Capstone Capstone Checkpoint Capstone Checkpoint I would tell the members of the Senate that mental health is just as important as physical health. Health professionals say that there is a solid link between the mental health and physical health. The health and illnesses are not just related to biological issues‚ but is a combination of biological issues‚ social conditions‚ and behavioral factors. If we want our society to deal with all of the health issues that they may face‚ we need to
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every now and then‚ that luxury would be taken away. If you like to sit around and watch TV for hours‚ you can forget about that too. Logical Orientation: Alcatraz has a long history of transformation as to how it came to be known as the inescapable prison island. This reputation did not stop a handful of men to try and do the impossible and escape the island. BODY I. Main Point: Alcatraz has a long history A. Before Alcatraz became the tourist attraction it is today‚ it was speculated that the Native
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Beyond The Prison Paradigm James Gilligan relays an enlightening message in his article‚ Beyond the Prison Paradigm: From Provoking Violence to Preventing It by Creating “Anti-Prisons”‚ about the history and sole purpose of jails. Gilligan dates his research about jails all the way back from the first civilization known to man‚ Sumerian‚ to the jails we see and know so well today. At the beginning of time jails literally meant “house of darkness” which when compared to any of today’s jails is very
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Gahmilia Garcia-Fluker Checkpoint: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation November 17‚ 2011 Intrinsic motivation is the inner will power or desire to achieve goals without the need of outside influences or incentives. For example‚ a child that is satisfied that their parents recognize their “A” on a test is demonstrating intrinsic motivation. What motivates them is their desire to please their parents. Another example of intrinsic motivation is when one is satisfied with self for a job well done
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Women’s Need for Gender Specific Rights in Prison Since the foundation of modern prison systems in North America‚ prisons have always been specifically tailored to run and deal only with male needs. Due to that women were just thrown in with them creating co-ed jails‚ and not being properly taken care of. This only slowly started to change in 1873 with the opening of the first women’s only prison in Indiana‚ USA.(IDOC) Since it was adapted from the men’s prison no specific gender laws were enforced and
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Prison Offenders with AIDS Kaplan College Abstract Offenders living behind the walls of prison with AIDS is like the big pink elephant in prison‚ it is colossal but conspicuously avoided. In other words the disease’s presence is apparent‚ but a great deal of ignorance is still pervasive. Offenders living with HIV are still unfairly treated‚ which they try keep their status concealed‚ and justifiably so due to the treatment of the guards or other inmates. Over 27‚000 people entered NYC prisons
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Injustice in the Prison System In American society today‚ nonviolent offenders are prosecuted in much the same way violent offenders are. In California our justice system uses the three strikes law‚ which means habitual offenders; no matter the nature of the crime receive mandatory extended jail sentences after their second offense. While these crimes which they commit are wrong‚ the harm they inflict upon society is very low‚ hence the ratio of punishment to crime should be much lower. Using
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For decades‚ inmates in prison have taken part in medical research for both government testing and pharmaceutical drugs. At first what seemed to be a good idea‚ has recently been proven to not be as beneficial as once thought. Although many believe that testing on prisoners is a good idea‚ prisoners should not be used for experimentation due to the fact that prisoners are easily manipulated‚ along with poor physical and mental health. Many prisoner testing enthusiasts would put out the argument
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4/8/14 Professor Caine Disabilities in Jails To have a disability means that you have a physical or mental illness that limits your activities movement‚ senses‚ or activities. Three percent of state prison population meets federal statutory definition of developmental disabilities. Inmates with developmental disabilities have long prior histories of criminal convictions involving more serious offenses than other inmates to have served a prior prison or jail term. Prisoners with disabilities are
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help? Slim to none. Well‚ many people in prison have approximately the same amount of education and resources but they are still expected to achieve those goals. Jails are becoming increasingly crowded and recidivism rates are climbing but no one seems to understand why because the crime rates are relatively stable. The number of people incarcerated in America rose from 500‚000 to 2.3 million in under 30 years. (NAACP) Offenders are repeatedly returning to jail after being released‚ which is feeding
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