There is an ongoing debate on the effectiveness of incarcerating juveniles in secure settings for long periods of time. Some would argue a long separation will interrupt the lure of the criminal activity in the streets. Others contend long-term incarceration allows juveniles to learn more criminal behaviors and take on a delinquent persona and re-offend as soon as they are released. Where do you stand on this debate—longer or shorter secure settings for incarcerated juveniles?
In this discussion, you will begin the work, as a class, to unpack the fundamental questions sociologists ask when studying social problems (as per C.
In this discussion, you will begin the work, as a class, to unpack the fundamental questions sociologists ask when studying social problems (as per C. Wright Mill’s Sociological Imagination–what you unpacked in the previous QA assignments). This will include picking a social problem to focus on personally all quarter (for