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    Running head: The Needs of Special Offenders The Needs of Special Offenders Professor Gregory Baugh Jeremiah Ritzenthaler University of Phoenix/CJA 234 The Needs of Special offenders Inmates with special needs‚ the mentally ill‚ and the substance abusing inmates all make up a large number of the prison population. These inmates affect the prison systems in different ways. Providing programs for the mentally ill inmates is extremely difficult for correctional staff. A very high percentage

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    Running head: In-Depth Theorist Presentation‚ Nola J. Pender‚ Health Promotion Model 1 In-Depth Theorist Presentation‚ Nola J. Pender Health Promotion Model Jennifer D’Andrea Description of the theory The Health Promotion Model (HPM)‚ designed by Nola J. Pender‚ describes the multidimensional nature of persons as they interact within their environment to pursue health while increasing their level of well-being. Pender offers a theory that

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    Melanie Wilson Psychology and the Law Criminal Behavior The four general approaches to explaining criminal behavior are sociological theories‚ biological theories‚ psychological theories‚ and social-psychological theories. (Greene & Heilbrun‚ 2011) Sociological theory is which maintain that crime results from social or cultural forces that are external to any specific individual; exist prior to any criminal act; and emerge from social class‚ political‚ ecological‚ or physical structures

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    I would like to work with Juvenile offenders‚ mainly because I feel that since they make up such a small group of the inmate population‚ 1200 offenders under the age of eighteen at the end of 2013 (p. 245‚ Seiter‚ 2017) that I would have a greater ability to utilize limited resource for a greater outcome. Juvenile offenders in adult incarceration are made up of individuals who have committed serious felony offenses under the age of eighteen (p. 244‚ Seiter‚ 2017). There are three approaches used

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    Discuss the “Defined Benefit Mark to Market” change in accounting and its impact on the financial statements.  What is “mark to market”?  Refer to page 26‚ and 101 In January 27‚ 2012 UPS announces their decision to change their pension accounting method to‚ “Mark to Market” which was previously adopted in the fourth quarter of 2011. This actual change of the accounting system deals with the Internal Revenue code section 475. It’s moving from a cash basis capital gain or losses to a “mark to market”

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    Sage Klutts Ainsworth Comp II July 13‚ 2011 Should Sex Offenders Be Castrated? Each year in the United States‚ the crime rate for sex offending rises. There have been several discussions about the way the law should punish the offender‚ such as jail time‚ having to register themselves as sex offenders to even have castration. Jail time might temporarily work‚ but its not completely effective. Registering themselves is still harmful to society. It’s not taking them out of their own game

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    Research/Studies on Attachment Harlow – Learning Theory Food is less important than comfort Schaffer & Emerson (1964) – Learning Theory Infants aren’t necessarily attached to the adult who feed them Bowlby (1969) – Bowlby’s Theory Attachment is adaptive & innate Lorenz (1952) – Bowlby’s Theory Imprinting in animals Hodges & Tizard (1989) – Bowlby’s Theory Sensitive period Belsky & Rovine (1987) – Bowlby’s Theory Temperament hypothesis Van Izjendoorn et al. (1999) – Types

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    Female Sex Offenders Years ago sex offenders were majorly male. In fact it was unheard of for a female to even be thought of as a sex offender. Today we hear of more women being arrested for molestation‚ incest‚ and other sex crimes. All too often teachers are being found guilty of having relationships with their underage students. Female sex offenders have not gotten as much attention as male sex offenders. It is because of this that the offenders cannot be studied as thoroughly as males.

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    looking to create legislation that would allow them to establish their own food-labeling process. This would cause prices to increase‚ as well as confusion for the consumers. The FDA has protected our food supply for well over 100 years. It was contrived for the sole purpose of safeguarding our food supply. It’s important that the FDA continues with this process‚ which is why I support the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. This would allow the FDA to create a single national standard for

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    a theory‚ theorists’ focus is affected by their orientation. These theoretical orientations are shaped by several factors‚ including prevailing social and cultural ideas‚ the influence of respected teachers and authority figures‚ religious and philosophical beliefs‚ and personal inclinations and experience. This paper looks at the child development theories of Cognitive Development theorist Jean Piaget (1896-1980)‚ Psychosocial theorist Erik Erikson (1902-1994) and Psychosexual theorist Sigmund Freud

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