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    Federal Bureau of Prisons

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    Federal Bureau of Prisons Matt Bennett Dr. Peterson CJ 323-101: Corrections October 23rd‚ 2012 You may ask what is the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Well the Federal Bureau of Prison was established within the Department of Justice and charged with the management and regulation of all of the federal penal and correctional institutions. “This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time.” (“Federal Bureau of‚”) With time passing and laws changing

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    Themes and Issues in American History September 27‚ 2006 1492-1789 The Indians were a hospitable and sharing race and sharing was part and parcel of their culture. They were not influenced by the frenzy of the day‚ capitalism and feudalism. Columbus was motivated by his quest for gold to pay his backers. Gold was the new currency of the day‚ better than land because it could buy anything. After the wholesale slaughter of the Indians with no gold to show for it‚ Columbus and the Spaniards

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    Health Care Reform

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    Basic overview of health care reform (3 articles): The Health Care Reform is making a huge economic impact as it has very important insinuations when it comes to the US economy. Hence it is important to understand what is going on with this topic. In “Health care reform stands: How it impacts your coverage” by Parija Kavilanz‚ it states that the Supreme Court supported the health care reform meaning that it is obligatory for people to purchase coverage by 2014 and if not they will have to be

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    this and asked for immigration reform to such a flawed system‚ only to receive no answer. It’s unfortunate that everyone would rather waste resources bickering over what to do with illegals rather than focus on what how to fix a broken immigration system. We need immigration reform for illegals because it would benefit Americans by strengthening the economy‚ saving the agricultural industry‚ and bringing in more workers. Initially‚ when discussing immigration reform‚ it is impossible to ignore that

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    activities‚ and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offenses. The main focus is on punishment and penal institutions‚ such as the prison‚ and their possible justifications. The Oxford English Dictionary defines penology as "the study of punishment of crime and prison management"‚ and in this sense it is equivalent with corrections. Penology is concerned with the effectiveness of those social processes devised and adopted for the prevention of

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    Stamford Prison Experiment

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    The behavior of the “prison staff” (informing the prisoners of their “serious offenses” and showering them to remove their germs and lice) could certainly without a doubt cause the detainees to feel embarrassed and confused. Not only would this be degrading for them‚ it would also serve as a catalyst for psychological change. It would be at this time that the new inmates begin to really feel as though they have done something to deserve this kind of treatment. The prison attire the inmates had

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    Penal Reform Paper

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    violent crime rates and the possible underlying causes. As a policy maker who wishes to promote rehabilitation (for nonviolent offenders) while effectively reducing the number of prisons and penitentiaries ‚ it is essential to understand what possible factors influence violent crimes. Before you take steps to reduce prison funding and attempt to eliminate higher security facilities‚ it is absolutely necessary to ensure that the population within the surrounding city is not at risk for high violent

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    Texas Prison Analysis

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    Chronicle: Federal Judge Orders Texas Prisons System to Provide A/C for Heat-Sensitive Inmates at Pack Unit The discussion in this article is the conditions that the Texas prison system impose on the inmates as in relation to providing adequate air-conditioning‚ especially for those inmates that are seniors and those that have medical issues. The controversy is the inmates fill that enough is not being done by the Texas prison system to provide air conditioning

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    Jail And Prison Paper

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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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    Nra Gun Reform

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    Gun Reforms and the NRA: Both a Misfire Can Gun Control and the Civil Liberties issues be reconciled before the Second Amendment is Amended or ruled on by the Supreme Courts? Our Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights had created a virtual war over guns and gun ownership in the United States for more than two centuries. It reads The Second Amendment provides: "A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed

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