Prisoners with Special Needs Melanie Di Frisco CJA/234 Sherri Webster February 16‚ 2015 Prisoners with Special Needs There are always going to be prisoners that will have various special needs that cause for the acknowledgement of some particular occupants. The correctional establishments are completely conscious of these needs. The facility as a whole need to be more aware of how to handle appropriately these specific inmates and still handle the necessary normal functions and proper correctional
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up of several types of offenders‚ however within the prison populations‚ there are those offenders which make up the special needs category or those who are known for substance abuse. The reason why these special need inmates affect the jail and prison system‚ both on a federal and state level would be because of the specialized attention in which they require. If these prisoners are not given the proper attention that is needed for their disability‚ they can because a danger to not only themselves
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Special Needs Prisoner David Thompson University of Phoenix Special Needs Prisoner The American penal system is comprised of every element of society imaginable. There are people from all walks of life being held in one prison or another across our great country for crimes they’ve committed or allegedly committed against mankind. Be it at the state‚ federal or county level‚ the U.S. prison system does not discriminate with regards to those who are physically challenged. Be it a prisoner
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Prisoners with Special Needs In today’s society‚ jails are starting to incarcerate more and more special needs prisoners. For example‚ the mentally ill‚ and substance abusing prisoners. This number is growing faster and faster and will leave behind the prison system if something is not done to make sure that these prisoners are treated the right way. Several people argue the fact that they are there because they committed a crime. They also argue the point of why should they
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Special Needs Prisoner There are many special needs prisoners‚ one that many are familiar with are the mentally ill. In 1955 there were no more mental institutions being built‚ on top of that forty had been shut down within a decade. Since there were more prisons opening up‚ they seemed the most qualified to care for and house these patients. Today prisons have taken on the lead role of caring for mentally ill patients‚ housing 45‚000 in prison to 3‚000 in mental institutions. Rehabilitation programs
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Special Needs Lora D. Purcell SOC120 Instructor Sue Meckert February 20‚ 2012 Beginning a new career choice at my age; has been a bit overwhelming. I have had to write many challenging papers. This paper for SOC120 has been especially difficult for me to write. I could not relate to the topics my instructor gave us to choose from‚ none of them clicked with me. We were given permission to write about any topic‚ as long it was
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would have to have some special “things” to help accommodate for their impairment. Mild and moderate students would be best off staying in a normal classroom with an assistant that knows sign language. If a child is classified as severe or profound‚ the student would be better off in a special school for hearing impaired. In order to teach hearing impaired students‚ you would need an associates degree in education. You would also need a special education endorsement. The special education endorsement
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University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity BSHS 421 Special People/Special Needs Mental illness is a special need within itself; couple that with being a minority‚ specifically an African American‚ and the problem increases. The following paper will display examples and data portraying the difficulty that African Americans face when seeking mental health services‚ particularly for schizophrenia. Also included will be assessment techniques‚ intervention strategies and treatment planning. According
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Inmates with Special Needs Sarah Berry CJA/234 November 25‚ 2013 Richard Gilbert Inmates with Special Needs Inmate with special needs‚ mental illnesses‚ substance-abuse issues‚ juvenile offenders‚ and older inmates are all considered special offenders upon entering the correctional facility and classification process. These inmates are classified as special offenders‚ which refers to inmates with behavioral issues that will need close supervision‚ specific treatment plans‚ and
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Prisoners with Special Needs CJA/234 October 7‚ 2013 Prisoners with Special Needs A special need inmate has a physical or mental disability that limits their capacity to function in the normal inmate population. The United States is made up of individuals of all walks of life. The prisoners held in American prisons are no different. The United States prison system does not discriminated among its prisoners. These prisoners may have physical or mental disabilities however‚ if they committed
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