Corrections: One of the most significant issues in correctional management is the effectiveness of juvenile correctional facilities. Generally, juvenile correctional facilities were established to provide effective treatment and rehabilitation of j Continue Reading...
Functions, Issues, and Objectives in Corrections Introduction The functions of the historical state correctional system have changed since the founding of the nation more than 200 years ago. The Jacksonian Era, the Era of Reconstruction and the Progr Continue Reading...
Corrections Issue of Gang Violence in the State of Georgia Current critical and prevalent corrections issue and its history Community mobilization Community mobilization is one of the current critical and prevalent corrective issues in the United Continue Reading...
Centervale Corrections Facility: Correcting Corrections Problem Statement Employees have been drawn to Centervale Corrections Facility because of its reputation for employee satisfaction and harmonious officer-inmate relations. However, recent turnov Continue Reading...
Bernard B. Kerik offer a sobering view of the criminal justice system. Even Kerik, a veteran of several conservative administrations, notes that his experiences in prison convinced him that prison does little to rehabilitate prisoners, only hardens t Continue Reading...
Correction Trends American corrections history The prisons or the correction units have been for long a part and parcel of the American history. These institutions have existed as far back as the slave trade era. Later on, under the watch of the co Continue Reading...
If a client is determined to be unfit to plead, and mental health issues result in the special category specification, involvement from various mental health professionals is required to determine if and when that inmate may be fit. Works Cited Pr Continue Reading...
Corrections Facility What contemporary problems exist within the U.S. corrections system? Explain. The first issue that exits with the U.S. corrections system is that of priorities. The system is inherently reactive as oppose to proactive in regard Continue Reading...
Corrections Accreditation and Privatization In recent times, the field of corrections has been seeking to address quite a number of emerging issues as a result of a wide range of catalysts including but of course not limited to privatization and acc Continue Reading...
356). To date, there has been a great deal of reluctance to adopt a harm reduction approach in the United States for two fundamental reasons: The first reason stems from the argument that if harm were reduced for users the result would be an incre Continue Reading...
Corrections Gius, Mark. (1999). The Economics of the Criminal Behavior of Young Adults: Estimation of an Economic Model of Crime with a Correction for Aggregate Market and Public Policy Variables. The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. Oc Continue Reading...
Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Privatization and accreditation are some of the emerging and largely contentious issues in the corrections field. In this text, I concern myself with a number of issues relating to prisons privatization an Continue Reading...
I thought it was very interesting to read the section on the misconceptions in regards to the Florida State Prisons. There is always talk about how prisoners have cable TV and don't do a lot of work. It was nice to see that these things are not real Continue Reading...
Corrections/Police - Criminal Justice Contemporary problems within the U.S. correctional system The rate of lock ups has greatly increased in America at a rate that is higher than most developed nations around the world. According to the human righ Continue Reading...
While its goals may be commendable, restorative justice is nevertheless a disaggregated model. Uniting relational justice, participative or consensual justice and changing or improvement justice, restorative justice has become a concept that has som Continue Reading...
Corrections and Violence Corrections - Police It is rare for a week to go by that there is not a media report concerning an incident somewhere in the country of excessive use of force by law enforcement. The Rodney King incident, which sparked rio Continue Reading...
"Amongst the gangs were the Black Disciples, Spanish Cobras, Imperial Gangsters, Simon City Royals, Latin Eagles, Satan Disciples, and the Latin Disciples" (Folks Nation, n.d.). The term Folks was thought to be chosen as a name because of the word b Continue Reading...
It is difficult and almost impossible to determine whether or not punishment is effective, considering that it can actually influence felons to adopt harsher attitudes with the purpose of getting revenge for being punished. The idea of capital puni Continue Reading...
Corrections/Police Collaboration Among Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Agencies Collaboration occurs when two or more individuals, agencies, or other forms of organizations commence a mutually beneficial relationship toward a shared goal. Continue Reading...
They are not good at paying attention to future consequences. But paying attention to future consequences is essential if someone is to be deterred by the threat or even the imposition of a criminal punishment (Nagin, n.d.). In a study done by Lync Continue Reading...
Corrections/Police - Juvenile Justice Crimes and Juvenile Delinquents There are many reasons why juveniles commit delinquent acts. Some of them blame it on the unhappy childhood and home life that they have, while others have mental problems, do dr Continue Reading...
3. How well can community sanctions serve the purposes of criminal punishment? The degree to which community sanctions serve the purposes of criminal punishment depend largely on the underlying philosophy of criminal punishment in society. Specifi Continue Reading...
They also point out the relatively low pay compared scale with other law enforcement professionals, and the fact that officers have no law enforcement responsibilities outside of the institution where they work, unlike police officers who have a res Continue Reading...
Children between 4 and 6 and children who are distant will also be provided a pen pal packet. Budget: Discount transit passes will be provided for children and their chaperone from the Boys and Girls Club through a benefit held by the inmates, as Continue Reading...
Louise Woodward, 2008). Woodward's legal team filed motions after her conviction to the trial court for which a hearing began on November 4th. In the days following the verdict it came out that the jury had been split about the murder charge, but t Continue Reading...
The middle of the decade of the 1980's was witness to the creation of the Technology Assessment Program Information Center and the Technology Program Advisory Agency. Their functions were as follows: Technology Assessment Program Information Cente Continue Reading...
Successful achievement of program requirements will often lead to a dropping or reduction of the charges while failure may bring back or enhance the penalties that are involved. Charges dismissed because of a diversion program will still lead to add Continue Reading...
Not only does this result harm a woman's self-worth, but it may also obstruct with her capability to be relaxed with her sexuality. The terror, psychological distress, and limitations on personal liberty described in this article have apparent cons Continue Reading...
Hicklin, a Victorian-era case in which the British court suppressed a lewd pamphlet as a way to protect 'those whose minds are open to such immoral influences and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall'" (p. 45). Conclusion The resea Continue Reading...
According to Lawlor, Connecticut has "developed a flexible approach geared toward immediate intervention and proven results" (Lawlor). He explains that not every teenaged car thief with a record of several arrests should be sent to prison, just as n Continue Reading...
EClinicaWorks at Rikers Island Rikers Island is a correctional facility that currently utilizes eClinicalWorks, which has emerged as a leader in medical software solutions. This paper examines the use of this electronic health records software at th Continue Reading...
Correction Institutions Administration and Leadership Maintaining order and control in correctional facilities -- while also presiding over well-managed facilities from a fiscal and ethical perspective -- is the goal of every conscientious adminis Continue Reading...
Juvenile Community Corrections Corrections in Community-Based Settings Community-based corrections: Factors to consider when dealing with juvenile offenders One seemingly self-evident truth regarding juvenile offenders might seem to be that socio- Continue Reading...
corrections officer? After graduating from high school, I held a number of different odd jobs. I worked as a dishwasher, a janitor, and in a factory. After coming to the realization that I needed to find a career, I applied for a job with the Depar Continue Reading...
Retribution Corrections and Retribution Retribution is considered as the penalty that is imposed on an individual or a group of people for the crimes they committed with an aim of making them experience the same amount of pain or loss as the victi Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice System Corrections, Civil Court proceedings The role of the victim in the criminal justice system To the victim, the processes of the criminal justice system can seem frightening and confusing. It is important for the victim to un Continue Reading...
ACA Web site www.aca.org. Standards and accreditation: ACA Facts: As part of its standards and accreditation principles, the American Correctional Association has worked to better enforce the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). "With the release Continue Reading...
His own work was also published in a wide variety of literary magazines several of which were prestigious and nationally respected. His publication and involvement in publishing impressive accomplishments for an African-American man in the United St Continue Reading...
