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    Harassment In Corrections

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    al.‚ 2008; Hershcovis & Barling‚ 2010; Ineson et al.‚ 2013; Lapierre et al.‚ 2005; McDonald‚ 2012; & O’Farrell & Nordstrom‚ 2013)‚ there is little research looking at sexual harassment of females in correctional settings. Szockyj (1989) assessed the role of female correctional officers in regards to their feelings about the work environment and their fellow male officer’s feelings‚ as well. When Szockyj asked the male officers about their opinions regarding the female officers and physical abilities

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    Power In Corrections

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    use in an institution‚ and rely on‚ to achieve compliant behavior from inmates. They are: legitimate power‚ coercive power‚ reward power‚ expert power‚ and referent power. Let’s discuss each one‚ and how to incorporate them in the course of a corrections officer’ work day. According to‚ The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2017)‚ legitimate means conforming to recognized principles‚ rules‚ and standards. Legitimate power allows a correctional officer to exercise structured control over prisoners‚ setting

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    Corrections Trend Evaluation Misty Schwandt Contemporary Issues and Futures in Criminal Justice CJA 394 Troy Hokanson January 15‚ 2013 Corrections Trend Evaluation This paper explains the many trends in the public and institutional criminal justice system. These trends‚ starting from the past‚ push the research into the present and future with the implementation

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    Prisons and Jails

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    Prisons and Jails Jordyn Elby CJA/204 University of Phoenix Abstract The criminal justice system in itself is wide and covers many aspects. The most important part of those aspects is the jails and prisons around the nation. These are the places that are going to separate those who offend away from the community and keep our community overall pretty safe. Even though there is a funnel system within the criminal justice system‚ it should be noted that jails and prisons

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    County Jail

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    State Prisoners in County Jails February 2010 State Prisoners in County Jails A Publication of the Research Division of NACo’s County Services Department Written by Brian Albert Research Intern February 2010 National Association of Counties 1 About the National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935‚ NACo provides essential services to the nation’s

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    Correction facilities being ran privately instead of being run by the government is a growing concept that has been meet with both praise and skeptisism. Pratt and Maahs‚ describe privatization in corrections as a growth industry state “Rooted primarily in the political and economic context of the 1980s. The movement to privatize public services has received increasing support in response to taxpayer demands that government provide more services with fewer resources. Advocates of correctional

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    Women's Role in History

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    Women’s Role in History Karly Turner HIST 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Bruce Carruthers March 18‚ 2013 To the present without women many cultures would not have evolved. Women were the background in each and every aspect of life’s developments. Women were a very important key factor in societies. From the beginning of history there have been women who have worked hard within societies to achieve a greater social‚ political‚ and economic involvement. To strive for rights‚ women formed

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    Test Corrections

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    I chose to omit this question because I couldn’t remember with which “ism” John Wesley was associated. The correct answer is c. Methodism because in the “Impact of the Enlightenment” PowerPoint‚ a parenthetical mentions John Wesley in the description of Methodism. 6. Romanticism changed the direction of the Enlightenment by emphasizing… I answered a. skepticism which is incorrect because skepticism was more of a defining characteristic for movements like the Scientific Revolution. The

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    Corrections and Treatment

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    describe the distinctions between jails and prisons. Address the following in your comparison. The differences between jails and prison are that jails are locally functioned short term imprisonment facilities initially constructed to grasp defendant’s subsequent capture and unresolved track. Prison is a habitation where sentenced criminals oblige time as sentence for violating the law is a comparatively new expansion in the conduct of criminals. Therefore‚ jails and prisons have important differences

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    The Porpuse of Jails

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    The purpose of jails in society is to protect innocent citizens‚ to protect the innocent to make sure people who break the law have a punishment and at the same time set an example so people don’t break the law again. Many observers see this negligence as having far-reaching consequences for criminal justice. Jail is often the first contact that citizens have with the corrections system. It is at this point that treatment and counseling have the best chance to deter future criminal behavior. Until

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