Life of a Correctional Officer Nancy Booker CRJ:303 Corrections Instructor Name: Yolanda Tilley August 31‚ 2012 CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 2 Life of a Correctional Officer Correctional Officers are very important people and they perform very important duties. An correctional officer job can become very demanding and on top of that it can be very stressful. Just like police officer. Correctional Officers takes a change each day they are at work and they never know
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Week 5 To what extent should correctional institutions be responsible for handling mentally ill individuals? The extent that correctional institutions should be responsible for handling mentally ill individuals should be none. There are not fully equipped to handle the vast number of mentally ill individuals with their multiply types of conditions. Correctional institutes are already overcrowded with inmates and understaffed. The staff doesn’t have the necessary training to deal or identify people
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Andrea J. Paige January 30th‚ 2013 1. What is the biggest problem facing correctional facility today? The biggest problem that correctional facilities are facing is prison overcrowding. This is because most court officials have the thought that locking people up and throwing the key away is the best solutions to the problem of crime‚ when in fact it’s really not better for society because crime still rises in fact it is better for political court officials. They know this
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Nigeria Correctional Systems 1 Nigeria Correctional System Chiquita Yusuff Axia College CJS/230 Nigeria Correction System 2 “Protect the society; reform the prisoner. If you cannot do the time‚ do not do the crime”. This is the motto used by the country of Nigeria‚ in regards to its correctional system. The slogan is an understatement when it comes to the actual
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In the field of correctional psychology every detainee‚ prisoner or offender are offered the benefits of treatment programs offered or many are required to seek one or more of the services offered including assessments‚ crisis interventions‚ substance abuse treatment‚ or reentry
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The American Correctional Association (ACA) is the largest correctional association in the world and represents all organizations of corrections within the criminal justice system. “The ACA is comprised of 78 chapters and affiliated organizational members‚ including federal‚ state‚ and military correctional facilities and prisons‚ county jails and detention centers‚ community corrections and halfway houses‚ and probation/parole agencies. The organization leads the cause of corrections and correctional
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Female Correctional Officers Jordan Beth Stevenson Introduction to Corrections October 25‚ 2012 Saeler Abstract This research paper consists of brief history of how female correctional officers came to be in the system and the court cases that hindered and helped their process. It also consists of the stereotypes and struggles the officers are faced with in this line of work; such as weaknesses and home life association. Sexual harassment and discrimination is a problematic topic
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Roles of Correctional Officers Correctional officers play a vital role in the prison system. They are the first line of defense in prisons. They are ultimately responsible for the safety‚ security‚ and supervision of inmates that are under their care. They must enforce all the rules and policies that the prison officials emplace in order to maintain good order and discipline. Without correctional officers‚ prisons would not run and complete ciaos would occur. Correctional officers
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On any given day there are more than seven million Americans under the supervision of the correctional system which includes approximately 1.5 million offenders who are imprisoned in state and federal institutions‚ 2.4 million inmates incarcerated in jail‚ 4.2 million on probation and over 828‚000 on parole according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. These statistics are staggering considering according to the U.S. Census the United States population is 307‚006‚550(U.S. Census 2010). So‚ that
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asked to do a 500 word summary for the following. In your town‚ you have a state prison that currently houses 800 men. The State Department of Corrections wants to change the prison to be a co-correctional institution with 100 women and 700 men. Summarize the primary issues in starting a co-correctional institution‚ including facility problems‚ social problems and staff/management problems. Don’t try to solve the problems – simply point out and describe the issues that must be considered if this
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