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    been known for having the American Dream. The American Dream is something the majority of people desire. However‚ is there really an American Dream? People come across many complications while trying to acquire the American Dream. Their desire of success‚ wealth‚ freedom‚ and happiness. Many individuals come from various locations to be able to enjoy the American Dream. In Spite of this‚ individuals will criticize them in countless ways because of their hope for the American Dream. Living in America

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    Vulnerable Population Paper Community settings are comprised of different types of populations. Some communities may be comprised of a population of middle-aged individuals‚ retirees‚ or single families. No matter where one lives there are also vulnerable population integrated throughout. Vulnerable population is defined as persons with diminished autonomy‚ those who are compromised in their ability to give informed consent. Groups often identified as vulnerable include children‚ homeless individuals

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    Prison Overcrowding Terence Ingram Professor Karina Arzumanova‚ Esq. January 27‚ 2013 Strayer University Prison Overcrowding Criminal Activity is on the rise. With prison populations growing at an all-time rate‚ the federal prison system has not been able to keep up. As a result‚ this is a serious problem which puts inmates and guards in danger and holds back efforts to rehabilitate convicts. ( McLaughlin‚ 2012) Violence will be on the rise as more inmates are squeezed into small living

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    Women In Prisons

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    Prison reformations that were made during the nineteenth century were centered around the dedication broght on by the superintends. The main issue for the convicts at this time was that there was no separation of genders; reformations to the prison system changed that and the environment these women had to sustain. “For fifty years prior to 1875‚ no women had been committed to the state prison at Charlestown‚ but were confined in jails and houses of corrections” (MCI-Framingham). From the year that

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    Minority Report I think that in 50 years from now the technology will be too advanced for everyone to even know. People won’t even need a phone‚ the phone will be in them‚ some type of way. Minority Report‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ takes place in 2054. Spielberg predicts that we will have a “pre-crime” system by that point. “Pre-crime” is a specialized police department in which 3 psychics called “precogs” can see or predict the future‚ but only crime that happens in the future. In that

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    Contraband In Prisons

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    The United States Prison System has been around for hundreds of years. They house some of the United States’ worst people. This would include individuals convicted of crimes such as murder to the lowest crime of petit theft. Since the attacks on September 11‚ 2001‚ the U.S. has put the spotlight on terrorism worldwide. Most people in society do not realize that the U.S. Prison System could be one of the biggest breeding grounds for terrorism and terrorism recruiting. In addition to that‚ the introduction

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    Corrections Trend Evaluation Misty Schwandt Contemporary Issues and Futures in Criminal Justice CJA 394 Troy Hokanson January 15‚ 2013 Corrections Trend Evaluation This paper explains the many trends in the public and institutional criminal justice system. These trends‚ starting from the past‚ push the research into the present and future with the implementation

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    Aging Population

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    care for the aging population. With many Americans‚ who are ultimately living longer than ever before because of medical advances‚ procedures‚ and medications‚ we are left with the question of how to effectively care for an aging population? Are patients getting the best possible care while staying in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and assisted living communities‚ or are nurses and other helping aids understaffed‚ unprepared or uneducated for the task? Supporting the elderly population has been an ongoing

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    Three inmates could be released from prison today. Two of them will end up right back in the system within three years. This statistic should be enough to conclude that America’s prison systems are failing miserably with the rehabilitation of inmates. How is it plausible for every correctional facility to think isolation‚ segregation‚ and overcrowding could possibly benefit the crime rate? Instead of converting these inmates into proper citizens‚ the system has found ways to hold them down. To suppress

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    Prison Issues [pic] While prisons house a number a social outcast‚ misfits and some all around dangerous people‚ they face a number of problems as well. The prison agencies are taking steps to deal with health threats from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Justice Department reported that twenty-two thousand four hundred eighty state and federal inmates were infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)‚ the virus that causes AIDS. Another issue prisons are facing is dealing

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