Assignment:
Using the information you discussed in your collaborative and class discussion this week, create an 8 to 10 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in which you discuss how federal legislation has addressed violence and victimization within correctional facilities at the federal, state, and local levels of jurisdiction. In your presentation:
• Describe at least three separate goals of the PREA legislation. Provide the standards developed by the DOJ to achieve each of these goals.
• Outline the jurisdictions which are subject to the PREA legislation. How does the PREA legislation extend the oversight of the DOJ to jurisdictions previously not subject to such oversight?
• Discuss the behaviors which constitute a violation of 18 U.S.C. §242, Deprivation of Rights under Color of Law. Detail the penalties of violating this criminal statute.
You have also been asked to create a 1-page handout for the attendees that emphasizes the major points covere presentation, in your handout:
• List the three goals of the PREA legislation.
• Highlight how the state and local community is included in the jurisdiction of the PREA legislation.
• Provide information on the consequences of failing to comply (i.e., individual prosecutions; investigation by the DOJ for civil rights violations, etc.).
• Advise the attendees on possible financial contributions by the federal government for implementing and enforcing the PREA legislation in the new facility.
Submit your assignment.
Resources
- Center for Writing Excellence
- Reference and Citation Generation
- Grammer and Writing Guides