about social control of the incarcerated‚ that is‚ prisoners’ behavior‚ has increased. High inmate disciplinary infractions‚ especially violent infractions‚ are a threat to the safety of prison‚ of correctional staff‚ and of other inmates. Nevertheless‚ the issue of discipline in prison is important from an economic perspective‚ because an estimated average cost per infraction at a medium security prison is $970 (Jiang & Fisher-Giorlando‚ 2002). For these reasons‚ Jiang & Fisher- Giorlando
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Kuhnke Karyn Goldmeier American Correction Phase Four IP 6-17-2012 To understand what classification is in the prison system‚ I feel we have to look at the history of it as well. In the 19th century classification was hardly used. It was mainly used to control the prison system populations. Things like age‚ gender and number of offenses were used to classify them. During the medical model years of the prison system‚ they used medical reason to classify inmates. This helped control the mentally
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global health perspective‚ health disparities matter! Health disparities are those differences in health outcomes that exist between people‚ communities‚ or countries. There are significant differences in health outcomes between racial and ethnic groups in the United States and further‚ the health outcomes between groups in the Unites States and other countries. There is inequity and inequality in health care. Jones (2010) challenges us to look at health disparities from an ethical or moral perspective
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from one social context to another. This scenario happens on a daily basis‚ inmates reintegrating into a society that is abashed of a criminal record. The increasing rates of inmates have a direct correlation with recidivism‚ reintegration‚ race‚ and the rank felons hold in the job market. If we as a society aren’t inflicting a positive attitude onto these ex-convicts‚ then we can’t expect them to uphold a positive outlook for their future. If people going into prison can adapt to those norms and take
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Stephanie Smith CJA/394 October 20‚ 2014Roy Diaz Prison and County Correctional Faculties Overcrowding The subject of prison overcrowding has been an issue for many years. It is not just the prisons that are overcrowded but also the county correctional facilities. In the U.S.A. today 1 in nearly 100 Americans are currently incarcerated ("Alec"‚ 2014). The reasons that the numbers are so high are due to the many different laws and strategies that have been put into place to try and stop crime. Laws
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Problems with Prisons The Michigan Department of Corrections annual budget is 2 billion dollars‚ and the average annual cost per inmate is $32‚000. 4.5 percent of the state general fund allocated in the 2009-2010 budget proposal. Michigan’s total department active personnel contains 16‚324 people. There are 50‚693 incarcerated under MDOC jurisdiction with a total of 49 facilities that have had 2 escapes. The parole system makes up 17‚435 people. Prison overcrowding is a huge problem
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Prison Gangs Michael Dooley Aiken Tech CRJ 242.013 Prison Gangs Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized‚ stealthy and deadly‚ they are reaching out from their cells to organize and control crime in America’s streets. Law enforcement personal began to systematically monitor gang activities in the 1970’s. Working together‚ their initial attempts were to identify only gangs which had some semblance of formal structure‚ a constitution‚ bylaws‚ mission statement‚ or some identifiable
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Health disparities are all around the world. Different groups of people have different health issues. Race and ethnicity play a major role in health disparities. For example‚ African Americans are more prone to get sickle cell. Another example‚ Black women are more prone to get breast cancer. Consequently‚ gender plays a role in health disparities. Certain diseases or illness are more common in different groups. Income and sexual orientation are disparities. Which racial/ethnic groups are more
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three largest minority groups in the United States and what each one prefers. African Americans • The total numbers in the US is 42 million (“United States Census Bureau”). • African Americans make up 13.6% of the total US population (“United States Census Bureau”). • The rate of growth for this minority group from 2000 to 2010 was 15.4% (“United States Census Bureau”). • The average household size is 2.7 (“United States Census Bureau”). • The average age for African Americans is 32.1 (“United
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Henry Quach English 10P Mrs. Atkins 4 April 2012 Mechanical Wilderness In the movie “Minority Report” directed by Steven Spielberg‚ individuals with precognitive powers were utilized by the police to prevent murders from ever taking place. The system is widely approved in the movie due to the success of the project in eradicating murders and is frequently referred to as “perfect.” The Precrime division was victim to the effects of the Self-fulfilling prophecy and Confirmation bias as they
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