In the United States‚ prison overcrowding and budget cuts within the criminal justice system have lead to an increase in the need and the development of private prisons and jails. "A private prison is a place in which individuals are physically confined by a third party that is contracted by a local‚ state‚ or federal government agency. Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with local‚ state‚ or federal governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or
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The Constitution‚ “The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation‚ state‚ corporation‚ or the like‚ is governed.” (Dictionary.com) Within a three-year span ranging from 1787 to 1789 the United States Constitution was written‚ ratified‚ and put into practice. Within the United States Constitution‚ congress members hold the following responsibilities: organization of both the Executive and Judicial branches‚ the raising of revenue‚ creating laws to execute power‚ etc. In return‚
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Study Guide Assessment 7 1. What was the Stonewall Uprising and what was its historical impact? 1. It was a 5 day riot against police. First time gays fought back. 2. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? a. The poor decisions Nixon made destroyed the trust citizens had in the gov to make further decisions. 2. What main issues gave rise to the culture wars of the 1990’s? List Three Issues. a. The global spread of a secular culture based on consumption
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no one and it would be beneficial to remove them from the prison system‚ and into the parole system (D’Elia‚ 2010). Prison Cost Prisons are expensive to keep open‚ and most of the money to keep them open comes from the taxpayers. A study in 2012 showed that prisons cost American taxpayers approximately 5.4 billion dollars each year (Henrichson & Delaney‚ 2012). These cost include various expenses that include maintaining the prisons‚ employees salaries‚ educational training‚ providing benefits
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Travel as a Political Act: Chapter 8 and 9 Summaries Chapter 8: In Chapter 8‚ Rick Stevens‚ the author‚ talks about his travels to Iran. Ricks explores Iran’s rich cultures‚ religion‚ education‚ and gender equality. Iran in particular gives off a “bad” or “dangerous” image to Americans. Entering this notorious foreign country‚ Rick is nicely surprised by the hospitality and kindness shown to him by the Iranians. During his stay‚ he easily spots out many forms of anti-American propaganda‚ but those
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What are the three definitions of "demos"? The word “demos” had three different definitions during the archaic period. They were used to define either 1) the division of land into smaller sections 2) a classification of Athenian citizens‚ and 3) a group of troublesome individuals. 1) In 570 BC‚ Cleisthene developed a reformation of politics and social standings in Athens by dividing Athens and areas of the Attic peninsula into ten smaller sections of land which was referred to as
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Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult‚ civilian criminals‚ prison types‚ exist for military personnel‚ juveniles‚ violent
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Between these three regions‚ there are various similarities and differences. All three regions are patriarchal in society‚ meaning men are above women. All three also have slaves and the poor at the bottom of the hierarchy. However‚ a difference was the “form” of slavery. In Europe and Asia‚ there are several forms‚ one of them being serfdom‚ while serfdom does not exist in the Americas. Another difference was the social class hierarchy of the Americas‚ under the Spanish. All three regions are patriarchal
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new government into three parts‚ or branches: the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive Branch:Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones‚ directs national
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decisions within each of the three branches of government. This is extremely effective because many people with education and a different point of view can discuss and make decisions together instead of having one man to have complete power of the government and make decisions as he pleases. For example‚ if one of the branches wants to war and the other two branches believe that is not a good idea‚ they can overrule that decision and not go to war. In addition to that three branches of government‚ each
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