Part 1: Define NEPA. Now describe whether or not it constitutes an unusual law or is it just another environmental law? (In other words, is it different from most environmental regulations?) Use specific examples to justify and defend your answer. 

Part 2: Pick an environmental legal topic (like Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, etc), then find the environmental policies for two different nations (the United States and one other nation) and compare and contrast the two policies in those two nations. When looking at these two approaches, can you determine how policy and regulation are related in the case of environmental programs?

Question 1

• How are evidence-based      practices implemented?
• Do evidence-based practices      help to reduce risk and recidivism? Explain your response.

Question 2

• What factors should be      considered when issuing a sentence of probation? Summarize why these      factors are important. 
• Is a probation sentence always      fair? Explain your answer. 
• Does a probation sentence help      lower recidivism? 

Question 3

• Do you have ideas for treatment      programs to lower recidivism aside from the educational, rehabilitative,      and work programs discussed this week? 
• Would it be beneficial for      inmates or offenders to choose multiple treatment programs for themselves?      Explain your answer.  

Question 4

• Define probation.
• In what situations might a      judge award probation as a sentence?
• In what situations may a person      be placed on probation after being imprisoned?

Question 5

• What are the benefits of the      prison work program discussed in the video?
• What factors might determine      whether more prison work programs are developed? 
• Should limitations apply      regarding which inmates or offenders are eligible for prison work      programs? Explain your answer.

Question 6

• What is an in-house education      program? 
• What challenges might prison      education programs face in educating inmates or offenders? 
• What special skills or traits      might an instructor working with prison populations need to possess? 
• Do you think inmates or      offenders are open to the idea of in-house education? Explain your      response. 
• Do you think prison education      programs help to lower recidivism?  

Question 7

• Why do you think Sheridan      Correctional Center’s rehabilitation program does not allow for murderers      or sex offenders?
• How does the rehabilitation      program help inmatesor offenders to prepare for life outside of      prison? 
• How important is the inmates or      offenders dedication to the rehabilitation program in reaching the desired      outcome? 
• Do you foresee the expansion of      rehabilitation programs such as the one at Sheridan Correctional Center?        

Question 8

What are the primary emphases of probation supervision?

Describe the philosophy of the broken-windows approach to the operation of probation.

How did the Martinson findings of “nothing works” influence the use of parole and the medical model? 

How might evidence-based practices support or refute Martinson’s findings?