Come on everyone it is time to go canoeing. Everyone gets in their canoes at the lake and the camp counselor says be careful not to fall into Canoe Lake. All of a sudden the canoe flips over and I have fallen into the lake and cut my foot open on the bottom of the lake stepping on a broken bottle. The camp counselor rushes me to the camp nurse who is now dressing my wound and explaining to me that I am at risk for infection because of exposure to bacteria, parasites, and fungi. What do I do now?…
With sandy beaches and crystalline waters, Dale Hollow Lake houseboat rentals are a popular vacation choice. Known for being one of the world's best lakes for smallmouth bass, this Northern Tennessee lake is excellent place for fishing, hiking and swimming. Visitors can enjoy wandering the miles of green shoreline or water skiing in the summer sun.…
In this article, it looks at the effectiveness of drug courts compared to the more conventional court penalties on offenders. Kornhauser (2016) indicates how drug courts reduce offender’s chances reoffending by entering them into treatment programs, over incarceration. Kornhauser (2016) states there’s a lack of consistent evidence to prove this theory. Drug courts started its first rehabilitation program in NSW in 1999. Drug courts can now be found operating in other Australian jurisdictions to combat crime.…
The Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI), started in 2010, is an attempt toward the restoration of Great Lakes ecosystem that was devastated in the previous century. Using the resources grated by federal government, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative supplemented Environmental Protection Agency “to improve water quality…restore native habitat…and control invasive species” (“The Great Lakes…”). Currently, the GLRI program is in its second 5-year-phase, planned for implementation in fiscal year 2015-2019. The funding in second plan is focused on addressing the issues of “cleaning up Areas of Concern,” managing invasive species, toxic algae bloom and preservation of native species. In its second 5-year-phase, GLRI also planned to implement…
The Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario) are the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth. They form a great part of the American and Canadian physical and cultural heritage. They form 84% of America’s fresh water and about 21% of the world’s surface fresh water, providing water for consumption, energy, transportation and recreation. One of the biggest problems to these lakes is sediment toxins caused by such factors as industrial and municipal discharges, sewer overflows, and urban and agricultural. To fix this problem, the EPA has provided financial assistance as well as field and technical support for remediation of these areas of concern (AOC) and each have implemented a remedial action plan (RAP). The process of remediation for these areas of concern has accelerated due to the efforts of the Great Lakes Legacy Act and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.…
In a land of sorrow and hard times there is a Lake Tribe that endures the pain of the land but with all of this pain comes a symbol of hope, The Blue-Shelled Tortoise. This symbol of hope is the difference between life and death because The Blue-Shelled tortoise brings the water down from the sky. This tortoise comes once a year out of the lake about 50 miles away for the tribes location. Each year the tribe take 10 men and to search for this tortoise. The chief of the tribe has lead this group of people for 30 years and not once has the tortoise not come. The chief has always lead his people well and has never seen the tortoise not come but his son came into the world things could change.…
Nature. A form of Earth’s greatest possessions that can be a dreaming site. There are many types of nature, but the water is a type that one can treasure most. Water can be an ocean, river, lake, and so on. One amazing lake to experience is Chautauqua Lake, in New York, because it is an amazing place to do activities, such as tubing. To add, the main character, named Erika, and a family called the Rooneys, specifically Sloane that was Erika’s age, has done the activity, and she had much jubilation while doing it. Tubing can make anyone feel different emotions: it can make Erika happy, it can keep her calm, and it can make her feel excited.…
Drug courts were put into place to seek the underlying cause of drug addiction which many believe can also relate to drug related crimes. The first Drug Courts started in Dade County, Florida. Since 1989 Drug Courts have expanded to every state and there ae more than 2,100 working drug courts in the United States (Tiger, 2011 p. 172). The structure of all courts is different but there are three main common features in each court. The first being “Legal and external pressure” this means it is a judges duty to mandate or sentence a person to drug courts. Second there is a second judge that sits on the Drug Court committee that reviews progress each week and a probation officer that does random drug testing every week. Drug testing is a key factor so that there is an accountability factor on every member of Drug Court in order to stay clean. The third factor that all courts have in common is there is a verity of sanctions and privileges given to members of the courts. Sanctions for members that have broken the rules and privileges for those that have been doing good and continue on the right path and stay clean (Tiger…
In the past, drug addicts who were convicted of drug related crimes were most commonly either sent to treatment or incarcerated. I have experienced both and did not benefit much from either one. In 2001 I was in a fairly new program called Drug Court. Drug Court is a unique and extraordinary program that gives addicts the tools they need to endure life without using drugs.…
Taxman, Faye S., and Jeffrey A. Bouffard. "Treatment as Part of Drug Court: The Impact…
However, developers of drug courts would only be aware of such if they currently have their own evaluation or feedback procedure put in place. From some of the findings, it is evident that most do not have these sorts of procedures and are not aware of their lack of enforcement nor are they aware of some of the concern areas that participants have with their individual programs. The only way for participants to voice their concerns with the drug court program they are members of is by randomly being selected for some of the focus groups. However, these do not occur that often and what about the concerns of those who have not been chosen to participate. With that being said, implementing a form of “action research” would be a great idea to evaluate whether a drug court is working, how, why, for whom, and how can it improve (Rempel, 2010). According to Rempel (2010), a form of action research that can provide drug court staff with valuable information is through the use of survey instruments that are designed to produce participant recommendations and feedback. An easy way to do so would be to implement a treatment program feedback survey. This form of survey will provide information about each participant’s drug court experience and their treatment programs. It would…
From the mid-1980s drug offenses increased primarily due to the pressure put on by the war on drugs (Neubauer & Fradella, 2014). This has contributed to overcrowding of prisons across America. In order to ease the overcrowding in prisons, rehabilitation through court sentenced drug treatment programs is a practical and economical alternative. Assigning offenders to applicable drug treatment programs would decrease overcrowding caused by drug offenses, lower recidivism rates, and provide savings for the criminal justice system.…
Drug Courts came about as a result of a backlogged court system and a steady, rapidly increasing prison population. Drug courts are a form of diversion that helps the offender through rehabilitation and the community through an increased sense of protection, which serves the best interest of everyone. Drug Courts are community based intermediate sanctions that incorporate treatment principles into the Criminal Justice System and divert drug offenders from traditional punishments of probation and prison. The objective of drug courts programs is to treat the underlying problems of addiction among drug offenders and eliminate participants' future drug use and crime.…
Drug abuse is a major issue. Those suffering from drug abuse need to be rehabilitated instead of being thrown into prisons where they will not receive the proper treatment. In this paper, I will discuss the Drug Court program that is aimed at decreasing drug use. I will also discuss the impact of the program.…
It is concluded that the Therapeutic Justice is a multidisciplinary and non-adversarial program, conducted by the Judiciary, which seeks to offer those accused of drug-related offenses an opportunity to change their behavior, which is able to provide a reduction of damages Individual and, consequently, social, from a structured program of action that offers a plurality of tools to be used by the participants throughout their treatment.It is also concluded that despite the criticisms that can justifiably be directed to the Therapeutic Justice, it meets what they propose, in order to reduce the damage caused by the incidence of Criminal…