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    General Translation Theories

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    Translation Theory By T. David Gordon‚ 1985. While not everyone who drives an automobile needs to understand the theory behind the internal combustion engine‚ someone does need to know this theory. I may be able to drive my Pontiac without any knowledge of internal combustion engines‚ until the Pontiac breaks down. Then‚ I must find someone (presumably a mechanic) who does in fact know enough theory to get the Pontiac running again. The same is true of translation theory. It is not necessary for

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    Correctional Romeeka Richardson CJA/234 April 15‚ 2013 Earl Mc Dowell Correctional Facility Essay * I will be describing A description of jail’s place in corrections and its role throughout history * * A summary of the history of state and federal prisons‚ a comparison of the similarities and differences * * between security levels in jails‚ state prisons‚ and federal prisons ‚and explanting factors influencing * * growth in jails‚ state prisons

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    General Strain Theory

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    DeJuan Lewis Philosophy 101 According to Young‚ the definition of oppression centers on the injustices that a group of people suffer as means to further empower their oppressors. The oppress being oppressed suffering as a whole to find a place amongst the society they are currently living in. Oppression means the exercise tranny by a ruling group. A dominant political group like Germany’s Nazis party may use the term to describe societies of their own. Oppression can also refer to structure

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    Correctional System

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    The U.S. correctional system has come under critical public scrutiny which has corrections administrators scrambling to find ways to run effective correctional facilities. The reality of corrections administration today is that it is changing. Major issues of this changing environment include ongoing budget concerns‚ privatization‚ technology‚ overcrowding‚ program issues‚ personnel management‚ security issues‚ and legal issues. This paper examines these current issues facing correctional administrators

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    Correctional Management

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    Correctional Management NAME CJA _________ DATE INSTRUCTOR NAME Correctional Management Inmates sentenced to prison‚ held in secure custody‚ become tied to a unique system called prison. The effectiveness and environment of the system is reliant on the standards and relationships between guards‚ staff and inmates. This relationship will dictate the culture‚ environment‚ cohesiveness or disconnect amongst the groups but programs such as Correctional Accreditation will help to combat

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    U.S. Correctional System Our correctional systems have quite a few ways to punish offenders. Some are made to do community service and work to make up for the offense that he or she committed. You also have those who are fined for the offense and must pay the cost by the date requested or there will be other penalties such as‚ the offender having to serve jail time. There are individuals who report crime that takes place inside the neighborhood to law enforcement. Without such

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    Correctional Ideology

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    In the Japanese correctional system when an offender is remorseful and attempts to conceal the effects of the crime they committed towards the victim. Japanese officials tend to look more towards those offenders who show a great amount of leniency. This is due to the fact that Japanese officials see a chance of self-correction in these individuals. If the prisoners do not show this they are looked upon as unworthy to society‚ and top candidates for strict control as prisoners. Here the ideology of

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    Correctional Treatment

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    THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT Samuel Crosby II Liberty University Abstract There are many different theories on how to keep recidivism rates from increasing‚ thus preventing crime. Studies do not show that incarceration can accomplish this task alone; however‚ there is empirical evidence that supports the idea of implementing effective correctional treatment to reduce the recidivism rates. There are conflicting opinions that show a discrepancy

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    An Overview of General Strain Theory Bryan S. In modern criminological research and debate‚ general strain theory (GST) remains at the forefront. The aim of this paper is to discuss general strain theory (GST)‚ what it is‚ and how it came to be. Details on specific research regarding general strain theory‚ however‚ lie beyond the scope of this writing. This paper will instead focus on GST’s place among other criminological theories‚ and why it stands where it is today. Therefore‚ to get a

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    create pressure for counteractive action‚ and crime is one possible response” (Agnew 1992). The crime might be a technique for lessening strain‚ alleviating negative emotions or seeking revenge (e.g.‚ like bad grades). General strain theory (GST) builds on preceding strain theories in more than a few ways: the most notably‚ includes the loss of positive stimuli‚ pointing to several new categories of strain‚ the presentation of negative stimuli‚ and the new categories of goal blockage (e.g.‚ like a

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