The Issues in Criminal Justice Paper

Choose one article from a scholarly or credible (see Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  (Links to an external site.)  table for an explanation of each type of resource) source published within the past five years that addresses a criminal justice issue in law enforcement, the judiciary, or corrections, relevant to one of the following areas: poverty, unemployment, education, or illegal drug use. To find an article from the Ashford Library, please follow these steps: *Note: To access the Ashford University Library directly, click on the Writing Center and Library links in your left navigation. Watch the Database Search Tips  (Links to an external site.)  video for more and see Searching the Ashford University Library  document for assignment-specific search tips. Click on the “advanced search” link located under the FindIt@AU search box In the first search box, type social justice In the second search box, type criminal justice In the third search box type one of the following: poverty, unemployment, education, or drugs. Scroll down to the “date published” limiter and adjust the search dates to include only the last 5 years Click the “search” button . Review your search results and select a library resource to analyze. Summarizing the Issue and Processes. As you respond to the elements below, think about questions or issues addressed by the author(s) of the source that you select. In your paper, drawing upon the article and/or other relevant scholarly or credible sources, address the following: Explain a criminal justice issue in law enforcement, the judiciary, or corrections, relevant to one of the following areas: poverty, unemployment, education, or illegal drug use. Describe at least one process for law enforcement, the judiciary, or corrections relevant to the criminal justice issue. Describe an application for criminology that is relevant to the criminal justice issue. To help you with this part, think about how a criminological theory could support a program or approach relevant to the criminal justice issue. For example, the article by Messer, Patten, and Candela (2016) relates life course theory to the use of drug courts. If the article that you choose addresses a theory in criminology, you may use the article to help you address this part of the assignment. If the article does not address criminology, then please use one of the following resources: Messer et al. (2016), pages 7–8; Salvatore (2017), pages 1–2; or Zoutewelle-Terovan and Skardhamar (2016), pages 697–698. The Issues in Criminal Justice paper Must be a minimum of 500 words double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style  (Links to an external site.) Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted