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You must have atleast four meaningful sentences in the discussion. Discussion must be in Microsoft Word and must be an original answer no plagiarism.

Primary postings should include either a concise summary of information or an analysis of the topic under study.

Please don't use long quotations. Please note within the text of your discussion posting where you got your information. Outside research should be academic in nature and come from reputable peer reviewed sources.

You must include two references with your posting cited in APA style. Discussions Questions will be answered separately.

Each week there will be a media assignment consisting of an article, a video, podcast or other media. You must review this media and integrate and synthesize its content into the week's discussion.

Discussion

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the indeterminate sentence. Include information from your text and the website.

Website

Go to the ACA website and explore the many way corrections has become professionalized.

Discussion

For this week's discussion consider Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions. Specifically, the book discusses drug courts and other "specialty" courts. Do specialty courts work and can you identify any specialty courts in your home town? What are they and how do they work?

Podcast

Listen to the podcast, "Budget Crunch Forces a New Approach to Prisons." This podcast considers budget problems that are forcing states and the federal government to rethink their approach to prisons. More than 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States, and the cost is getting unbearable.