Jails vs. Prisons Kristin Schneider CRJ 303: Corrections R.D. Robertson April 26‚ 2010 I wanted to start off by giving the definition of Jail and Prison. There really isn’t much of a difference and I will explain the difference in a little bit. The definition of jail is a place of detention; a place where a person convicted or suspected of a crime is detained‚ and Prison is a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes. I believe that there is not too much of a major
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increase in the number of prison population and caused the overcrowding of federal penitentiary systems. Alexander (2010) argues that race has an impact on whether or not an individual will be locked up in prison. The new drugs laws have a tendency to target those who are poorer non-white offenders; which subsequently means that more black individuals are being incarcerated
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of the world there has always been crime. People committing acts against society that is frowned upon for personally gain. In medieval times these criminals would be hanged or get the limb that they used for the crime chopped off (so if you stole something your hand would get chopped off). In the twenty first century criminals are not killed as often unless they commit a horrible crime in which society thinks they should be put to death. Criminals now go to prison for years that range from five to
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The most serious crimes resulted in capital punishment. In addition‚ forced labor and the equivalent of prostitution was a common kind of punishment enforced on females. “Attitudes toward crime and punishment historically have been informed by prevailing ideas about class‚ gender‚ race‚ and nation” (“Crime and Punishment‚ Changing Attitude Toward‚ 2008). Most crimes during these times were non-violent. Activities that would be considered criminal
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The American Prison System The American Prison system is home to many of the nations criminals. The ever-growing population is due in part to incarceration‚ where an alternate punishment would suffice. The sustenance of the inmates is drawn directly of of society’s pocket‚ in the form of taxes. I believe that we‚ as a nation‚ should focus on providing more sensible‚ economical ways for criminals to pay off their debt to the community. There is no doubt that America is one of the world’s largest
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When companies profit from crime‚ there is an incentive to imprison more inmates for longer sentenceseven when the violent crime rate is on the decline. The prison system‚ courts‚ police‚ and corporations have a vested interest in keeping crime at a certain level. This is because prisons have become a form of economic development and a profit making opportunity. Some companies exploit prison labor‚ others build prisons. There are many businesses that benefit directly from prisoners. These businesses
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the specific offense or is established generally for all crime types. Before analyzing whether street and white-collar are similar or different‚ a brief overview of the perceptual literature regarding white-collar crimes are first introduced. Examining public perceptions of white collar crimes‚ examiners were more focused mainly on the significance of white-collar crimes offenses relative to street crimes. Research shows that white-collar crimes were not viewed as a serious
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(2010)‚ “the financial costs of our corrections policies are staggering”. The following alternatives focuses on ways of reducing overcrowding in prisons system. Given the advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives‚ this plan to assist policymakers and practitioners to tackle overcrowding in a systematic and affordable way. The results should help to ensure that incarceration is only used when proportionate to the offence committed and where there are no other appropriate options. First alternative
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Prison "Reform" in America In the essay "Prison "Reform" in America‚" Roger T. Pray points out the much attention that has been devoted to research to help prevent crimes. Showing criminals the errors of their ways not by brutal punishment‚ but by locking them up in the attempt to reform them. Robert Pray‚ who is a prison psychologist‚ is currently a researcher with the Utah Dept. of Corrections. He has seen what has become of our prison system and easily shows us that there is really no such thing
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Introduction Stern’s (2006) book‚ “Creating Criminals: Prisons and People in a Market Society”‚ gives us the black and white truth about important topics that are not usually talked about in the media‚ nor acknowledged by most in American society. The author explains that she is in no way defending criminals with her literature‚ rather researching and informing society about the ineffectiveness of the criminal justice system and the market society. She argues that many policies go in favor towards
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