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    With private prisons not cracking down on safety it makes it more dangerous for inmates to be held there. Private prisons confiscated eight times more cell phones than they did in the state facilities. They even had a higher rate of physical assaults. A big problem in any prisons is sexual assault. vox wrote an article “A federal report just confirmed it: for-profit prisons are more dangerous than public ones” is about the danger in private prisons. In this article that can be found at https://www

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    Although prison education and rehabilitation programs are offered in some prisons in the United States‚ there are still numerous prisons that haven’t implemented them. The purpose of these programs is to educate prisoners and prevent re-offense. However‚ the issue comes down to determining to what extent the purpose of imprisonment should be rehabilitation because some argue that punishment’s enough to educate prisoners. In contrast‚ proponents of these programs argue that it’s essential prisoners

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    whether the changes are sufficient. Should more changes be made‚ and if so‚ what changes?  Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Prison Overcrowding CJA/394 Prison Overcrowding One of the greatest challenges currently facing the American criminal justice system is overcrowding. America has the largest prison population in the world with over two million inmates which have led to major challenges in housing the many inmates. The many challenges being faced by the correctional system

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    offered bail. The criminal system is designed to hold the minorities down. With prisons are becoming overpopulated in creates the demand for more prions to be built. With more prisons being established to create a multibillion-dollar industry in American. More private companies are given contracts to this jail to feed‚ employ‚ and provide

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    Corrections and Treatment

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    David Richard DeMusz Sunday October 31‚ 2010 Corrections and Treatment Instructor: Lester G. Julian Community-based treatment The three community-based treatment efforts which I would like to focus attention on are Intensive Outpatient Counseling Services‚ abbreviated as (IOP) next‚ a community based program known as: Child Mental Health

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    The Cost of Prison

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    Faced with a glaring deficit and terrifying examples of ineffective spending around the globe‚ lawmakers looking for cost-saving measures would do well to turn to prisons. Prison reform must attain the lowest economic costs‚ lowering actual taxpayer dollars spent without giving up the benefits of attaining important social goals‚ which represent another form of cost when lost. Undoubtedly‚ the current prison system is doing little to separate the US from its international counterparts in minimizing

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    Prison Abuse Americans all know that our prisons are the final frontier for the socially rejected criminals and violent offenders. Once they are convicted‚ prison is their new home. For which it can be five years or the rest of their lives until death. When the door closes behind them the rest of the world doesn’t matter. It is inside the prison that matters. Those of us who are outside the prison are unaware of what goes on in there‚ such as prisoner’s abuse. Violence within America’s correctional

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    Test Corrections

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    Test Corrections- Chap 1 and 2 *I missed questions # 6‚ 15‚ 22‚ 23‚ 24‚ 25‚ 35‚ and 39* 6. The statement‚ “people who have more than 12 years of education and who own a personal computer are more likely to use online dating services than those who have less than 12 years of education and who do not own a personal computer” is a: Incorrect answer: B- theory Correct answer: A- Hypothesis‚ The statement above shows an educated guess between these two variables and how they are related to eachother

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    Most juvenile institutions have some form of treatment program available to juveniles. The most common programs include: counseling‚ vocational and educational training‚ recreational programs and religious counseling. Two community based programs are guided group interaction (GGI) and positive peer culture (PPC). Guided group interaction is a program where a delinquent can acknowledge and solve personal problems with support from other members in the group. Individual members can be supportive and

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    control crime and impose penalties on those that might not obey the law or violate them. What is the function of the correctional system? That is a very good question. The United States imprisons more people than any other country. Why is that‚ do American break the law more? To understand the true function of the correctional system you most know what it is not. One many say the system doesn’t work anymore do to the overcrowding in the prison. If correctional facilities are overcrowded wouldn’t that

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