For this Assignment, write a 2–3 page essay that describes how society’s response to crime impacts public policy, sentencing, practices, and correctional operations

For this Assignment, write a 2–3 page essay that describes how society’s response to crime impacts public policy, sentencing, practices, and correctional operations. Your paper should include:

• An overview of the evolution of society’s views on crime and punishment
• The need for crime and punishment
• The shift in sentencing laws and impact (prisons, Get Tough On Crime, present day)
• An emphasis on punishment or rehabilitation currently
• How one’s ideas about multiculturalism and diversity impact their response to crime

Use a minimum of two references, which can include the course textbook, to support your argument.

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