Crime Prevention Criminal Justice

Read the recent article “Cost of Locking Up Americans Too High: Pew Study” by Reuters athttp://www.reuters.com/article/2009/03/02/us-usa-prisons-idUSTRE5215TW20090302YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO ANSWER THESE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:How much are Americans spending for corrections?Based on the amount of crime prisons prevent, is the cost worthwhile?THIS ASSIGNMENT ABOVE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT YOU NEED TO DO IS:PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON TWO CLASSMATES POSTS.  THE LENGTH MUST BE 200 WORDS EACH POST.  THERE ARE TWO FEEDBACKS YOU MUST DO. MUST BE POSITIVE FEEDBACK, PROPER GRAMMAR/SENTENCE STRUCTURE, AND ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES YOU USE THAT RELATES TO THE FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENT MUST BE PROPERLY CITED/SCHOLARY SOURCE.Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BELOW IN THE FEEDBACK YOU PROVIDE TO EACH STUDENT.With respect to your classmate’s initial post, how do the concepts of re-entry and re-integration of prisoners back into society affect your selection of a crime prevention program?Does society have a responsibility to fund and implement programs like these?Do these programs have an effect on recidivism?