You are a judge who has been chosen by the Vera Institute of Justice to analyze European corrections and sentencing policies and practices with the purpose of recommending changes to the U.S. Sentencing Commission to address Americas problem of
mass incarceration.
You will use the Vera Institute of Justice report Sentencing in Germany and Netherlands,(Go to Vera Institute of Justice and search for this report, it is there and click on the full report). Also include Michael Moores 8-minute documentary on Bastoy Island off the southern coast of Norway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01mTKDaKa6Q
compare and contrasts the corrections and sentencing
practices of the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands. (you can use the videos ( I listed above) as one of your sources for Germany)
More details for the paper: Abstract on its own page.
Introduce yourself as a U.S. judge and state why you are writing your
proposal/recommendations and the materials you have used to arrive at your conclusions.
Include a thesis statement.
Identify 3- 6 major differences between U.S. corrections and sentencing
practices and those in Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway using your references and the
documentary.
Describe the violent crime rates, incarceration, and recidivism rates in the U.S.
versus Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway. In the final paragraphs, give your
recommendations to the U.S. Sentencing Commission about how to address the problem of
mass incarceration in America.
