CJ130: Introduction to Corrections December 6‚ 2011 Community Based Corrections “A criminal act is identified as that which shocks the social conscience; criminality functions as a way to clarify the moral boundaries of the social group. Punishment is the reciprocal effect of society’s moral outrage‚ generating and maintaining a solidarity that society cannot readily do without” (Science Encyclopedia). Hegel’s theory of punishment is a critical role for the act of punishing a criminal; punishment
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use a condom during their last sexual intercourse‚ and 12 percent did not use any method of contraception” (CDC‚ 2010a). It is important to have preventative and educational programs available to our youth as they enter the age of risk of unintended pregnancies. SCHOOL-BASED PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS Introduction The United States continues to experience the highest teenage pregnancy rate among developed countries; the phenomenon remains a complex occurrence for families
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All programs need to undergo an evaluation process. The evaluation of a program helps to determine whether the program is meeting the set goals and objectives. During the life time of a program‚ the program undergoes several changes and adjustments. It is through the program evaluation that the changes and adjustments are identified. The identification of the adjustments gives room for implementation of the necessary adjustments. Proper program evaluation will tell if the objectives are met in a
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appearances‚ state-based and community-based justice systems have some similarities in common. For example‚ both systems‚ regardless of their methods‚ are in pursuit of greater justice (Forsyth‚ 2007). These systems attempt to right some wrongs by balancing the scales of justice and resolve disputes through either mechanisms of retribution or restitution. Also‚ at the same time‚ many individuals are skeptical about the use of these systems as a means of punishing the offender and restoring social
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Juveniles entering in the criminal justice system can bring a number of serious problems with them. The problems include substance abuse‚ academic failure‚ emotional disturbances‚ physical health‚ family problems‚ and a history of physical or sexual abuse. However‚ the rehabilitation programs in the juvenile criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the adolescent population and the problems that come with them. Effectively addressing these problems require the programs to be successful
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Developing an ESD Program with Community Participation Samir Ajmeri Vallabh Vidyanagar. Sustainable development is that which can give earning opportunities to the growing population and make them aware of each and every incident occurred in the nation at large. For that we have to develop an educational program in which the whole community is involved. Before some days‚ people were asked to give their vote to Taj Mahal as the first wonder of the world by T.V. Channel. We can understand that
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Establishing a School-Based Mentoring Program for Youth This article is about a high school counselor who realizes the struggles of students who are involved in the transition from the juvenile system into adulthood. The students range from having an emotional disorder to being incarcerated to getting out of a juvenile detention center to having a learning disability in a school setting. The couselor has decided that a school-based mentoring program will help ease students
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children being involved with sex; Now on child abuse cases‚ I believe that no single act such strong emotions as the act of child sexual abuse. Child molesters can not even find refuge in prisons where rapist and murderers are commonplace. These offenders are shut out in aspect of our society‚ yet there are no reasons as to the causes of this behavior. Sexual abuse of children is not new‚ and has not always been socially taboo. Back in the days it was a commonplace for adolescent males to be forced
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There have been many different efforts in aiding Aboriginal communities to decrease their insanely high rates of addiction problems. Two approaches that are promising in aiding Aboriginal communities with addressing their addiction behaviours and related problems are healing on the community level and cultural level. The first approach being community-based healing is one promising perspective in supporting Aboriginal communities with their addiction problems and substance uses. The majority of times
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opportunities to explore the rehabilitation programs provided by the Correctional Service Department in Hong Kong. Hence‚ I think it will be interesting and relevant to know the situation of other side of the earth. As a result‚ I make up my mind to examine the ways of rehabilitation taken in California‚ USA. In the following paragraphs‚ I will introduce the Division of Rehabilitative Programs (DRP) ‚ the rehabilitation process ‚ two specific In-Prison Services and Community Reentry Services it provides and
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