History of Corrections Michael Perdun Professor Mendez CJ232 July 24‚ 2010 The historical development of corrections since the colonial period is very interesting to look into. After the colonial period there were other significant events that led up to how the history of corrections is so important such as the arrival of the penitentiary‚ the reformatory movement‚ the rise of the progressives‚ the rise of the medical model‚ community
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Social justice issues occur in every “nook and cranny” of the earth. I believe that these issues are typically results of disproportional wealth and resources‚ unjust treatment of individuals in regards‚ but not limited‚ to race‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ and/or religion. A social problem that relates to social justice‚ and is prevalent today in the United States‚ would be police brutality. Police brutality can be viewed as the deliberate use of exaggerated force by a police officer‚ which oftentimes
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How successful has the prison system been in achieving a balance between disciplinary and therapeutic strategies in dealing with drugs? Introduction: The role of the prison can be described in various ways. Nevertheless‚ in a broader sense‚ prisons are meant to perform the varied objectives of punishment which include deterrence‚ retribution and rehabilitation. The generalized understanding of the function of the prison is however‚ at the least‚ to keep troublesome individuals away from the society
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felons lose more than this type of freedom as part of their punishment. It is as if the punishment is never over and the sentence never ends. That is what I believe causes most convicted felons to get out of prison and commit another crime. Because recidivism rates are so high‚ the “debt to society” at the heart of this issue is not with respect to serving a sentence for a particular crime‚ it is in having not adopted a criminal lifestyle (Latham‚ 2011). The convicted felon ought to have the obligation
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Drug courts were shown to have been effective in reducing drug related crimes and recidivism (Franco‚ 2010). Drug courts had many advocates that supported their success. One included Janet Reno who was the United States Attorney at the time and became a champion of drug courts. Reno even paved the way for federal funding to plan for court
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using different methods. In 2013‚ Ethan Couch‚ an American minor who was 16 years old at that year‚ killed 4 people because he was driving under the influence of alcohol. Ethan was tried in the juvenile court and he was only sentenced ten years’ probation and with no time in jail. The victims’ family members were so frustrated because they said that the justice was not received but other members of society thought that this was a good decision because the main goal of the juvenile court is to rehabilitate
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California in efforts to reduce recidivism among
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report which highlighted the programs which were working well. According to this report‚ adhering to four principles can greatly assist in lowering costly recidivism rates. The first principle should focus on the individuals who are more likely to reoffend. This is because early intervention is a crucial element in preventing Recidivism. According to the statistics from the Bureau of Justice‚ approximately 30% of the total rearrests take place within the first 6 months of release. The second principle
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with the resources to learn about the dangers of cannabis and the legal punishments that come with possessing the drug‚ he would learn from his mistakes. Drug courts represent a coordinated strategy between the judiciary‚ prosecution‚ defense bar‚ probation‚ law enforcement‚ treatment‚ mental health‚ social services‚ and child protection services to
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Overcrowding in America ’s Prisons: Can Repeat Offenders Be Rehabilitated Thesis Statement and Hypothesis: Prisons in America are overcrowded‚ understaffed and I believe put very little emphasis on rehabilitation. Introduction: The American prison system was set up to rehabilitate prisoners so they can meld back into society as productive citizens. Instead‚ factors as high crime rate and of course‚ mandatory sentences have caused an increased over-crowding of our jails. This has also caused
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