The existence of Prisons can be traced back to the ancient period. Initially there was a belief that rigorous isolation and custodial measures would reform the offenders. In due course it is being substituted by the modern concept of social defense. Custody‚ care and treatment are the‚ three main functions of a modern prison organization. For over 100 years‚ there was emphasis on custody which‚ it was believed‚ depended on good order and discipline. The notion of prison discipline was to make
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Running Head: MINORITIES IN THE MEDIA Minorities in the Media: Have We Dropped the Ball Ethically? Seth W. Horning Dr. Jay Martinson December 6‚ 2000 Minorities in the Media: Have We Dropped the Ball Ethically? This is a time when civil rights are beginning to be taken for granted by many minorities and used as an excuse for inaction by the white majority. This taken with the onslaught of the information age begins to create a problem unique to this period
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Social and Economic Issues There are four main ethnic minority groups in the United States: African Americans The distribution of African Americans in the US was traditionally concentrated in the southern states. However‚ for a number of years in the latter part of the 20th century‚ large African American populations have developed in northern cities such as Chicago and New York. The capital‚ Washington DC‚ also has a particularly large African American community. In recent years many African
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these standards stack the deck against the member of a minority group; they are likened to the literacy tests once used to prevent Southern blacks from voting. Some of the criteria that sound neutral and non-racially discriminatory are in effect proxies for race. More black faces on the bench‚ or even at the stenographer’s table‚ might prove to be just as helpful. Franklin Williams‚ chairman of the New York State Judicial Commission on Minorities‚ was quoted as saying‚ when a black person walks into
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White/Caucasian group has always been the majority. The common ancestries are from Europe and Middle East. They came to North America and settled here‚ learning and gaining many skills from the natives. As time passed more from Europe sailed here and the population increased dramatically. The White American has been the majority race since Columas sailed to North America. The White race also includes both Non
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Introduction While reviewing some of the more noticeable aspects that are different or similar between the prison and the penitentiary‚ it is essential to note that it is not only the physical architecture that is being examined but also how they function. The Penitentiary and the Prison have both made changes to the function of their establishment during the course of their existence. As the times changed so did they‚ often in order to meet the demands that society placed on them during a given
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Being an ethnic minority and the contextual factors that come with it contribute to anxiety disorders among youth. All the disadvantages that come with being a minority interact in a way that produces a stressful environment‚ furthering feelings of anxiety. The most commonly associated variable with minority status is low socioeconomic status. Both of these factors are related to symptoms of anxiety. From a socio-ecological perspective racial minority status is part of the exosystem‚ which forms
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Vulnerable Populations Kathleen King- Materio BSHS/302 10/01/2012 Maryann Sorrell Vulnerable Populations All communities contain a mentally ill population. Their behavior is considered to be inappropriate and abnormal. Every society has cultivated solutions in which to treat the mentally ill in order to prevent disruption of the strong civil function. Normal behavior varies through generations and societies. When deciding if a person is mentally ill‚ the generation and culture must be taken
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However‚ due to the continued growth of the prison industry the social cost‚ children without parents‚ the decrease in educational opportunities‚ employment and home ownership has effected the poor but more specifically African-American males and their families. What is even more astounding is that other lucrative countries such as Canada and Italy are also experiencing a decline in crime rates without increasing their rates of incarceration. In California‚ 2011 that state started to reform their
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BE THE EVIDENCE PROJECT WHITE PAPER AGING PRISONERS A Crisis In Need of Intervention BE THE EVIDENCE PROJECT Be the Evidence You Want to See in the World… What is Our Mission: The mission of the Be the Evidence Project is to create awareness of human rights and social
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