CJS 255 Wk 4 – Correctional Populations

Imagine you work in a correctional institution and have been asked to create a strategy plan for working with specific correctional populations. Your supervisor would like you to create an executive summary of your strategy.

Select 1 correctional population to focus on.

Write a 525- to 700-word executive summary in which you:

• Describe elements in the classification process. Explain the importance of proper classification.
• Discuss what challenges are associated with special populations, such as mental ill and elderly, in the prison system. Provide examples.
• Explain strategies or considerations that are used to service special populations.

Submit your assignment.