Running Header: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN JUVENILE OFFENDERS Gender Differences in Juvenile Offenders Kaplan College Carrie Painter CJ 150 Mr. Mobley January 12‚ 2013 “Contemporary interest in female delinquency has surged‚ fueled by observations that although the female delinquency rate is still lower than the male rate‚ the patterns of male and female delinquency are quite similar and the gender gap appears to be closing in the United States and abroad.” (Siegel and Welsh‚ pg. 146) The
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Prison Environment Checkpoint Kaschelle Nichol CJS/230 August 22‚ 2012 Lester Julian Prison Environment Checkpoint The prison environment is defined as the atmosphere of aspects within a prison‚ including: inmates‚ guards‚ facilities‚ privileges‚ morale‚ etc. A prison environment is strict and isn’t happy. The main goal being punishment‚ the overall atmosphere will be low‚ and considering the
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suburbs‚ receiver medical treatment‚ go to work. * 241. Work release prgs allows prisoners temporarily work in : the private sector. * Analysis of frequent progs for offenders may lead to reduction of crime being reduced: induction. 238. * 230. Research shows that rehabilitation treatment works best in some form of : reasoning training. * 234. Personal management is concerned with such things as : a persons self image on minimizing stress. * 233. Bringing victims of drunk driving
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CJS/230 20th century Penitentiary System April 22‚ 2011 I believe that health care and safety are two significant changes that have occurred during the 20th century. We now have more advanced technology and more income coming into the prisons to provide efficient care for the inmate’s health issues or accidents that may occur within the facilities. Before the 20th century the death rate of inmates was extremely high‚ due to the fact of overcrowding and not having the means and resources to efficiently
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Prison Environment CJS/230 April 29‚ 2014 The prison environment could be define as a place to help persons convicted of crimes change their way of lifestyle‚ if it is a problem and serve out their sentence. The prison discussed in my readings is an environment where anyone from the cook to the janitor could influence someone to make a change in their thinking and their actions. What was once ran like a country under dictatorship‚ has now become a place where inmates are treated
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Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Paper CJS/230 - INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS Instructor: JASON SKEENS By: Dawn Jeanmarie November 29‚ 2014 Corrections accreditation according to our text (Corrections: The Fundamentals)‚ is a system of verification that correctional agencies go by to comply with national standards set by the American Correctional Association‚ it uses many different forums to attain its goals through reviews‚ evaluations‚ audits‚ and hearings. If an organization wants
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Corrections Accreditation and Privatization CJS/230 July 6‚ 2014 David Foltzer Accreditation means to meet requirements. Corrections are a system of agencies likes jails and prisons. So corrections accreditation is just that. Correction systems need to meet requirements all the time to maintain accreditation to hold a higher standard. Corrections accreditation has a positive effect on the professional develop of corrections officers. Because the standards
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Week 2 Checkpoint: Development of Corrections CJS 230 In the 1800’s‚ there were very few women that were processed through the criminal justice system. The small amounts of women in prison were mostly prostitutes and habitual thieves in which case no one really cared about their situation or their well being. The female inmates were mixed in along with the male inmates and were not treated any differently then as the male inmates were treated. In today’s female prison system‚ many things
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Rehabilitation Paper Sherry Caro CJS/230 July 28‚ 2013 Jerry Shoat Rehabilitation Paper Rehabilitation is a word that is used often within the corrections‚ in the prison setting. It is an attempt to change an individual’s attitude and behavior. There are programs that are to prevent habitual offenders‚ help a criminal get to their normal state of mind and not to be punishing for their action that may cause the criminal to change and become an outstanding citizen that follows the rules instead
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Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Rachel Klein CJS/230 10/19/2014 Edward Harris “Corrections accreditation is intended to improve facility operations through adherence to clear standards relevant to all areas/operations of the facility‚ including safety‚ security‚ order‚ inmate care‚ programs‚ justice‚ and administration” ("American Correctional Association"‚ n.d.). Going through these types of processes can be very beneficial to a corrections officer’s development. Going
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