Civil Confinement for Sex Offenders Research Paper Civil Confinement for Sex Offenders began in the state of New York on April 13‚ 2007 with the enactment of the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (SOMTA) (SOMTA‚ 2008). O’Connor (n.d.) states; “that this act covers prisoners already serving sentences‚ those on parole‚ those on conditional release‚ and those on post release supervision”. There are two types of post release confinement “options.” One is called “Strict and Intensive Supervision
Premium Sex offender Crime Criminal law
Statistics show 21.2% of low level drug offenders‚ that are incarcerated‚ do not have any current or prior violence in their records‚ no involvement in sophisticated criminal activity and no prior commitment. (USDOJ) Could this be the problem of prisons being over populated? There are many factors that need to be considered when looking for other possible methods of dealing with non-violent drug offenders. Some lawmakers believe the only way to deal with these offenders is to lock them up for long periods
Premium Crime Prison Criminal justice
Exposing Sex Offenders and Their Use of Internet Communications Name: Class: Professor: Date: Table of Contents MLA Cover Sheet …………………………………………………………………….…… 1 Abstract ….………………………………………………………………………………… 3 What Is Cyber-stalking? ………………………………………………………………….. 4 Protecting Against Cyber-stalking ……………………………………………………….. 5 Profile of a Sex Offender ………………………………………………………………….. 5 Characteristics ………………………………………………………………………. 5 Age Range ……………………………………………………………………….….. 6 Marital
Premium Sex offender Human sexual behavior
Discrimination against the Elderly American society has been described as maintaining a stereotypic and often negative perception of older adults. This negative and/or stereotypic perception of aging and aged individuals is apparent in such areas as language‚ media‚ and humor. For example‚ such commonly used phrases as over the hill and an old fart denote old age as a period of impotency and incompetence. The term used to describe this stereotypic and often negative bias against older adults is
Premium
crimes and white-collar crime offenders differ from other criminal offenders and offenses for several reasons. The motive‚ the act of concealment‚ intent and the disguise separate white collar criminals from other criminals (Edelhertz‚ 1970). When a common crime such as burglary‚ robbery‚ and murder is committed‚ there is a discrete correlation between the victim and the offender. However with a white-collar crime‚ the victim may never personally encounter the offender (Benson and Simpson 2009). There
Premium Criminology Crime Theft
Should Healthcare For The Elderly Be Limited? HSM 501 Ethics in Healthcare Jose Joe Rodriguez Our healthcare system in the United States is currently going through a massive change. For the past 4 years‚ our healthcare system has been dissected‚ analyzed‚ and restructured‚ with a single objective: Deliver better and more costeffective care. The Affordable Care Act‚ which was enacted in 2010‚ promised to accelerate both the rate of change and level in which we delivered care across this country (cms
Premium Health care Medicine Health insurance
dangerous behind the wheel. Some of the problems with the elderly today are that their reflexes react slower‚ or a physical health change can be a big problem. Research has shown everyone ages differently and growing old does not necessarily mean a person becomes a safety hazard on the road. Much depends on the person’s physical and mental health as the years pass. Because people age differently there should be certain test given to the elderly after the age of 65. It is most often thought that teenager
Premium Old age Death Safety
contrast the topic of suicide among the adolescent and the elderly. Focus will also include a description of an epidemiological‚ behavioral‚ and educational diagnosis. Both of these groups have problems with their suicide rates and also with the reasons behind the depression and suicide that they face. With adolescents‚ suicide risks come more from the problems that are faced with drugs‚ school‚ peer pressure‚ and other concerns. For the elderly‚ however‚ the reasons usually relate more to health problems
Premium Suicide
People with Late-Stage Dementia. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management‚ 18 (6)‚ p. 412-419. Kovach‚ C.R.‚ Griffie‚ J.‚ Muchka‚ S.‚ Noonan‚ P.E. and Weissman‚ D.E. (2000) Nurses’ Perceptions of Pain Assessment and Treatment in the Cognitively Impaired Elderly: It’s Not a Guessing Game. Clinical Nurse Specialist‚ 14 (5)‚ p. 215-220. McAuliffe‚ L.‚ Nay‚ R.‚ O’Donnell‚ M. and Fetherstonhaugh‚ D. (2008) Pain assessment in older people with dementia: literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing‚ 65 (1)‚ p
Premium Nursing Pain Human behavior
2011 "The Representation of Elderly People in Prime Time Television Commercials" is a master thesis done at the University of South Florida in 1995 by Meredith Tupper. The overall thesis suggests the media has a negative portrayal of the elderly. In summary‚ the poor portrayal is said to be a reflection of the viewpoint the United States has towards the elder population. Many Influential factors have played a role in the distaste our country has towards elderly people. Factors even include the
Premium Gerontology Sociology Old age