Criminal justice reform

The essays should include both analytical and descriptive contents, but the strongest essays will be those that provide more developed analyses. Each essay should include the following:
Identification/discussion of a concept, theory, empirical finding, etc., drawn explicitly from course texts and/or outside academic reference(s).
-Must use scholarly articles. ex google scholar, jstor, ebscohost
-Must be atleast 4 full pages of text

Please cover the current criminal justice reform tactics occurring currently in the U.S.
Address the importance of why reform is needed and how influential it will be on the justice system moving forward