interventions for cases of spousal abuse, estimates place yearly cases of women beaten by husband at nearly 2 million (Rue, 1996). Improved records on such incidents have documented the connection between domestic violence and cases severe enough to Continue Reading...
Causes of Increases in Prison Populations The United States has experienced an unprecedented increase in prison populations over the last decade, a trend that began in the 1980's. In just seven years during the last decade, prison populations rose b Continue Reading...
Dussich J.P.J., (n.d). Victimology-Past, Present and Future. http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/RS_No70/No70_12VE_Dussich.pdf This is a report that was presented by Dussich John who holds a PhD in sociology and criminology from the Florida State Un Continue Reading...
Infamous bathtub girls were sisters who killed their mother in their own home. The crime took place on January 23, 2003 in Mississauga, Ontario. The identities of the murderers cannot be named, as they are protected under provisions of the Young Offe Continue Reading...
NIBRS National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is a database of crime statistics compiled and maintained by the National Institute of Justice. It records and analyzes specific categories Continue Reading...
Reducing Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is an unsettling national problem to the United States and Canada. The United States has the biggest prison population in the world and Canada's is the fourth. The race for limited resources has been Continue Reading...
Mandatory vs. Discretionary Prison Release By getting rid of parole boards in favor of mandatory sentences -- has this policy tended to reduce crime? For the sixteen states that have abolished parole boards in favor of mandatory sentencing -- has th Continue Reading...
Media Bias in Crime Reporting In what ways do the media construct crime images? In general, the media have tremendous power to influence public thought and opinion, such as by the choice of stories to report as well as by the specific manner in whi Continue Reading...
Juvenile Arrests: The law enforcement agencies in the United States reported approximately 2.11 million juvenile arrests in 2008 of people younger than 18 years. As compared to 2007, there were fewer juvenile arrests with 3% decline and 2% decline i Continue Reading...
Opportunities to Improve Rehabilitation Programming at Joseph Harp Correctional Center, Lexington, Oklahoma This paper provides an overview of Joseph Harp Correctional Center, a medium-security prison located in Lexington, Oklahoma, including its m Continue Reading...
Corrections Describe the social, political, and economic factors which are expected to impact correctional hiring in the next few years. There has been an explosion of hiring in corrections. "In addition to exploding inmate and offender populations Continue Reading...
Faith-Based Reentry Programs Corrections Faith-based initiatives: Legal and logistical challenges in corrections The separation of church and state is codified in the First Amendment. State support of faith-based organizations designed to reduce Continue Reading...
Recidivism Probation and parole have historically been used to provide someone with a second chance. It is designed to offer alternatives other than keeping them in jail or sending them directly there. At the heart of these ideas, is to allow the in Continue Reading...
Catalysts for Prison Violence There are many catalysts that are reported as being typically identified as problems inherent in American prisons. Many feel these problems are the catalysts of any and all violence found in American prisons. Without co Continue Reading...
From 1977 to 2007, the number of death sentences per capita was as follows: Alabama .89, Oklahoma .818, Mississippi .558, Nevada .546, Delaware .497, North Carolina .481, Florida .463, South Carolina .422, Arizona .412, Arkansas .399, Texas .379, Lo Continue Reading...
Hate Crimes The trend of media coverage and reporting has taken a stereotypical and racist dimension over the years and hence having a bias on some of the races. This is in particular reference to the crime rate and crime coverage. It has been an ob Continue Reading...
Community policing arose from dissatisfaction with traditional policing. According to Brogden (1999), traditional police work focuses primarily on fighting serious crime. Proponents of community policing claim that this framework of policing has fail Continue Reading...
Capital punishment is defined as the legal infliction of death as a punishment, or the death penalty. The United States is one of a decreasing number of countries who still practice capital punishment, using methods such as lethal injection, electroc Continue Reading...
U.S. Corrections Systems The current U.S. prison system has several purposes, including retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, and rehabilitation. (Legal Encyclopedia, 2011). Although the current model is attempting a greater emphasis upon rehabil Continue Reading...
In this regard, Garner adds that, "A safety-smart leader realizes that while a $10 flashlight purchased in bulk at the local discount store may put out enough light to read a driver's license, a 20,000 candlepower light that sets the department back Continue Reading...
What can be done to correct the challenge? Partnering with an experienced inmate represents one means of 'learning the ropes'. Seasoned inmate's, already have served longer time in prison, know the ways of prison life and can guide the new inmate Continue Reading...
This can impact an ethnic group's thoughts of themselves, and individuals' self-confidence. If the death penalty is racist, therefore, action must be taken immediately. Because those who hold this view suggest that jury selection and preliminary cou Continue Reading...
While it is true that American prisons and jails are overcrowded the answer is not to let out the violent offenders. These offenders need to receive nationally standardized sentencing and the sentences need to be longer than they currently are. Thi Continue Reading...
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: How the Law Was Changed Jim Ellis a hero to some people. You can't say he got the law changed single-handedly, but without him and his strategy, it might never have happened. Ellis is a law professor at Universit Continue Reading...
Death Penalty for Juvenile Offenders Supreme Court by a majority decision on March 1, 2005 in Roper v. Simmons held that death penalty for juveniles was "cruel and unusual" and as such the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution fo Continue Reading...
governor should also seek advice from the Department of Corrections in states that have dealt with the same type issues, such as Arizona and Colorado (Movement Against Corruption and Complicity, viewed 2005). The governor should also talk to crimino Continue Reading...
; They have joint canteen accounts; They have outside support from other gang members; They have unique identification signs; They work to build or shape younger members; They work in seclusion, protecting the gang from outside penetration; The Continue Reading...
Likewise, I believe that statutes of limitations might need to be lengthened or even eliminated so that older sex offence cases can be brought to trial. In Florida, as in other states, death row inmates spend inordinate amounts of time awaiting the Continue Reading...
Discovery: In what ways would discovery alter an investigator's methods of investigating? Discovery that can be submitted into the law must be commensurate with discovery laws regarding dispositions, spontaneous admissions, and investigative quest Continue Reading...
Overhaul of Our Prison System Needed Most people credit increased incarceration with reduced crime (5). Prison growth has skyrocketed (5). Prison costs have skyrocketed (1) Large numbers of mentally ill in U.S. prisons (3). overcrowding, failure Continue Reading...
Unemployment and Crime Rates There has long been a correlation between unemployment rates and crime. This correlation is most evident in large metropolitan locales such as New York City. The purpose of this discussion is to explore the effect of Une Continue Reading...
One of the most heinous familicide cases in American history occurred in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 2015. Two brothers, aged 16 and 18, tortured and killed their parents and three of their five siblings. The older of the brothers, Robert, has been wid Continue Reading...
Police Officers Describe the skills required of a law enforcement officer Law officer officers play a vital role in society. They provide services that ultimately provided for the security of the community and the confidence to conduct routine acti Continue Reading...
Suicide in Jails and Prisons Suicide Incidence of suicide in prisons According to the World Health Organization, suicide is the most common cause of death in jails and prisons. The rate of suicide in penitentiaries is also high. These correctional Continue Reading...
Performance-Based Standards Accreditation plan for the American Correctional Association The accreditation of the correctional facilities is aimed at ensuring the well-being of the inmates but also is targeted at benefiting the employees, the victi Continue Reading...
Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Forensic Examinations of Sexual Assaults Forensics is often associated with murder, but it can play a crucial role in solving sexual assault cases as well. Forensic evidence is often left in sexual assault cases Continue Reading...
Police Brutality There are certainly "cons" when discussing the problem of police brutality, but are there also positives ("pros") when those events occur? This paper points to the issue of police brutality from several viewpoints and critiques the Continue Reading...
Public Safety vs. Civil Rights The United States and its citizens promote a vision of the country as the epitome of civil rights and liberties. These, however, are not offered free from the conditions of honoring the civil rights and liberties, and Continue Reading...
heard in the U.S. Supreme Court -- Washington v. Harper -- will be the focus of the first part of this paper. The second part reviews prison conditions in Texas. Washington v. Harper -- Part One This was a case resulting from the unstable mental c Continue Reading...
Criminology In a modern society, police have important roles play in preventing and managing crimes. The police are in good position to learn and investigate crimes and threats because they have available resources to ensure that communities are pro Continue Reading...
