Your essay must:
• Be typed in Times New Roman 12-inch font, double spaced and with 1-inch margins.
• Have an introduction and conclusion.
• Have a title page, with your name, student number, date, and course code.
• Contain in-text citations where appropriate as well as a references page in APA style reference
formatting
• Use supportive evidence including course readings and formal
sources such as peer reviewed journal articles which are preferable as they are of higher quality.
• Films, class lectures and guest speakers are excluded sources.
• Be approximately 6 pages of text
Task: Research and critically examine one rehabilitative intervention program utilized with a segment of the prison population. In doing so, you are to provide a detailed description of the program itself and using supportive evidence, address the following questions:
• What issue(s) does the program attempt to address?
• For whom is the program intended for?
• What theory(ies) underlie the program?
• What are the strengths of the program?
• What is the socio-political context surrounding this program?
• What are the weaknesses of the program?
• Is the program effective?
• Reflecting on the knowledge you have acquired throughout CRM 2315 do you feel that this
program works? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Please note:
• Specific programs that we have already covered at length in class are not permitted
• You are not limited to the Canadian context
• Marks are awarded for overall style, flow, grammar, spelling, and citations, so please proofread
your work.
• Be sure to use language and concepts with precision.
• This is an exam, therefore questions regarding content are not permitted.
• Do not use sub-titles/headings.
• The program can be prison/jail or community based for persons under supervision or whom were
formerly incarcerated.
• You may look at a therapeutic program for families or children of prisoners /ex-prisoners.
• 2 of your minimum 6 sources can be from formal agency websites (i.e., government or not-for
profit organizations).