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    Privatization of Prisons

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    Privatization of Prisons Private Prison‚ Inc. Introduction America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it creates‚ however‚ is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison overcrowding‚ sometimes prompting court actions against penal systems; rapidly rising operational outlays; and taxpayer resistance to the cost of new prisons. A partial answer to the

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    Rehabilitation in Prison

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    Rehabilitation in Prison By Christopher Hall CJA 23 November 11‚ 2011 Instructor: William Dudley Prison rehabilitation

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    For other uses‚ see Prison (disambiguation). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2012) The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2012) Criminology and penology Theory[show] Types of crime[show] Penology[hide] Deterrence Prison Prison reform Prisoner abuse

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    Prison Models

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    Prison Models There are three models of prisons that have been prominent in American since the early 1940’s: custodial‚ rehabilitative‚ and reintegration. Each model is designed differently based on its overriding goal‚ and this affects the physical design‚ policies‚ and programs that are implemented within each of the models. Custodial Model Archaic Purpose: Control‚ focus is on maintaining security and order. Goal: Punishment‚ this is the best way to provide deterrence against

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    Prison Overcrowding: Using Proposals from Nevada and California to Recommend an Alternative Answer” By: Casey Apao For: Dr. Sarri CSN Fall 2010 Dedication: “I‚ the undersigned‚ Casey Apao hereby certify that without the assistance of Henry Apao this Critical Thinking Scientific Paper wouldn’t be done.” Signed ‚ Casey Apao Disclaimer: “I‚ Casey Apao hereby certify that this Critical Thinking Scientific Paper is the result of my sole intellectual

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    Prisons and Jails Jordyn Elby CJA/204 University of Phoenix Abstract The criminal justice system in itself is wide and covers many aspects. The most important part of those aspects is the jails and prisons around the nation. These are the places that are going to separate those who offend away from the community and keep our community overall pretty safe. Even though there is a funnel system within the criminal justice system‚ it should be noted that jails and prisons

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    Privatization of Prisons

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    threat to justice everywhere” Martin Luther King (Famous Black Quoations Janet Cheatham Bell. Prison Privatization is a broadly defined term for the privatization of prisons and prison-related services. In some cases‚ this may include transferring control of existing public sector prisons to private companies. However‚ more commonly private companies are contracted to design‚ build‚ and operate new prisons and jails by federal‚ state‚ and local governments. In still other instances‚ private companies

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    Homosexuals In Prisons

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    There are many situations of being homosexual living in prisons. It is either they would respect you for being who you are or they would just simply abuse what they see‚ sexually and physically. In many cases it has been a big problem that homosexuals in prison were the closest thing to having a “woman-like” in prison‚ therefore many male prisoners would tend to rape or sexually abuse what they crave for. In some of the cases‚ the peer pressure would really get to the prisoners and are sometimes

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    Prisons and Punishment

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    an offender is high. With western regions like the US‚ UK and Australia experiencing consistent rising imprisonment rates and the limited availability of public resources‚ efficient use of prison and criminal justice resources is imperative (Marsh‚ Fox & Hedderman‚ 2009). A cost benefit analysis (CBA) of prisons essentially measures how effective and efficient certain criminal justice interventions are. Marsh et al. (2009‚ p. 146) states that this measurement is done by assessing an intervention where

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    Private Prisons

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    The concept of the prison has existed for more than two thousand years. It probably goes back as far in time as practice of cannibalism‚ where victims had to wait for their turn in contributing to the chief course in the menu of their captors. Examples of prisons can even be found in the Old Testament when Joseph was incarcerated in Egypt. It was not until the 19th century that a clear shift occurred from corporal punishment to imprisonment. As societies prospered and the industrial revolution began

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