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WEEK 1 WRITING NOTEBOOK
W
ORKING
T
HESIS
A
CTIVITY
Each week, you will have an opportunity to practice different aspects of the writing process in a writing notebook. It consists of a template you will fill out and submit in Canvas. In addition to introducing and practicing targeted components of the writing process, these notebooks are meant to help you to determine your own strengths and to identify opportunities for growth. This week, the writing notebook focuses on how to develop a thesis sentence.
STEP ONE: Developing your Topic
Think of a topic that interests you, something you know a good deal about, or something that you would like to explore more deeply.
If you’re stuck, visit the
Overcoming Writer’s Block
and the Narrowing a Topic and Developing a Research Question
webpages in the Writing Center to help spark some thoughts.
1.
What is the topic that you will be using for this activity?
How can society shrink down on prison recidivism?
STEP TWO: Building a Thesis
As you have learned, a thesis sentence has two main parts: the topic
(which is what you are writing about) and the angle
(which is what you want to say about that topic).
1.
What do you already know about this topic?
I know that inmates get out of prison, and they do not have the proper necessities of life to survive.
2.
What would you like to say about this topic?
I would like to see change within the Department of Corrections
STEP THREE: Creating a Working Thesis
Now, you can combine the work you’ve done so far to create a working thesis.
Activity 1:
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A thesis works to guide the flow of information in a paper, preparing the reader for what the paper will be about. Using the steps from this Writing Notebook, construct a working
thesis for a paper about the topic you have selected. Remember, your thesis will have two parts: it will introduce the reader to the topic you have selected, and it will present the reader with the angle for your paper by letting the reader know what you intend to say about the topic.
If you’re stuck, use the Thesis Generator
from the Writing Center.
Enter your response in the space provided.
STEP FOUR: Review and Reflect
Review your work in this Writing Notebook. What challenges did you encounter? Which aspects of thesis creation were new to you, or which aspects might you have already been familiar with? In no more than 150 words, please reflect on your work in this activity.
Recidivism is defined as an act of an offender reengaging in crime even after undergoing a successful punitive and rehabilitation program within the criminal justice system. Deterrence
is defined as a method of crime control through the fear of punishment. Rehabilitation is defined as the conversion of an offender into a more valuable member of society through a series of programs and therapies geared towards instituting positive behavioral changes. Prison is defined as an institution within the criminal justice system whose main goal is to execute court orders on sentencing by holding offenders for a period of time as determined by the court while rehabilitating them in the course of their stay within the institution (Seiter, 2012).
A lot of research within the criminal justice system has attempted to explore the efficiency of
prisons in achieving deterrence and rehabilitation within the society. According to research conducted by Stephen Muteti titled "The effectiveness of the Prisons Service in the rehabilitation of offenders in Kenya”, the findings revealed a high rate of recidivism of 67.7 percent. It was discovered most respondents who are former convicts had been imprisoned more than once. The research also revealed that prisons lack the finances, human resources, and facilities to facilitate efficient rehabilitation programs. Lack of efficient rehabilitation programs within the prison facilities increases the offender's risk of recidivism. At the same time, the research revealed that most offenders were imprisoned for petty offenses, and thus the debilitating prison life exposed them to hardened offenders who taught them how to engage in crime. This theoretically can be supported by the differential association theory, which explains the process on how individuals may learn to engage in crime through association with known offenders. This research reveals the fact that the prison facilities have little to no success in achieving deterrence, reducing recidivism, and instituting the rehabilitation of offenders. The finding of this research is a reflection of ENG121 Week 1 Writing Notebook
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several similar research works conducted across the world and within various other jurisdictions. Most prison facilities are overcrowded and being managed by criminal gangs who ensure maximum comfort and security for their incarcerated members. The facilities also act as a major recruitment point for most criminal gangs and thus lack the element of instituting deterrence.
Seiter, R. P. (2012).
Correctional administration: Integrating theory and practice
. Boston: Prentice Hall.
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