entirety. so the research proposal will includ