ANALYZING THE RECIDIVISM RATE OF POLK COUNTY INMATES by Name of Student TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I: Introduction to Research Proposal Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………3 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………………………..4 Purpose…………………………………………………………..4 Research Problem..………………………………………………5 Research Questions……………………………………………...6 Scope…………………………………………………………….8 Literature Review………………………………………………………………………………..9 Dependent Variable: Recidivism Rate...………………………
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America’s prison system is broken. The purpose of prison is to teach a lesson of wrongdoing. Taking away the freedoms of an individual is designed to change the behavior or at least that is the intention. However‚ America makes up 5% of the world population but 25% of the world’s prison population. The recidivism rate for federal prisons according to the United States Sentencing Commission is nearly half at 49.3% within 8 years of release (www.ussc.gov). That rate for state prisons is even higher
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The Argumentative Research Paper Melissa Walker (an acquaintance of the author) sits within the walls of her concrete cell at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW). Walker is making a contribution to this year’s recidivism rate. She was released from prison in 2008 after serving seven years of confinement. Sadly to say‚ this year she reoffended by stealing credit card information from her “Productive Citizenship” instructor. Her new charges are credit card theft‚ forgery‚ as well as
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affective are our prisons at lowering recidivism rates in the USA? By Shomari Bridgewater Ms Angelia Turner Introduction to Criminal Justice 15 November 2012 How affective are our prisons at lowering recidivism rates in the USA? There are many functions of prisons these are: to punish offenders‚ to rehabilitate them and put them in a position to be modal citizens. First and foremost a prisons aim should be to prevent and deter those who enter the gates from returning. Recidivism is the term
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deconstructing inmates’ anti-social personality as they become more open-minded. Although most prisons provide GED‚ College Programs enhance GED results. Hughes et al. (2012) inmates attending college education one or more years reveal significant reduction results in recidivism (p. 149). Commonly‚ educational and correctional administrators develop a risk assessment before and after inmates are prison release.
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Prison‚ non-custodial sentences and rehabilitation seem all failed in reducing recidivism; however‚ there is little and limited evidence to support non-custodial sentences‚ as well as some people think if rehabilitation could be implemented effectively‚ it would work. Although the advantage of prison is keeping our society from dangerous people‚ when it comes to reducing recidivism rate‚ the effect of prison is disappointing. The public usually think that imprisonment is safer for communities;
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of why reducing the overcrowding of prisons with help the inmates‚ employees‚ as well as the citizens of the state. It will show that crime within the prison walls will go down‚ the stress of the inmates and employees will reduce‚ as well as showing that we can save taxpayers millions of dollars a year. Lastly‚ this paper will look at programs that the inmates can be sentenced to for minor petty crimes that they are incarcerated for. As a result of all of this the overcrowding of prisons may come
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The Effects of Education on Crime and Prison Recidivism Garret VanDoren CJ 3675 – 01 Dr. McManimon April 23rd‚ 2014 Spring 2014 Prisons and correctional facilities across the United States and even throughout the world are becoming overcrowded and are causing major problems. Prisons are filling up so rapidly due to the extensive amount of crime that is plaguing the United States. It was reported that in September of 2012‚ prisons were overcrowded by 39 percent and it is expected to reach 45 percent
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The Effectiveness of Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Reducing Recidivism Jason Everson Criminal Justice Department University of Cincinnati INTRODUCTION Guantanamo Bay is the oldest and most infamous American overseas detention facility. In 2002‚ the facility started housing enemy combatants and terrorist‚ even after being declared unconstitutional in 1993. The detention center underwent many Supreme Court decisions and created many case laws. Eventually‚ in January‚ 2009 President
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a while and some may give up and result back to doing crime. This is called recidivism. Recidivism is like a disease that is not a result of previous criminal activities of ex-convicts; it is a result of society not accepting ex-prisoners as equals to the good samaritan society. It costs a lot of money to house an inmate in our growing population of criminals‚ but it is cheaper to educate them and keep them out of prison. This is only half the solution; employers need to be restricted to when they
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