CAEFS takes the position that women with mental health problems do not belong in prisons and that the treatment, support and assistance they need should be provided to them in the community, rather than in prison. Recommendation #2) The above stat Continue Reading...
Nils Christie in his book Crime Control as Industry: Towards Gulags, Western Style, a person has difficulty knowing who are the worst criminals -- the men and women prisoners or the individuals who run the penal industry. The book details how the Un Continue Reading...
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS IN THE U.S. AND RUSSIA How Does the United States Compare to Russia in Following the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners? There are nearly 9 million people under certain forms of incarceration or supervis Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice in Action: The American prison system has throughout the years developed to become home to the increasing population of the nation's criminals. The increasing population of these criminals in the American prison system is due to the Continue Reading...
Likewise, public policies ranging from immigration to the war on drugs and the de-institutionalization of persons with mental illness also have a substantial impact on local corrections (Stinchcomb and McCampbell, 2008). The key to running a succes Continue Reading...
Sentencing Philosophies/Theories/Practices Punishment is based on four main theories, namely: retributive theory, deterrent theory, reformative and preventive theory. Retributive theory is the first and most important of all the theories. When a per Continue Reading...
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ON WOMEN INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION Conceptual Paper Millions of children around the globe are sexually abused or exploited. This paper includes several descriptions of studies that relate sexual abuse during childhood to delinque Continue Reading...
Homeless Mental Health Mental health is an issue that is deemed to be very under-treated and very under-diagnosed within the United States. Beyond that, there are populations that are much more at risk than others. A good example would be the prison Continue Reading...
Juvenile Courts vs. Adult Courts The juvenile justice system is a facet of the United States justice system that focuses exclusively on minors who commit crimes and other delinquencies. The system is utilized in order to focus on the child's best in Continue Reading...
Criminal Law and Psychopathy I. Introduction Various studies have in the past indicated that there is a high correlation between violence/criminal behavior and psychopathy. This would largely be expected given that psychological studies into the char Continue Reading...
I wish to pursue a career in the juvenile probation area of law enforcement, as a juvenile probation officer. Mcmahon (2016) defines 'juvenile probation' as a type of juvenile sentence wherein a juvenile lawbreaker is allowed to reside within Continue Reading...
Prisons Reform Prisoners? America has experienced a huge increase in the number of people who are imprisoned over the past few decades. The increase has particularly been fueled by the increase in violent crimes throughout the society. The American Continue Reading...
There is no question, however, that immigration issues will remain in the forefront of our national policy debates. Deportation Factors and Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude Research indicates that since the late 1980s, Congress had been tightening Continue Reading...
Future Directions of Juvenile Corrections The Failing Juvenile Correction System in America History, Statement of the Problem, and Proposed Solutions One of society's most difficult problems to solve is that of crime, and juvenile crime is a part Continue Reading...
Grantsmanship ProposalProject DescriptionMental health disorders in the last year have increased as uncertainty about job security and isolation from social interactions has increased. While these challenges have greatly affected adults, children are Continue Reading...
In that regard, optimal criminal justice functioning would be easier to achieve if law enforcement agents and prosecutors learned to better protect victims of crimes and other witnesses who cooperate with their investigations. Ultimately, this woul Continue Reading...
Wynn, J. (2001). Inside Rikers: Stories from the World's Largest Penal Colony. New York: St. Martin's Press. Jennifer Wynn's Inside Rikers: Stories from the World's Largest Penal Colony tells the story of Rikers Island, one of America's most notori Continue Reading...
Parole violations and new crimes are frequently committed because reentering people do not have the skills and resources in order to become accustomed to community life. A lot are not capable to find work not only because they do not have considerab Continue Reading...
It will focus discovering the treatment option, or combination of options that results in the lowest incidence of recidivism for the longest period following the treatment. It is difficult to predict future events, therefore the research will take a Continue Reading...
In the end this may require a campaign to recruit more female corrections officers and eliminate or reduce greatly the presence of male officers from female facilities. Because of past abuses, the presence of male officers may cause many psychologic Continue Reading...
Alcohol Prohibition from 1920 to 1933 did not work. There are many parallels from this failed effort and the current laws prohibiting drugs in the United States. Alcohol prohibition was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems Continue Reading...
Drug Courts: A Program to Reinvent Justice for Addicts For the past several decades, drug use has had an overwhelming effect upon the American justice system, with drug and drug-related crime being the most common offense in almost every community ( Continue Reading...
Treating Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Justice Delinquency treatment program: Peer mentoring program for African-American male juveniles A brief description of your community African-American males are disproportionately represented in the incar Continue Reading...
Finally, this sub-component also recognizes the growing problem associated with diversion of prescription drugs into the illicit black market. The policy provides funding for methods to redress that issue by improved tracking of prescriptions for c Continue Reading...
...in the end 'the addict has to want to change' and if the addict does not want to change it does not matter what program..." that the addict is in. (National Institute of Justice, 2005) the National Institute of Justice reports that a woman "often Continue Reading...
ASSIGNMENT 1Assignment 1: Restorative JusticeVarious arguments have been presented in the past, both for and against restorative justice. I am of the opinion that the relevance of restorative justice cannot be overstated in the contemporary criminal Continue Reading...
GSS codebook or GSS variable search as a reference following is the list of 5 potential topics I would like to explore for the research project: Drug use and addiction, Corporal Punishment, Mental Health, Old People and In this section 5 indepe Continue Reading...
Twenty-Five percent of the offenses were assault/arson, likely related to bar brawls and the like, another indication of a disaffected society. To further this hypothesis, we show a 7 percentile arrest rate for begging, an additional sign of poverty Continue Reading...
Among the study subjects, those who were under 21 at the time of release and did not have GED programmes, receidivism rate at 3 years post release was 54% compared to those who had GED while at prison. (40%). This study proved that educational progr Continue Reading...
Prison systems have long been a topic of debate within the realm of criminal justice. There are many opinions concerning the proper implementation and management of prison systems (King & McDermott 1995; Prison Inmates Pay for Their Upkeep 2004). Continue Reading...
Introduction Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a controversial and highly debated topic that has been a part of the justice system in many countries around the world for centuries. The concept of capital punishment involves t Continue Reading...
("Home Confinement / Electronic Monitoring," n. d.) House arrest or home confinement started as a program to handle particularly as a sentencing substitute meant for drunk drivers, but rapidly spread over to a number of other offender populations i Continue Reading...
Kingsley Davis, regard prostitution not only as a harmless service to society, but also a necessary one. However, when considering the criminal aspect of prostitution, there are many cases in which participants are indeed harmed, or run the risk of Continue Reading...
Drug Addiction: A Social Problem DRUG ADDICTION The drug addiction has radically increased throughout the world over the past few years. This research study aims at analyzing the problem of drug addiction, its individual and social implications and Continue Reading...
Peers exert more influence on each other during their adolescent years than at any other time. Research carried out shows that peer attitudes and behaviors are critical influences on teen attitudes and behaviors related to dating violence. Friends a Continue Reading...
