Issues in the Correctional Systems of the United States I have chosen to research the correctional system of the United States for many reasons. The first reason is that I believe this component of the legal system has the most problems facing it. Another reason is that this topic interests me and I would like to learn more about it. There are many important issues‚ challenges and problems within the United States correctional system that need to be addressed. I found it difficult to focus on just
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be a senior officer? FFA is a passion of mine that started in the sixth grade‚ at McLaughlin Middle School. When I think of a FFA officer‚ I think of leaders‚ responsibility‚ determined men and women‚ creativity‚ team work‚ so many great things that everyone in life need! I have been a officer in the past. I have completed the following duties‚ reporter‚ vice president and currently I’m the secretary for the junior officer team. I do believe I am capable of being a great officer because‚ I’m
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Island Business Institute in Flushing‚ NY. After I finish the school my plan is to become a Police Officer with a specialty in counter terrorism. My path is already in progress. As soon as I am granted Associate’s Degree‚ I will enroll at John Jay College in the Bachelor’s Degree Program within in Homeland Security Department in the school. I will also take the examination for Police Officer. Ultimately I will pursue a Master’s Degree
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Person: Military officer Setting: In the military officer’s cabin. Scenario: Military officer questions himself at his inability to do what is right and tries to convince himself to do the right thing. Am I anything if I am not capable of doing my job? I have all the reasons‚ power‚ proof and the authority to do what I need to do for the revenge of the civilians‚ so why am I still backing up on trying to kill the commander in chief? Why is it that am I a coward? If I don’t make a change then they
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violate the conditions of their parole for any reason they can automatically go back to prison. Conditions of parole maybe obeying the law‚ no use of drug or alcohol‚ getting a job‚ no contact with their victim‚ and keeping in contact with their parole officer. One particular type of parole maybe medical parole‚ this is also called compassionate release. A person can be released this way if they have a terminal illness or if they are a guardian of someone that is in need of them. This is usually the last
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assume that police officers are not there to help them out‚ but only to hurt them. According to Morgan Craven‚ she states‚ “In terms of terms of dealing with students of color‚ one thing that is super important and one thing we asked (officials) to do is to have training that allows people to understand the unconscious biases for their behavior”(Craven). To me‚ you can’t expect to for a child to act right all the time‚ or have some form of behavior. The best thing to do is for an officer to inform them
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Response to question 1: 1) Correctional substance abuse in the State’s prisons is one of the biggest problems that the criminal justice system has to be very keen with. This is especially to make sure that inmates who have this problem are first and foremost recognized and provided with the needed treatment services (Karberg & James‚ n.d). Substance treatment programs are necessary in prisons so that the prisoners are given a chance to change their ways and facilitation of positive change. It has
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and parole officers have similar job duties in which they both monitor and supervise offenders that are under correctional supervision. Probation officers supervise offenders at the front end of the sentencing period‚ which means they monitor offender’s behavior in the community and their compliance with the conditions of probation. Probation officers usually work with either adults or juveniles exclusively. Probation officers report any violation of probation to the courts. Parole officers perform
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The purpose of this paper is to give a detailed‚ comprehensive analysis of the life and role of the correctional officer. When society‚ as a whole‚ is in discussion of the career of a correctional officer‚ most of the images that spring to mind are that these employees of the correctional enterprise are solely in charge of keeping order in America’s prisons. While this is indeed true‚ there is undoubtedly more to the life of the prison guard than meets the eye. In the foregoing paragraphs‚ I will
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Probation officers are members of the criminal justice system whose purpose is to supervise offenders to ensure that they are following court orders and are on good behaviour for a period of time (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services‚ 2016). Youth probation officers work in the community to regulate and maintain the order of juvenile offenders. The goals are to prevent youth offenders from reoffending and to help them find a positive role in society. According to Umamaheswar (2013)
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