Corrections MW 2:30-3:45 8/28/13 Deterrence Two types - General and specific General: Punishment as an example to the general public Specific: Punishment inflicted on criminals to deter Asumptions Operates under utilitarianism: human behavior is governed by the individual’s risk vs reward Punishment must be certain‚ swift‚ severe Are these reasonable assumptions? Incapacitation Defined: Simply put‚ when individuals are incarcerated or executed‚ they cannot commit further crimes
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who work in corrections have experienced unique ethical and professional conflicts. Standards were developed to address the conflicts and provide guidelines for professional conduct‚ but dilemmas continue to
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INTRODUCTION Each year more than 700‚000 individuals are released from prisons nationwide. Among released prisoners‚ younger males with extensive criminal histories are often at greatest risk of future recidivism. Social control theories suggest that employment helps prevent criminal activity by providing individuals with legitimate ties to conventional society. However social capital theorists argue that the interpersonal relationships individuals form through employment can aid desistance from
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what others do. Whereas‚ Aristotle says justice is within the law and that the law is the unwritten custom of all or the majority of men which draws a distinction between what is honorable and what is base. Distributive justice is normative principles designed to guide the allocation of the benefits and burdens of economic activity. Wealth‚ health care‚ and education are considered some examples of rewards and benefits from society. Distributive justice is designed to cover the distribution of
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variations of punishments to rectify the wrong that has been done. These punishments vary in severity‚ some being as harsh as death‚ to life time imprisonment and then there is the form of rehabilitation that some find to be less harsh such as community based corrections. These punishments are assigned depending on the type of offense committed. The more severe crimes such as murder or rape are those that impose definite prison sentences. To this day there are prisoners serving lengthy sentences for drug
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Japanese girl with slanted eyes‚ white paint on her face and dressed in a robe. (Race and Culture) *Will Stereotype for food: By The Latino Comedy Project. Stereotypes Mexicans as people with out jobs that will do any line of work to get by. It has four Mexicans in the back of a truck holding up a sign saying will stereotype for food. (Race and Culture) *The Arabs are coming!: By New York Arab comedy festival. Stereotypes that Arabs will always have a camel with them because they are from the desert
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Correctional timeline This essay is going to show the development with four eras of the correctional system. The four eras that will be discussed with be: 1800‚ 1960‚ 1980 and 2000. For each era we will go over the description of the holding or monitoring of the offenders‚ the treatment and punishment of the offenders and the influences of the particular era on today’s correctional system. The conclusion will discuss the most beneficial era to the correctional system‚ as well as‚ recommendations
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the ability to give youth’s within their community a second chance. The use of mentors‚ alternative schooling‚ community service‚ and counseling services are a few methods that are put in place from the probation officers recommendations during the intake process. Many probation officers are involved with the community speaking and representing their concern for the juvenile criminal justice system. This hard work a dedication to youth in their community has earned them society respect as a juvenile
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Final Paper Student ID: Maya DeNola California State University Long Beach CRJU 303 – Corrections December 12‚ 2012 Professor: Ryan Fischer Table of Content Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Historical perspective ……………………………………………………………………………..5 Current Policy surrounding mental health treatment in prisons…………………………………..7 Evidence to support the current/historical correctional approaches………………………………9 Evidence to refute the current/historical correctional approaches………………………………
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produce (History of Corrections -Punishment or Rehabilitation). Treatment and Punishment in 1980s The moral crusade against drugs and crime is accompanied by a legislative “get-tough” campaign on the state and federal levels. Popular perception is that the country has relaxed penalties and individualized sanctions that are too tolerant and
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