Racial Differences in the Corrections System “According to Black Star Project Executive Director‚ Phillip Jackson‚ in 2007 there were 321 African American men enrolled at Northwestern University (1.7 percent of the student body) but four times that number – 1‚207- imprisoned at Western Illinois Correctional Center (60 percent of the prison population)” (Walker‚ Spohn & Delone‚ 2012). This is only one example of the astounding percentage of young black men currently serving jail time as opposed
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The American Pageant‚ 13th Edition Textbook Notes Chapter 01 - New World Beginnings I. The Shaping of North America 1. Recorded history began 6‚000 years ago. It was 500 years ago that Europeans set foot on the Americas to begin colonization 2. The theory of Pangaea exists suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. They then spread out as drifting islands. 3. Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4. The
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HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS History of Corrections: From Then to Now Kris L. Sullivan Colorado Technical University Online A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of Corrections Solutions January 14‚ 2008 Abstract The U.S. corrections system‚ a subdivision of the criminal justice system‚ continues to undergo change. From its beginnings as laws written in stone‚ the corrections system has sought to punish offenders. The origin of the corrections system
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Corrections Purpose and History Introduction The history of punishment is a unique one‚ since the dawn of man human kind has punished one another. Man did not merely throw someone in a chamber and let them contemplate their crimes such as we do in today’s society; rather‚ during those early times‚ punishment was harsh and swift. Criminals were not drawn through the litigation processes; instead‚ they were found immediately guilty of a crime and brought forth to be punished in an open forum‚ serving
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Difference between Jails and Prisons It is very often that the terms are “interchangeably”‚ but what most people do not know there is actually a significant difference between the two. It is not just case of semantics. If a person is in a prison or a jail it has to do with the crime that person committed and the period in the process. Along with that‚ the treatment the inmates receive also fluctuates between the two. People always do not know the difference between the two terms‚ jail or prison
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Community Corrections Community corrections affect society in numerous ways. From probation and parole‚ to intermediate sanctions such as work release‚ community residential centers‚ nonprofit organizations‚ prerelease guidance centers‚ and partial incarceration‚ community corrections serve a vital role in the balance of criminal justice system in America. The prison system in America ensures Constitutional rights and humane treatment‚ not guaranteed in the prison systems of foreign countries. If
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THE AMERICAN STORY NOTES Chapter 1: Native Americans shared different views than the colonizers. (they wanted to bring colonization to North America) They did not agree on punishment of murder. (Europeans and Native Americans) The cultural superiority turned when -- Captain William Claiborne’s trading post in 1635‚ Maryland - Wicomess Indians (they were going to the trading post on business) encountered enemy Susquehannock Indians—they presented inappropriate behavior (making fun) in public
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Chapter I Introduction A.) Background of the Study: The Acids‚ bases and salts in the pH range are among the most important chemical compounds used by chemists. For instance‚ hydrochloric‚ phosphoric and citric are acids used to make mineral stain removers‚ toilet bowl cleaners‚ metal cleaners and rust removers. A variety of maintenance chemicals contain these compounds. Alkali maintenance chemicals like degreasers‚ oven cleaners and drain openers contain bases such as Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
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The American Pageant Chapter 16 The South and the Slavery Controversy 1793-1860 A. Cotton is King 1. Eli Whitney’s 1793 cotton gin made possible wide-scale cultivation of short-staple cotton a. Cotton quickly became more profitable than tobacco‚ rice‚ and sugar 2. The increased demand for cotton led to an increase demand for labor a. Quick profits drew planters to the Gulf states b. More land led to more need for slaves which led to an increase in cotton production
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A. PENALTIES 1. Penalties that maybe imposed (Article 21) No felony shall be punishable by any penalty not prescribed by law prior to its commission. Note: Article 21 simply announces the policy of the State as regards punishing crimes. This provision prohibits the government from punishing any person for any felony with any penalty which has not been prescribed by the law. Article 21 - Is not a penal provision. It neither defines a crime nor provides a punishment for one. It has
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