Discussion 1: Communicating Correctional Policy Implications

This week, you communicate the correctional policy implications putforth in this class to another person. To do so, you will have to takesome time to summarize your thoughts about the course material and thinkabout ways to effectively communicate these concepts. Think carefullyabout who you will approach and how to begin the conversation. It isimportant to consider how the individual you choose may react. Also,consider how to effectively deal with their questions and thoughts aboutthe complex reality of corrections and the proposed approach toeffectiveness.

For this Discussion, you complete this conversation and then share the experience in this week’s post.

• Find someone who is not familiar with the focus on this course: this person can be a family member, colleague, or friend.
• Explain the correctional policy implications in this week’sLearning Resources to them. Pay particular attention to their reactionand any clarifying questions they ask.
• Reflect on your experience, and think about what you learned from explaining these correctional policy implications to someone.
• Consider whether you would explain the concepts covered in thiscourse differently next time. Could you emphasize different aspects ofcorrectional policy instead of others? Do you think, based on theperson's reaction, that his or her community would implement thepolicies you have put forth to them?

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3: Post a briefdescription of the explanation of correctional policy implications thatyou used for this week’s discussion with the individual you selected.Describe the person you selected and their reaction. Finally, describeany communication difficulties you had in preparing for this finaldiscussion and any insights you gained.