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    Prison Design

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    Designing the ideal Prison Elizabeth Wong and Natasha Totonchian November 25th‚ 2013 CLN4U Mr Logan Architectural Layout and Physical Setting To begin‚ our prison is a male prison‚ located on an island on the East Coast of Canada‚ 5 km from mainland. The remote location isolates inmates from the outside world as a security precaution to minimize escapes. Our prison was designed for the safety of both our staff and prisoners. To ensure maximum security and rehabilitation‚ the architectural

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    Confinement In Prisons

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    only 5% of the world’s population‚ holds 25% of the world’s prison population. There are currently 2.23 million juveniles and adults incarcerated in American jails‚ prisons‚ detention centers‚ and the like (Wagner and Rabuy 2015). With record-high rates of incarceration‚ it is not surprising that there is a great deal of controversial debate around the subject‚ including the ways in which incarcerated individuals are treated within prisons. While inmates all face different challenges while being imprisoned

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    A. Stanford Prison Experiment- In this experiment‚ students volunteered to be a part of a psychology experiment that was being conducted at Stanford College. Because of the situation around them‚ they conformed to the environment‚ even though it was only a simple experiment in a Stanford hallway. Embarrassed and yet impressed‚ the experimenters stated this‚ “The negative‚ anti-social reactions observed were not the product of an environment created by combining a collection of deviant personalities

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    Persuasive Essay: We Need Change In today’s society‚ we’re facing many changes. Our own family‚ neighbors‚ and countrymen are afraid of many dangers that influence their lives. In America‚ we have somewhat of a low crime rate as far as murders‚ having a rating of twenty-four of sixty-two countries. Although our drug offense rate is number two of sixty-two‚ in the categories of rape‚ assault‚ and kidnapping‚ the United States tops at number one. We find ourselves asking‚ why? How did this nation

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    Rape In Prisons

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    hard subject to talk about‚ and it’s even more difficult when it happens within the prison system. It’s easy to say that prisoners deserve to pay for their crimes‚ but prison rape goes beyond punishment and forces many people to question what rights human beings deserve. Prison rape perpetuates a detrimental and dangerous cycle that affects both its victims and the general public when the criminals are released. Prison rape happens for several reasons. Sexual identity‚ forced homosexuality and hypermasculinity

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    Stamford Prison Experiment

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    1. What police procedures are used during arrests‚ and how do these procedures lead people to feel confused‚ fearful‚ and dehumanized? The police used the art of surprise coupled with a lack of information during arrests. The shock of the abruptness of the arrests‚ public embarrassment‚ as well as being arrested at random times (especially in broad daylight) could all be labeled as contributing factors that would lead the people to feel confused‚ fearful and dehumanized. The behavior of the “prison

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    Torture In Prisons

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    severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something. The Central Intelligence Agency put in place “advanced interrogation techniques” under the Bush Administration after the occurrence of 9/11. These techniques can easily be viewed as a form of torture. A citizen of the United States often agrees with the CIA’s interrogation techniques‚ however‚ one is often under assumption that the CIA has the right detainee in prison‚ the detainee has the vital information to give regarding

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    We send too many people to prison-Discuss. Within the criminal justice system prison population throughout the United Kingdom has been on the increase leading to the introduction of reformed legislation along with diverse governmental approaches. I will analyse in depth issues linked to the expanding population along with changing dynamics of prison life‚ government and legislation will also coincide with these issues. When examining a particular topic the most fundamental way of tackling the

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    Prisons and Punishment

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    an offender is high. With western regions like the US‚ UK and Australia experiencing consistent rising imprisonment rates and the limited availability of public resources‚ efficient use of prison and criminal justice resources is imperative (Marsh‚ Fox & Hedderman‚ 2009). A cost benefit analysis (CBA) of prisons essentially measures how effective and efficient certain criminal justice interventions are. Marsh et al. (2009‚ p. 146) states that this measurement is done by assessing an intervention where

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    The Mall as Prison

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    Kimberly Campbell English 1013 Comp 1 October 4‚ 2010 “The Mall as Prison” Author David Guterson‚ journalist and novelist‚ spent a week in The Mall of America on assignment for Harpers Magazine. His essay‚ “The Mall as Prison”‚ tells his views on the Mall as a psychological effect on today’s society. He uses witty and sarcastic comments to get his point across. Is American culture being corrupted by what Americans consider a retail structure that is vital to the survival of our needs? He gives

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