M7A1 Case Study 3: California Prison System AB 109 and AB 117 were introduced to ease the pressure of the federal and state budget through saving costs on the penitentiary system. In this regard‚ the reduction of the prison population and the transfer of a part of the prison population to county jails was one of the main provisions of AB 109 but AB 117 actually discharges provisions of AB 109. Such a paradoxical situation is the result of scarce financial resources
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most renowned studies supporting the significance of situational factors is the Stanford Prison study by Zimbardo (1971)‚ where the effects of empowerment on a person’s behavior were explored. The study involved 24 participants‚ selected from a larger pool of 70 undergraduate white male volunteers due to their lack of any criminal background‚ psychological and medical issues. The 24 participants were randomly divided into two groups; prison guards and prisoners. In a simulated prison environment‚
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20/20 episode of women in prison. It is pertinent to note that United States of America have more incarcerated people than any country in the world. About 63% of women in the prison covered were said to be there due to non- violent crimes. Many of the women in the prison are there for stealing and killing. The black women that are incarcerated are twice the number of white women. Women of different ages are in the prison. The case of the woman who had served 36 years in prison illustrated some effects
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Mental Health Treatment in Prison Luke Myers Argosy University What are the services provided by mental health courts? Mental health courts are criminal courts set up to deal with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities who have committed crimes. Instead of putting these people in jail‚ mental health courts (MHC’s) look to enroll them in community treatment to deal with their mental health problems so that they will not commit crimes again. “MHC’s have been created
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Stanford Prison experiment is considered unethical‚ what usefulness has come from the experimental outcomes? Was it right to trade the suffering experienced by participants for the knowledge gained by the research? Explain how the experiment and consequently the suffering has added to current research in the field of social psychology. While the Stanford Prison experiment is considered unethical‚ what usefulness has come from the experimental outcomes? What was learned from this study is how much
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Introduction to Organizational Behaviour Team Case Analysis Project: Camp Happy Valley November 22‚ 2010 Part 1: Cameron’s Bases of Power and Influence Strategy Power relates to influence because in order for a person to be in a position where they have power‚ others must be dependent on them for one thing or another. The greater the subjects depend on the person‚ the more power a person has. When one is then in a position of power‚ they can influence others who are dependent on them in
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Should prisoners convicted of crime be given another chance after being appointed life in prison? Outline I. Introduction Prisoners should be given another chance depending on their crime because they could go to rehabilitation programs‚ deaths during criminal acts might be unintentional and it could create less tension in prison. First‚ and foremost‚ as human beings careless mistakes are bound to happen. Some prisoners are remorseful and learn that the act of vengeance was not the appropriate approach
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Dylan Kerbs Psych&100 Simmelink 10/8/12 Stanford Prison Study The Stanford Prison Study I believe was a very interesting experiment‚ but at the same time was very cruel and harmful to the students that participated in the experiment. I thought that it was very interesting on how they messed with the prisoners heads by shaving their heads‚ putting the chain around their feet‚ and giving them numbers to respond to. Even though it was kind cruel it was kind of cool to see all of the different
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injuries. As the specter of a major terrorist attack hangs over the United States‚ it is critical that policy makers‚ government agencies and civil leaders understand how to deal with the fear and panic that come with an attack. It is especially the case when the attackers use a weapon of mass destruction that could be biological‚ chemical or nuclear in nature. The utter destructive power of these weapons and the fact that their effects are more long term mean that the psychological damage of an attack
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Moe Peavey History of Western Political Thought The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx in 1848 is noted as one of the most influential political documents in the world. The publication of the book earned Marx the reputation of a prominent sociologist and political theorist. Despite his renown‚ there are many controversies concerning the ideas and concepts of communism formulated in the papers that are still heatedly debated even today. Marx opened the book with‚ “The
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