Functions of the US Correctional System Tracy Kelly Kaplan University CJ101-02 December 18‚ 2011 Professor Patricia Dahl FUNCTIONS OF THE US CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM 2 Functions of the US Correctional System The United States correction system was created to protect society from criminals. There are many ways in which the system can do this; punishment‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation‚ deterrence‚ and restitution. Two ways serve as specific functions to the criminal – punishment
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famous prisons in the country known for holding the most notorious criminals in the world and being “escape proof”. Alcatraz was first founded by Native Americans who believed evil spirits were on the island and first called it‚ “Devil’s Island” (Weiser). The island was isolated for many years after its discovery and after the Mexican-American War ended‚ the U.S. claimed the island. The Mexicans called the island‚ “Isla De Los Alcatraces‚” but it was shortened to Alcatraz afterwards (Weiser).
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Throughout the years there have been many injustices that have come about pertaining to how juveniles have been treated while incarcerated. I strongly believe that if more time and money was spent on juveniles then they would be able to benefit for being in a detention center and become a productive member of society when they are released. If things continue to stay the same America will continue to see more and more men in prison. In this paper I will inform you about the sexual abuse that pertains
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The correctional system has three main goals: punish‚ protect the population and rehabilitate the offender. However‚ it is unclear how well the modern U.S. correctional system achieves these goals and whether the money invested in the correctional system might be better spent. (http://www.ehow.com/about_5087269_role-correctional-system.html) The only goal the correctional system has is to punish those who are incarcerated‚ so they never commit another crime and have to come back. It is the most
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Week 6 Assignment: Corrections and Treatment John Cho University of Phoenix Corrections and treatment within the Juvenile Justice System have a variety of helpful rehabilitative and crime deterrent programs. These programs can help young juvenile offenders correct behavioral patterns‚ therapeutically rehabilitate their mental state‚ and prevent long term criminal activity. The treatment options are separated into two smaller categories: community-based treatment and institutionalization. The
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Injustices in the Criminal Justice System A social institution is a system in our society that has sets of statuses‚ roles‚ and groups that makes a society function. These institutions have a common group of people that come together to complete some common goal. These institutions have sets of norms and structures that support society’s success. Just like in any set of groups or roles in our society‚ there is institutional injustice. Institutional injustice is different from other forms of injustice
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Macmillan Publishing. Veysey‚ B. (2009). How Offenders Transformed Their Lives. . Portland: Willan Publishing. MacKenzie‚ D. (2006). What Works in Corrections. New York City: Cambridge University Press. Roberts‚ A. (2008). Correctional Counseling and Treatment. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall. Cullen‚ F. (2007). Make rehabilitation corrections ’ guiding paradigm. Criminology and public policy‚ 6(4)‚ 717-728.
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In 1980 at the Penitentiary of New Mexico there was a riot that lasted for 36 hours and killed 33 inmates. In this selection Colvin sheds light onto the fact that there were many factors leading to the riot‚ and that it cannot be looked at as a random act of violence by inmates. Our society is quick to label all inmates as “animals” or to stereotype them all together as being dangerous and without humanity‚ but to do this is to overlook the acts of kindness and bravery that some inmates displayed
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Land of the Free and Penitentiary The United States has 50 states‚ “land of the free and home of the brave”‚ “makes up 5 percent of the world population and also 25% of the world’s prisoners” –President Obama. Our prison system is full of guilty‚ convicted people serving unnecessary sentences for minor crimes or accused of a crime. Because our system takes in more people for minors as marijuana‚ and bad checks‚ our prisons have become shelters for much of our population. We are look at from other
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Jail and Prison Mike Roberts CJS/201 4/13/2015 University of Phoenix Jail and Prison For more than two hundred years the United States has utilized imprisonment to rebuff any hoodlums. Prison and jails are the foundations that judges send offenders to‚ so they can serve time relying upon the earnestness of their unlawful activity that the individual has submitted. Being detained is the empathetic type of discipline that is utilized considering how they used to reform people back in more seasoned
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