OSU Sociology Resocialization & Capital Offenders Program Essay

I’m stuck on a Sociology question and need an explanation.

READINGS:

INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER 1-3 

Book name: Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth

Author: John Hubner 

Publisher: Random House Trade Publishers

CHAPTER 8

Book name: One of the Guys 

Author: Jody Miller

Publisher: Oxford University Press 

Choose one of these reading prompts to respond to

1. Full circle argument: explain what argument Miller presents in Chapter 8 where she presents that contradictory gender dynamics operate within street gangs. Explain the myth system of gender equality – are the girls equal to their male peers in the gangs? What double standards do the girls face in the coed gangs? How do the girls respond to the idea of all-girl gangs and their members?

2. Giddings has an overall treatment system called resocialization. Explain what resocialization is, how it works and why it matters. In what ways does the Capital Offenders program offer an opportunity for resocialization? How does this help produce lower recidivism rates for these youthful offenders? What else do they have to gain?