InstructionsWhat are the sentencing policies and demographics of offenders in the state you selected for the final project? In this milestone, you will practice valuable research skills to analyze ava

CJ 320 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Overview: The ability to conduct research using state corrections data is a valuable skill to have not only for this course but for fur ther study in the criminal justice field. It is also a valuable skill for practicing professionals. Prompt: In a short paper, r espond to the questions below about sentencing policies and the demographics of offenders . Summarize your research from available res ources that describe corrections in your selected state.  What type of sentencing is employed in your selected state?  What is the current sentencing philosophy in the state?  Since when has this philosophy been in place?  What was the impact on the prison population?  What are the demographics of offenders in your state in terms of the criteria below? o Age o Race o Gender o Incarceration rate o Education level o Whether or not offenders had substance abuse problems at time of incarceration (if available) Guidelines for Submission: Your milestone should be about 1 to 2 pages in length, with double spacing, 12 -point Times New Roman font, and one -inch margins. Sourc es should be cited according to APA style. Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Type of Sentencing in Selected State The type of sentencing is correctly identified The type of sentencing is not accurately identified No evidence of type of sentencing 20 Sentencing Philosophy and Adoption T imeline Philosophy is correctly identified an d adoption timeline is accurate Philosophy is not properly identified and/or ad option timeline is not accurate No evidence of sentencing phil osophy and/or adoption timeline 20 Impact of Sentencing Policy on Prison Population Impact of sentencing is correctly identified and explained with reference to the source material(s) Important aspects related to the impact of sentencing are missing from the explanation No evidence of describing the impact of sentencing 20 Demographic Data for Specified C ategories Demographic data is accurately described for all specified categories Demographic data for one or more specified categories is not accurately described No evidence demographic data 20 Organization The paper is well organized and the reader is abl e to easily find relevant data The paper’s organization makes it difficult for th e reader to find relevant data The paper is very poorly organized 10 Writing (Mechanics/Citations) No errors or minor errors related to grammar, style, and citations Some errors related to grammar, style, and citations Major errors related to grammar, style, and citations 10 Total 100%