At 2.2 million inmates‚ the United States currently has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Approximately 1 per every 130 people are imprisoned and over 4 million people are on probation or parole. Despite the amount of people locked up‚ the U.S. has wildly fluctuating crime rates and the number of offenses per year has steadily been going up since the year 2000 (Henry). While the current prison system is highly debated amongst different groups‚ it is generally agreed that crime rates are
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incarcerated‚ a negative attitude tends to be directly attached to the event. As an inmate possesses this negative mentality‚ it can begin to take a toll on their state of mind and ultimately play a major role in their fate upon release‚ if release is an option. Often‚ when men and women break the law‚ get arrested‚ see a judge‚ get charged with a crime‚ and become incarcerated‚ they have the possibility of parole.
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List and explain the rights prisoners have while incarcerated. After doing some research I discovered the following information: Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Every inmate has the right to be free under the Eighth Amendment from inhumane treatment or anything that could be considered "cruel and unusual" punishment. Unfortunately‚ the Eighth Amendment did not clearly define what "cruel and unusual" punishment includes‚ meaning much of the definition has derived from case law. Generally speaking
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On the other hand‚ there is an opposing view on rehabilitation instead of hard prison conditions‚ how offenders should re-enter into society‚ and more social protection. Rehabilitation does not necessarily satisfy the sense of justice. People argue that prisons’ purpose is to show disapproval against the offender’s wrongdoing‚ not make them better human beings. These people do not believe rehabilitation is enough of a punishment to signalize to the society what is right and wrong‚ and what consequences
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ELDORET JUVENILE REMAND HOME “Mankind Owes the Child the Best it has to Offer” 1959 – 2nd Declaration of the Rights of the Child Location: The Eldoret Children’s Remand home is located on the eastern side of Eldoret town‚ on the Kaptagat Road‚ about 6 km from town near Limo Hospital in the vicinity of Kapsoya Estate. It falls under the Ministry of Gender‚ Youth Sports and Recreation‚ sits on a 5 acre land It was constructed in 1954 during the 2nd World War by the colonialists to cater
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Running Head: REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION Rehabilitation and Reintegration xxxx Delaware Technical & Community College August 3‚ 2010 Abstract To combat recidivism‚ correctional facilities are changing their focus from punishment towards rehabilitation. The examination of correctional methodology used in the United States‚ Japan‚ and Scotland offer profound insights into the growing trend to rehabilitate prisoners instead of punishing them. Through research‚ the
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Inmates’ behavior is a major factor that determines their success or failure of society reentry. College Programs allows inmates to express themselves through academic approaches (e.g.‚ writing‚ drawing‚ communicating‚ etc.) addressing antisocial personality. With education‚ most inmates come to the realization that they have to respect and accept others to be treated the same. College Programs is effective in deconstructing inmates’ anti-social personality as they become more open-minded. Although
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Prisons as Punitive or Rehabilitation The number of inmates in our prisons is increasing more every day. We need to find a more effective way of keep people from committing crimes and keep them out of our prison. The intervention of our prisons being punitive or rehabilitation in nature should change our prisoners. Restorative justice is a innovative movement for our prisoners to promote forward thinking (Furio‚2002). Of course it is difficult to look at a murderer with the equal belief. The thought
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ASSESSMENT 1: PROJECT I A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common goal for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. Individual members interact with each other and with the team leader in achieving their common goal. Team members depend on each other’s input to perform their own work. They look to each other to complete their task‚ and they look to their leader to provide resources‚ coaching when needed‚ and a link to the rest of the organization
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Physical Therapy is a rehabilitation program that focuses on treating a person’s injury by using some type of physical activity to regain strength in certain parts of the body. Some of the most common physical therapy types are geriatric‚ neurological‚ cardiopulmonary‚ exercise‚ pediatric‚ and orthopedic. Without these methods of physical therapy‚ a person’s injury will not complete the healing process correctly. Of course there are drugs and medicines that could help take some of the pain away‚
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