W Kuhnke Karyn Goldmeier American Correction Phase Four IP 6-17-2012 To understand what classification is in the prison system‚ I feel we have to look at the history of it as well. In the 19th century classification was hardly used. It was mainly used to control the prison system populations. Things like age‚ gender and number of offenses were used to classify them. During the medical model years of the prison system‚ they used medical reason to classify inmates. This helped control the mentally
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Assignment: The prison system The penitentiary rivalry has cause a lot of changes within our American prison system. The rivalry implemented design changes every so often which led to better prison population and control of the inmates within them‚ because every state wanted the best prison system. A few of the changes that came from these rivalries were how they built the inmate cells‚ they built them so that the inmates or criminals inside them could not see the other inmates or have contact with
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property will be safe”(Douglas). The American judicial system which has undergone many changes since its colonial times has evolved with the changing times to reflect a modern society‚ however even with the changes that the judicial system has undergone it still faces a key critical point that continues to undermine the laws and justices from which our society is based. The glaring point is the differentiating treatment between the rich and the poor. In the judicial system the rich are given substantial
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Women in Prison Introduction The growing rate of women in prison has spawned widespread awareness in our society; leading people to question why the percentage multiplied exponentially over the past three decades. In the past‚ female offenders have not only been compared to their male counterparts‚ but to society’s view on the role of women; the roles that labeled them as housewives and mothers. But how did these housewives and mothers go from the home to the prisons? The subject of women’s
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Why is the Crime Rate of African American Males Higher vs. Causain Males? My reason for choosing this topic is dear to my heart. I’ve worked in the system for a number of years‚ where I saw first hand the wide gap of percentage of Black males pose to white males incarcerated. Although many similar crimes were committed‚ yet black males spend more time behind bars for the same crime. In my research paper‚ I will attempted to educate some while enlighten others concerning the stereotypes given
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Racial Disparities in America’s Judicial System The mandatory imprisonment policies written for the judicial system are creating disparity of minority inmate population primarily due to non-violent drug crimes and the unjust mandatory minimum sentencing laws. America’s prisons are the most populated in the world‚ and they are disproportionately populated by minorities due to the set of mandatory imprisonment policies set in place. Over the past five decades‚ the disparity between races has widened
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Changes in Prison The American Correction system has been in existence for over 130 years. It has been since the meeting of American Prison Congress on 1870 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. (Allen‚ Latessa & Ponder‚ 2013‚ p 30-31) The reformation was totally encompassing the inmate’s life in prison. The minds that met in 1870 were ahead of their times. With having put accountability and standards in the prison system created an improvement for the prisoner and the term he/she served. The beginnings were
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Contemporary Issues-Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations DeAnna Huey University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues-Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations Infectious disease is any disease that is able to spread among our public and contained population‚ thus being called infectious. An infectious disease travels through the environment‚ as it passes from one person to another through means of airborne‚ droplets‚ contaminated water‚ clothes‚ bedding‚ utensils or anything that
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United States‚ the crime rate is increasing each day. Although many may believe that only adults are executing this criminal activity‚ and that is entirely not true. Juvenile crime has been a problem in the United States for many years and is still a main factor to the growing crime rates in cities across the United States. Many factors of these adolescences lives contribute to their actions. Such as‚ drug use‚ their communities‚ their peers and also their families. Juvenile crime does not always
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Minorities make up a major portion of the population in the Unites States of America. As the minority population grows‚ the amount of minorities that will wish to attain a higher education will also grow. There are big gaps between the amount of minorities that graduate from college when comparing them to their white counterparts. The purpose of this report is to identify the barriers that discourage minorities from continuing and completing a higher education. Analysis and the identification of
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