Propose one critical change to policing, which can include reforms, replacing policing with other institutions, or any other strategy. What would you tell them and why?

Assignment Question

Answer both questions on separate documents.

QUESTION #1: For juveniles who commit very serious criminal offenses, incarceration of some kind is common, and in fact, the public often supports this tough approach for serious juvenile offenders. And yet, evidence on the effectiveness of juvenile incarceration has not been good—the conditions in juvenile facilities are often problematic, and many youth come out of these facilities worse than when they entered (with a high risk for future crime). For this discussion, address two questions. First, in drawing from two pieces of assigned content from this unit—the podcast episode involving Nell Bernstein and the report from The Sentencing Project—what are the key problems that emerge in the practical use of juvenile incarceration? Second, in light of these problems, what should we do differently? Bernstein. 2014. “‘Burning down the house’ makes the case against juvenile incarceration.” (37-minute podcast episode from Fresh Air

QUESTION #2: This week, you read about evidence-based policing, ideas for re-imagining policing, and the central role of legitimacy to policing. Imagine that you are called before Congress and asked to propose one critical change to policing, which can include reforms, replacing policing with other institutions, or any other strategy. What would you tell them and why? This week, you read about evidence-based policing, ideas for re-imagining policing, and the central role of legitimacy to policing. Imagine that you are called before Congress and asked to propose one critical change to policing, which can include reforms, replacing policing with other institutions, or any other strategy. What would you tell them and why?

References: Piza & Welsh 2022 Scott et al 2023 Sunshine & Taylor 2003