Most juvenile institutions have some form of treatment program available to juveniles. The most common programs include: counseling‚ vocational and educational training‚ recreational programs and religious counseling. Two community based programs are guided group interaction (GGI) and positive peer culture (PPC). Guided group interaction is a program where a delinquent can acknowledge and solve personal problems with support from other members in the group. Individual members can be supportive and
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Corrections MW 2:30-3:45 8/28/13 Deterrence Two types - General and specific General: Punishment as an example to the general public Specific: Punishment inflicted on criminals to deter Asumptions Operates under utilitarianism: human behavior is governed by the individual’s risk vs reward Punishment must be certain‚ swift‚ severe Are these reasonable assumptions? Incapacitation Defined: Simply put‚ when individuals are incarcerated or executed‚ they cannot commit further crimes
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Corrections CJA 444 March 12‚ 2012 Corrections Correctional officers are in charge of overseeing individuals who have been arrested and are currently awaiting trial‚ and those that have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to serve a sentence in jail of prison (Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2010-11). Correctional officers usually have no law enforcement duties outside of a prison of jail facility they work at maintaining order within the institute and they over see many inmates preventing assault
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Kaplan University CM103-05 Professor Clay 9/1/2011 There are two primary goals of the United States corrections system. One of those goals is to punish offenders. The most common form of punishment is incarceration. There is also probation‚ house arrest‚ home electronic monitoring‚ and other less severe forms of punishment according to the crime committed. The second goal of corrections is to rehabilitate offenders. Some forms of rehabilitation can include job training‚ drug treatment‚ and counseling
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Priscilla Figueroa 09/19/12 CRJ101 Corrections: K9 Unit The K-9 unit uses highly trained dogs to sniff out illegal substances‚ control suspects‚ attack violent people‚ and to locate missing people.. The K-9 unit greatly improves the departments ability to enforce laws. K-9 officers are law enforcement agents. Their duties are to investigate criminal activities‚ respond to calls for assistance‚ filing reports‚ questioning suspects‚ participating in community services‚ and etc. In addition
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Colorado Technical University Phase 3 Individual Project Instructor: Scott Fowler CJUS201-1203B-03: Law Enforcement Operations and Report Writing By Nope Monday‚ September 10‚ 2012 There are many different ways that the media can affect the way crime is looked at. Many of the media companies will talk about increases in crime‚ but will only target the few specific crimes that have slightly increased but will not touch base on all the crime statistics that show decreases in other
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experience at the Law Enforcement Academy On September 2007 after just being marry for a year I found myself unemployed and needing a way to provide for my household‚ I began a series of conversation with my wife about the decisions ahead of us. All I had was a high school diploma and some college credits. My life was in the mist of deciding what to do for the rest of my live. Knowing that the decision was going to impact the rest of our lives I follow my lifelong dream which was to become a law enforcement
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Anthony Olmedo Mrs. Karkut AP Literature 10 December 2015 Naviance Compare and Contrast Essay In all reality‚ few things move faster than a million miles per hour‚ but‚ for a student approaching the end of high school‚ life seems to accelerate even past that. The daunting challenge presented by the “real world” is one that every young person will encounter; in facing it‚ they make decisions that will shape the rest of their lives whether for better or for worse. Choosing a career or a field that
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CONTRASTING 2013 GREENWASHING CONTRASTING GREENWASHING Tools and Strategies Section 1 In the world of today‚ a “green” imagery has the potential of creating additional benefits for companies‚ to put forward their agenda and to sell more products by accessing new markets. Though‚ when pushing their “green” image‚ companies have to take into account that it comes with the risk of being accused of greenwashing (Esty & Winston‚ 2006). It means that a company tries to hide unpleasant
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FIRST DRAFT INTRO: The issue of Corrections today focuses on female offenders and is a part of the American Correctional Association’s long-standing effort to improve programming and services for women and girls in the criminal justice system. Until recently‚ women and girls were called the "forgotten offenders" because they were frequently overlooked in correctional research‚ policy development‚ program design and organizational management. Female and male correctional officers also face a wide
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