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    Counselling In Prisons

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    Elizabeth Zoccole Are Counseling Program Available in Prisons of Various Security Levels? Introduction and Abstract With respect to the topic of drug and alcohol awareness programs being available in state‚ federal or local prisons‚ the five articles that are stated below contain relevant and statistical information. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 3 out 4 State and 4 out 5 Federal prisoners may be categorized as alcohol or drug involved offenders. If such programs are put in place

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    The Legitimacy of Prisons

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    From coast to coast in America‚ prisons have become a growing concern; the concern being how well prisons actually work. Over time‚ the amount of people being caged in our country is increasing. Right now there are approximately seven hundred fourteen out of one hundred thousand people that are imprisoned. Some may argue that prisons keep the criminals off the streets‚ but did they happen to think that prison is actually teaching them to become a better criminal and hardening their hearts to make

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    population and development

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    Sir According to the requirement of the course and your assignment to us‚ I worked on the topic “Population and development”. I made this paper based on different web pages. I covered the major sector rather researching on all issues. I wish that this assignment will help to get some ideas on the solutions of some of the issues related to the Population and development. Introduction Population dynamics is one of the pre-eminent issues of the 21st century. It affects different countries in

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    Vulnerable Populations

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    Vulnerable Populations Kathleen King- Materio BSHS/302 10/01/2012 Maryann Sorrell Vulnerable Populations All communities contain a mentally ill population. Their behavior is considered to be inappropriate and abnormal. Every society has cultivated solutions in which to treat the mentally ill in order to prevent disruption of the strong civil function. Normal behavior varies through generations and societies. When deciding if a person is mentally ill‚ the generation and culture must be taken

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    Prisons and Punishment

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    an offender is high. With western regions like the US‚ UK and Australia experiencing consistent rising imprisonment rates and the limited availability of public resources‚ efficient use of prison and criminal justice resources is imperative (Marsh‚ Fox & Hedderman‚ 2009). A cost benefit analysis (CBA) of prisons essentially measures how effective and efficient certain criminal justice interventions are. Marsh et al. (2009‚ p. 146) states that this measurement is done by assessing an intervention where

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    Vulnerable Population

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    Vulnerable Populations BSHS/302 April 2nd 2012 The Homeless a Vulnerable Population A homeless population is a social group of a vulnerable population that is at an increased risk for several health related issues that can have adverse outcomes. Vulnerable Populations deserve the right of protection by responsible others because of compromised‚ or the lack of freedom of autonomy. Part of this respect and responsibility is to have an understanding of the nature of homelessness. Part of the

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    National debt may not be a such a bad thing because every country has debt. U.S. has more debt just because it is a big country with big population. Having national debt does not put us at the bottom‚ it just shows that we have more things to spend money on than other countries.” and others say it is possible to reduce national debt like Miss Simpson who said‚ “ I do believe that we can reduce

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    Aging in Prison

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    BE THE EVIDENCE PROJECT  WHITE  PAPER   AGING  PRISONERS   A  Crisis  In  Need  of   Intervention       BE  THE  EVIDENCE  PROJECT   Be  the  Evidence  You  Want  to  See  in  the  World…       What  is  Our  Mission:  The  mission  of  the  Be  the  Evidence  Project  is  to  create  awareness  of  human  rights   and  social

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    Youth Population

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    Young Population Population age structure can have a significant impact on countries’ stability‚ governance‚ economic development and the well-being of its people. Reasons for Young Population: * Recent decades of high fertility (births per woman) e.g. women in sub-Saharan Africa give birth to 5.5 children on average in their lifetimes. Uganda- very high fertility rate (6.7) and a high teenage pregnancy rate (25%) * Teenage girls sell themselves for sex to earn money and end up getting

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    Population Explosion

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    India’s Population 2012 Current Population of India in 2012 | 1‚220‚200‚000 (1.22 billion) | Total Male Population in India | 628‚800‚000 (628.8 million) | Total Female Population in India | 591‚400‚000 (591.4 million) | Sex Ratio | 940 females per 1‚000 males | Age structure | 0 to 25 years | 50% of India’s current population | Currently‚ there are about 51 births in India in a minute. | India’s Population in 2011 | 1.21 billion | India’s Population in 2001 | 1.02 billion | Population

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