Mass Incarceration

Create a clear thesis statement that identifies your social and criminal justice issue. Summarize your chosen social and criminal justice issue in approximately one to two pages. Describe what makes this an issue. Provide data to show how this issue has made an impact on society. Explain which social justice principles need to be addressed and why. Detail the cultural and diversity issues present in your chosen social and criminal justice problem. Describe how addressing your chosen issue contributes to the goal of a more just society. Analyze the empirical research on your chosen topic. You may use your Week 1 Annotated Bibliography to complete this section of the paper. Please ensure that the instructor feedback is incorporated within this section. Incorporating peer feedback is optional. Propose a possible resolution to your chosen social and criminal justice issue. Evaluate which branches of the criminal justice system are impacted/involved and how they either help or hinder the issue. Analyze how the criminal and social justice theories (in relation to the United States Constitution) and landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions impact your chosen issue and support your resolution. Examine how the judiciary, corrections, and law enforcement systems address social equality, solidarity, human rights, and overall fairness for all and how these essential concepts impact your issue and resolution. Evaluate how poverty, racism, religion and other sociocultural variables may apply to contemporary social and criminal justice by drawing information among the fields of, but not limited to, criminology, law, philosophy, psychology, science, and sociology. The Solution Proposal Capstone Paper Must be 15 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA StyleLinks to an external site. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Name of the University Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013Links to an external site.. Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources. Must use at least 10 scholarly and/or credible sources, at least four of which must be found in the Library, in addition to the course text. You may consider referencing documentaries, contemporary news reports, multimedia, and interviews with professionals in the field. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.