Memo Date: March 27‚ 2013 To: Federal Bureau of Prisons From: Karrington C Norris Subject: Overcrowding of Juvenile Correctional Facilities Introduction Within the juvenile correctional facilities community‚ there are public and private institutions that both experience and suffer from similar problems. The problems that face these facilities are overcrowding. Through close comparison of the major issues with juvenile correctional facilities‚ the institutions are revealed to be ineffective
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Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult‚ civilian criminals‚ prison types‚ exist for military personnel‚ juveniles‚ violent
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racial inequality against African Americans in the United States prison system is one of the largest issues to take place for many years. In the nineteen-thirties‚ blacks were three times more likely to be imprisoned than whites. In the nineteen-nineties the ratio increased to more than seven times that of whites. Til this day‚ this country has about three hundred million people‚ with two million people behind bars. But within those two million people‚ African Americans - black men‚ in particular‚ are
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America’s Foreign Policy After 9/11 many lives were lost which impacted many of American’s daily lives‚ now this catastrophic event will be remembered in history forever. Not only will Americans never forget 9/11‚ but their perception of the attackers will change as well. Many never thought that they would be attacked and especially they never thought that a terrorist attack could be carried out so efficiently and devastate so many. As a result‚ many Americans decide to change their foreign policy‚
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Errors of American Foreign Policy Beliefs “If we have to use force‚ it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see farther into the future.” –Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Adherence to the current foreign policy ideology has been and will continue to be detrimental to the American people and the world at large. Though political posturing positions Republicans and Democrats against each other on all issues‚ a consensus has been reached on foreign policy
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Dilemma: Go Foreign or Go American “Jobs outsourcing is when U.S. companies hire foreign workers instead of Americans” (The Balance). Outsourcing jobs to foreign workers for lower pay is very common throughout the United States. However‚ outsourcing has been seen as unethical; it creates less jobs for Americans and there are very poor working conditions for these foreign workers. In the case of Carly LeBlanc and her decision on whether to buy locally or outsource and buy from foreign companies‚
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Why has there been a massive growth of the prison industry in America since the 1970 ’s? Since the 1970 ’s there has been steady increase in the prison population where statistics now show from the BJS that more than one in every 100 adults are now in imprisoned. Statistics from the "PEW" state that one in 30 men between the ages of 20-34 are behind bars‚ however just because there is an increase in the numbers it does not mean it ’s down to an increase in crime. To further emphasise just how
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American Dream 1 American Dream vs. European Dream American Dream 2 American Dream vs. European Dream What is the American Dream? The American Dream is not something we ’ve invented but inherited
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What changes did President John F. Kennedy bring to American Foreign Policy? John Kennedy believed that it was possible for the United States to simultaneously take offensive in the Cold War‚ accelerate the arms race‚ eliminate poverty and racism at home‚ lower taxes‚ all without unbalancing the budget and starting inflation. His goals in short‚ were as boundless as his pledge to “pay any price”. Kennedy believed that Eisenhower had not been aggressive enough‚ tended to compromise‚ and could
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remained in effect even after Nixon ’s resignation. Unfortunately though‚ President Ford never came close to holding the same relationship with Brezhnev that Nixon had and in 1976 lost the election to Jimmy Carter. Under the Carter administration‚ American foreign policies became more hostile towards the Soviet Union‚ while at the same time aiming to stop funding for some repressive anti-communist governments the United States supported. By the late 1970’s and through the 1980’s tensions greatly increased
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