‘Why prisons don’t work’ research response I agree with Wilbert Rideau’s argument that the United States penal system is ineffective and can be fixed. Rideau claims “The only effective way to curb crime is for society to work to prevent the criminal act in the first place” (217). Prisons collect criminals but it won’t stop crimes from occurring. A bad criminal would be someone who was properly cared for and educated but‚ they crave to hurt others. Many prisoners from poor environments are not always
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Response Ashley Dalton Hawaii Pacific University Critical Response to “Why Prisons Don’t Work” By Wilbert Rideau The prison system is a topic that is widely debated. Many are either for or against how they are ran. Though I am only an observer; I have no ties to the prison system. I do agree with many points that Wilbert Rideau made in his original article. What caught my eye was that Mr. Rideau was in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962. He describes the kind of prisoners that were typically
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C.B.C. News Assignment The Horror and Fear of Honour Killing On June 30‚ 2009‚ a disturbing act was peformed to reclaim a families honour. A Nissan Sentra was found at Kingston Mills where Rideau Canal meets Lake Ontario. In this vehicle four females were found and identified as the Shafia sisters‚ Zainab‚ Geeti‚ and Sahar‚ they were 19‚ 13‚ and 17 years old. Their father’s first wife was also found in the vehicle‚ Rona Amir Mohammad. They were found dead on the scene and the accident was
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learning to skate would also make me a more confident person. New situations always make me a bit nervous‚ and my first skating lesson was not the exception. However‚ it was time to prove that I could do it. Two of my best friends and I went to the Rideau Canal. I have never been there just because I did not like winter. I stood timidly by the side of the ice rink‚ waiting for some kind of magical help that would make me move‚ but it did not come. I saw many people of different ages. There were even
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centuries to come. -Although the Rideau was never used for its intended purpose‚ a military supply route in times of war‚ he acted as a means of deterring significant military hostilities to come. In addition‚ at the opening in 1832‚ it quickly became a commercial success. It was the commercial buoy rescue the Port of Montreal‚ with thousands of tons of heavy materials (wood‚ minerals‚ cereals‚ etc.)‚ transported by boat from the hinterlands of Canada‚ through Rideau Canal and Ottawa River to Montreal
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Starter a. “It’s like there was a star when he was born that faded him to do what he was going to do and to have impact on mankind around the globe”- Wilbert McClure‚ who also won a gold medal boxing at the Rome Olympics. –DA BOOK I. 1942 a. His real name is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ‚ named after his father b. He was born on January 17‚ 1942 in Louisville‚ Kentucky. II. 1954 a. He had his bike stolen when he was 12 b. he talks to a policeman telling him that he wants to beat up the kid who
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“Why Prisons Don’t Work” In his essay “Why Prisons Don’t Work” by Wilbert Rideau‚ the author has sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962 to be executed or imprisoned for life. He presents the idea that prisons don’t work because people go in and come out the same way‚ unchanged. He says that authorities think the best solution is to “get tougher” by slowing down on crime and locking away the criminals in prisons‚ but Rideau had an experience in one of those prisons and knows that the solution
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Period 3 Mrs. Campbell 21 September 2012 Why Prisons Don’t Work: Rhetorical Précis In the Times article Why Prisons Don’t Work‚ Wilbert Rideau‚ a convicted murderer‚ claims that a vast number of criminals are forced to rot in prison so that “politicians can sell the illusion that permanently exiling people to prison will make society safe” (1). According to Rideau‚ the values prison holds are limited and it does not work because it is solely “a mop-up operation” (3); the only way to truly counteract
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As stated in the title of “Why Prisons Don’t Work‚” by Wilbert Rideau‚ prisons are ineffective. Possibly the foremost reason of this is the fact that they are a response after the crime‚ not a preventive measure. Penitentiaries do nothing with respect to preventing crime rather they create a place where criminals are influenced by‚ almost exclusively‚ other criminals. Another reason of this is criminals are being sent to these institutions for periods of time that far exceed what is necessary. Criminals
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Castle’s Family Restaurant Business Plan: Stage III Executive Summary The purpose of this business plan is to understand the restaurants business and its operations to improve its customer service and its employee relations. The Castle Family Restaurant has eight restaurants that operate under one regional manager that also acts as the Human Resource Manager for the restaurants. The goal is to develop a plan that can decrease the travel time of the regional manager so; that he‚ Jay Morgan
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