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    Rehabilitation in Prison By Christopher Hall CJA 23 November 11‚ 2011 Instructor: William Dudley Prison

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    college programs work in helping offenders to lead better lives once outside prison walls. These arguments support that through education and drug rehabilitation that an individual enrolled in these programs has a better chance at staying free from incarceration. Non supporters of these educational programs argue that prisons should focus on justice and punishment rather than educate prisoners. Those against also support the ideas that crime will exist anyway‚ and that these added duties of teaching and

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    has many criticisms. Firstly‚ Bill C-10‚ also known as the Safe Streets and Communities Act‚ will require a mandated incarceration for minor offences. It will also justify poor treatment of inmates‚ and make their reintegration into society more difficult (Kendall‚ 2013). Due to these factors this bill dramatically increased the population in prisons‚ which also resulted in overcrowding. Canada’s prisons are extremely full and many prisoners are forced to double-bunk in shared cells (Kendall‚ 2013)

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    Our Nation of Homelessness Amanda Turley SOC 331 Social Justice & Ethics Instructor: Emily Archer April 28‚2014 Homelessness is something that is happening to many people all around the world. Now when it comes to the United States‚ homelessness is not a phenomenon‚ and contrary to popular belief‚ the problem did not arise in the past few decades with the closer of mental hospitals‚ the influx of Vietnam veterans‚ or even the deep cuts into federal housing assistance. Homelessness

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    States. A lack of federal funding for various mental health facilities accounts for fewer treatment opportunities for affected individuals. Legislation has made it difficult to equip facilities to treat violently ill patients‚ thus resulting in incarceration in state prisons. 1 in 3 inmates in the US are diagnosed with mental illness. After being released many offenders will not pursue treatment and will return to prison. Often resorting to substance abuse to lessen the symptoms of their illness. However

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    Effectiveness of Halfway Houses vs. Electronic Monitoring Introduction Halfway houses and electronic monitoring are two methods used by probation or parole officers to allow offenders to enter back in to the community in different ways. Each option for officers offers a different way of supervision which allows for offenders to enter back into the community while still being monitored. In this paper I am going to explain how both halfway houses and electronic monitoring work and how they each

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    Expeditious Executions Can Solve Prison Overpopulation XXXXXX XXXXXX Professor XXXX CMRJ499 Senior Seminar Capstone March 10‚ 2013 Abstract Utilizing the research of A solution (2002)‚ Adams (2004)‚ Alarcon and Mitchell (2012)‚ Amile and Mitschow (2004)‚ Brisman (2010)‚ Brown (2008)‚ Clark County (2012)‚ DPIC (2008)‚ Saad (2008)‚ Sharp (1997)‚ Specter (2010)‚ Uelmen (2009) and Zezima (2008)‚ will aid in achieving an understanding to what the death penalty is‚ and how

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    usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1134 Missouri — Right on Crime. (n.d.). Right on Crime —. Retrieved April 20‚ 2011‚ from http://www.rightoncrime.com/reform-in-action/state-initiatives/missouri/ Reinhart‚ C. (2008‚ February 8). COST OF INCARCERATION AND COST OF A CAREER CRIMINAL. Connecticut General Assembly . Retrieved April 22‚ 2011‚ from http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/rpt/2008-R-0099.htm Slayter‚ E. (1994‚ November 15). Valley Interview : Parole System Still Makes a Cost-Effective Impact‚ Leader

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    published from 1970 to the present were acceptable for review‚ as boot camps have been in use since that time. The key words used in searching electronic resource databases were boot camp‚ recidivism‚ adolescent‚ juvenile‚ delinquent‚ and shock incarceration. Bibliographies and references found in the articles were also perused for additional leads. Most of the articles were in electronic full text format or available through interlibrary loan. Qualifications for inclusion in this literature review

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    PROBLEM IN CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA INTRODUCTION The Union of India is a Federal Polity consisting of 28 States and 7 Union Territories directly administered by the Union Government. Under this federal system the States have their own Governments‚ and Legislatures‚ with powers and functions which are clearly defined under a written Constitution. Under such devolution of executive and legislative power the

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