W??????????????????????hile the criminal justice system in a location does its best to address the needs of a community, it can face difficulty. Systemic problems such as drug addiction, child abuse, and domestic violence are often not handled with a nuanced approach other than arrest and incarceration by the criminal justice system itself.
Just as you identified problems within your state (Indiana) and provided your specific recommendation to solve these issues in the last assignment, you will now have an opportunity to arrange a strategic plan for a non-profit organization to supplement the existing criminal justice system in your location. As a basic proposal, the focus is on the problem and what your proposed non-profit organization would attempt to do to help resolve that problem in your state or local community.
You can choose to design your criminal justice-focused non-profit organization, but some suggestions to consider include choosing to describe:
An organization that bridges the communication and criminal justice planning between law enforcement and the community at large and serves as an advocate for people with complaints against law enforcement.
An organization that assists the immigrant community in a location to have a better relationship with law enforcement and the court system.
An organization focused on at-risk teens to help provide diversion programs rather than being incarcerated within the criminal justice system.
Be sure to address the following in your paper:
Include the name of your non-profit organization and its mission statement.
Identify the main goal of your non-profit.
Include the resources needed to start your non-profit.
Explain the basis for your organization and how it would be similar to other non-profit organizations found in the nation.
Discuss possible problems and/or shortcomings your non-profit may encounter and how you would solve them.
Resources
Accountability, Governance, and Structure of Non-Profit Organizations: Evidence from Ghana,
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Ahmed, F., Bahoo, S., & Ayub, A. (2019). Accountability, governance, and structure of non-profit organizations: Evidence from Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. New Horizons (1992-4399), 13(2), 19–36.
This journal article explores and compares the governance, structure, and accountability presentation and development of non-profit organizations through their websites for their stakeholders.
Places Not Cases? Rethinking Probation: The Effects of Nonprofit Organizations on Rearrest Rates of Probationers
Wo, J. C., & Park, J. (2019). Places not cases? Rethinking probation: The effects of nonprofit organizations on rearrest rates of probationers. Crime & Delinquency, 65(5), 657–680.
This journal article uses longitudinal data to examine the linear and non-linear influence that different non-profit organizations have on rearrests rates of probationers.
A Proposal for Strategic Controls to Ensure SOCIAL Equity in the Criminal Justice System
Smart, H. (2020). A proposal for strategic controls to ensure social equity in the criminal justice system. In Ethics for contemporary bureaucrats.
This book chapter presented a proposal for strategic controls to ensure social equity in the criminal justice system.
Moral Cognition in Criminal Punishment
Steffen, J. (2020). Moral cognition in criminal punishment. British Journal of American Legal Studies, 9, 143-179.
This journal article focused on encouraging moral cognition in contemporary Anglo-American criminal justice systems.
National Institute of Criminal Justice Reform
NICJR. (2021). The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform.
This is a non-profit organization website with resources and information on reforming the criminal justice system.
Neighborhood Funders Group
Neighborhood Funders Group. (2020, August 14). Organizations addressing police accountability and racial justice. NFG.
This is a database of organizations that address police conduct and racial
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