Awareness of prisons as mental health institutions

Focus on how prisons do not have the proper training or medication for inmates who are mentally ill.
Introduction: In this section you will introduce your audience to the crime and violence issue you have chosen. You will develop a statement that
establishes your position on your chosen issue. Be sure to employ appropriate ethical considerations and best practices when communicating your
introduction.
A. Provide a brief overview of your chosen issue regarding crime and violence. Explain the impact of the issue related to social roles within social
institutions.
B. Based on your chosen issue, discuss the focus of this position paper in terms of how it aligns with the ultimate goal of the social advocacy group.
In other words, what are you trying to accomplish by exploring this crime and violence issue?
C. Briefly discuss the evidence that you will use in the analysis of the issue.
D. Briefly introduce the theory that you will use in the analysis of the issue.
E. Develop a statement that communicates your social advocacy group’s position on the issue.
Analysis: Now that you have identified a crime and violence issue, analyze evidence and apply sociological theory to communicate and support your position.
Be sure to employ appropriate ethical considerations and best practices when constructing your analysis.
A. Articulate, in detail, your social advocacy group’s position regarding the issue. Your description should be written in a way that leads into your
evidence and theory application.
B. Evaluate prevalent stereotypes regarding the issue. Be sure to address the validity, effects, and persistence of these stereotypes. (Use examples
from news articles, popular media, or personal experience.)
C. Describe recent social change regarding the issue and support your response with examples. (Also, use examples from the media and personal
experience.)
D. Analyze historical interpretations of the issue within relevant social structures (i.e., social institutions and culture) and support your analysis
with evidence. In other words, where did the stereotypes originate in relation to society at the time? (Use scholarly sources as evidence.)
E. Analyze modern interpretations of the issue within relevant social structures (i.e., social institutions and culture) and support your analysis with
evidence. How has this issue changed in society and where do we stand today? (Use scholarly sources as evidence here as well). F. Apply appropriate sociological theory to historical and modern interpretations of the issue to support your overall analysis. (Use scholarly
sources needed to support.)
Conclusion: In this section of the position paper you will summarize the key points of your analysis while adhering to appropriate ethical standards and
best practices.
A. Describe the ethical challenges in analyzing the issue, supporting your response with examples.
B. Review the key points of your analysis, and make a universal statement about your position regarding the issue. Consider summarizing insights
and perspectives that were gained through the incorporation of evidence.
C. Determine possible solutions that would be effective in lessening the negative impact of the issue on society.
D. Communicate your final position on this issue supported by the findings of your analysis.