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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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    Corrections in the Philippines started during pre-colonial times when the task was community-based. It was only during the Spanish regime that an organized corrective service was made operational. The main penitentiary was the Old Bilibid Prison at Oroquieta Street in Manila which was established in 1847. It was formally opened on April 10‚ 1986 by a Royal Decree. About four years later‚ on August 21‚ 1870‚ the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City was established to confine Muslim rebels

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    Family System Theory

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    Family Systems Theory / Micro & Macro Assessment A system theory is utilized in investigating or describing how something or someone functions together. “Family systems theory describes the family as an open‚ complex system in which all‚ of the members are interconnected” (Pender‚ Murdaugh‚ & Parsons‚ 2015‚ p.15). The five concepts that help define a unit are: family system as part of a larger supra system and composed of other subsystems‚ family as a whole greater than the sum of its parts‚ change

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    Theories and Value Systems - The objective of the theory is to guide us to make decisions and judgments about actions in certain situations‚ i.e to try to determine what we and other people ought to do. - We not only act as an agent‚ but also as witness‚ adviser‚ teacher‚ judge‚ and critic in morality. (we= agent moral). Social Morality Theory - The words ethics (ethos) and moral (more which mean customs‚ habit‚ courtesy‚ character‚ etc.‚ are connected with regulations and

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    Family System Theory Introduction Murray Bowen’s family system theory was one of the first comprehensive theories of family system functioning. It was developed in 1974 and it believed the family can be defined as a set of interacting individuals who are related by blood‚ marriage‚ cohabitation‚ or adoption and who interdependently perform relevant functions through roles. Relevant functions of the family include values and practices placed on health system theory is used to explain patterns of

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    15th “Open Systems Theory (OST) is a modern systems-based changed management theory designed to create healthy‚ innovative and resilient organizations and communities in today’s fast changing and unpredictable environments (Opensystemtheory.org‚ July‚ 2013).” In this paper I will discuss what Open System Theory is and how it relates to organizations‚ groups and Individuals. The Open System Model takes into account relations between systems and its environment. The open system properties are

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    Brofenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory 1/30/2013 Brofenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory The Brofenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory has been renamed recently as the ‘Bioecological System’s Theory’. This theory throws light on the development of a child‚ with the virtue of the system of relationship context‚ which forms their environment (Thudge et al) . This theory further suggests that different complex environmental layers mold them up. This theory has made great efforts to explain

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    Week Four: Systems Theory Paper Nisselly Rossell‚ Keri Welborn‚ Christie Alston‚ Kristy Monroe‚ Jennifer Bourne‚ Melanie Hines BSHS/312 Models of Helping People Systems Theory Paper “Those who study systems theory tends to view any system as the result of a dynamic interrelationship between its component parts and its whole. They view the parts as mutually determinate with the whole. Social workers utilizing systems theory view societies and social groups as dynamic systems. They are concerned

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    Punishment In Corrections

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    to teach them a lesson. Distinctive methods of discipline should be utilized based of the history or the seriousness of the crimes. Not every individual child or adult should be confined for specific violations. With the overcrowding of the prison systems and the absence of correctional officers to place in those prison‚ is it possible for an individual to be punished for their wrongdoing with an alternative strategy? There may be numerous recorded and monetary purposes behind alternatives to detainment

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    Davin Thomas Assignment two 7/5/12 Dr. Singh Justice is a word that has been defined by many but all seem to have similar meanings. For example‚ Plato thinks that justice consists of maintaining the societal status quo. In addition‚ justice is seen as one’s virtues‚ wisdom‚ temperance‚ and courage. He states that in an ordered state everyone should perform his or her role and not interfere with what others do. Whereas‚ Aristotle says justice is within the law and that the law is the

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