A correctional officer is responsible for the supervision‚ safety‚ and security of prisoners in a prison or jail. They are also responsible for the safety and security of the facility itself. In order to accomplish this‚ they must maintain order by enforcing rules and regulations. Although most Correctional Officers are employed by the government‚ some are employed by private companies. Body A correctional officer must provide custodial care necessary for the security and well being of inmates
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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 change is to go forward. The recommendations for co-gender
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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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of “five minds”‚ which includes: the disciplined mind‚ the synthesizing mind‚ the creating mind‚ the respectful mind‚ and the ethical mind. These minds are especially needed by business professionals enable success in their careers. In my opinion‚ the first three minds are essential‚ as each of the minds would coherently create a strong character in facing current world. However‚ the respectful mind and the ethical mind are needed to underpin the first three “minds”. Both of the “minds” are fundamental
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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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China ’s Future Population and Development Challenges Author(s): Jianfa Shen Source: The Geographical Journal‚ Vol. 164‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1998)‚ pp. 32-40 Published by: The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3060543 . Accessed: 02/10/2013 20:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a
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Future Challenges to the Field of Professional Psychology As the field of psychology evolves with the changing of times‚ there are numerous challenges to be taken into consideration. One of the biggest challenges is the role changing from a mental health specialist to that of a primary health care provider and the expanding of that role to include psychopharmacology. “As a specialty profession of mental health care‚ we deal primarily with the people who self-identify as having psychological problems
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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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Urban areas of the future present the greatest challenges and opportunities to people. Discuss. Introduction 3% of land surface on the earth is covered by urban areas‚ and more than half the world’s population live in urban areas. 100 years ago‚ only 20% of people lived in urban areas‚ and today the number is continually rising past 50%. However‚ with an increasing number of people taking up residence in ever expanding cities‚ towns and villages‚ problems in urban areas are growing more serious
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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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