productive citizens. Recidivism is a major problem because it is an indication that ex-offenders are not fully rehabilitated from their prior convictions. Recidivism is the term used for reoffending behavior. It is “the tendency for those who have been convicted once to reoffend” according to the New Oxford Companion to Law (Maruna). Kathryn J. Fox‚ Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Vermont‚ indicates that “approximately 650‚000 inmates will be released from correctional facilities this
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Name/Date: Michael Walker Chapter #: One Chapter Title: What is corrections? 1. Chapter Summary Seventy percent of individuals involved in the correctional system are not institutionalized but rather involved in the community with some form of probation and or parole. (4) State expenditures more than tripled during the period of 1982-2001. According to studies‚ it is predicted that children born in the early 2000’s will go to prison at some point in their lives. (4) Statistics show that at least
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Aggravated Battery Aggravated battery is defined by the State of Florida as unwanted or unlawful physical contact with another person‚ intending to cause harm with the intent to commit a felony or with a deadly weapon. Aggravated battery includes battery that causes great bodily harm‚ permanent disability‚ or permanent disfigurement to the victim. Simple battery is converted to "aggravated battery" when they victim is pregnant during the battery‚ provided the alleged offender was aware of the
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WorldCom and Enron. On June 15‚ 2002‚ Andersen was convicted of obstruction of justice for shredding documents related to its audit of Enron‚ resulting in the Enron scandal. Nancy Temple (Andersen Legal Dept.) and David Duncan (Lead Partner for the Enron account) were cited as the responsible managers in this scandal as they had given the order to shred relevant documents. Since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not allow convicted felons to audit public companies‚ the firm agreed to surrender
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“Man Made Evil by an Unjust Society” Social Injustice in Les Miserables Social injustice is not a new concern by any means. Victor Hugo’s 19th century novel‚ Les Miserables‚ addresses social injustice caused by both society and the legal system. This novel tells the story of a man condemned due to attempting to steal a loaf of bread for his starving family. The story follows this man as he recreates his new life‚ for his old was brutally taken away from him by an unscrupulous nation. Through this
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authorizing the use of probation for adult felons. By 1927 all states except Wyoming had accepted some form of probation for all juveniles but not until 1956 did all states in the US approve probation for all adult offenders. Up until the 1960s probation efforts focused on the offender versus the offense. In the 1970s‚ the assumption of rehabilitation was questioned‚ critics complained that rehabilitative programs were unethical and immoral. So by the 1990s‚ felons began to be released from prison early
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The Death Penalty The death penalty is an interwoven controversy. The law is supposed to bring together the basic principles and purposes of society‚ including the recognition and protection of individual rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the security of people and property. The two separate groups of norms that are woven into the death penalty are desirable social principles and respectable moral principles. The death penalty has shown itself to be an ineffective punishment‚ due to the fact that‚
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people for court. The Department of Corrections houses all adult felons through out the state. The adult felons include those on probation as well as on parole‚ including juveniles who are on a work release program‚ halfway houses‚ group homes‚ training schools‚ or from a special facility. Federal Prison History Prisons today are maximum security prisons. Federal prisons confining individuals convicted of a federal offense such as drug smuggling across state lines or non-payment
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Venzetti for a previous crime of a failed robbery. This wasnʼt a conventional method and was rarely done in the Massachusetts courts. He was found guilty of this crime and it was detrimental to the murder case. Not only was he now a previously convicted felon he refused to take the stand to defend himself which was a red flag for everyone. He was sentenced to 10-15 years which was unreasonably high for a crime in which no one was hurt. This sentencing was a glimpse into the future for the murder
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She was thrown into a jail cell with three other women. Deethought she was being charged for the hundreds of dollars in parking tickets that she owes but it was actually for drugs.. She is offered a choice to plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison and fight the charges. Despite of her mother and the custody of her children‚ she still chooses to fight the district attorney. The major characters of this movie are Dee Roberts‚ Alma Roberts‚ David Cohen‚ Sam Conroy ‚ Sherice
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