Correction facilities being ran privately instead of being run by the government is a growing concept that has been meet with both praise and skeptisism. Pratt and Maahs‚ describe privatization in corrections as a growth industry state “Rooted primarily in the political and economic context of the 1980s. The movement to privatize public services has received increasing support in response to taxpayer demands that government provide more services with fewer resources. Advocates of correctional
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use in an institution‚ and rely on‚ to achieve compliant behavior from inmates. They are: legitimate power‚ coercive power‚ reward power‚ expert power‚ and referent power. Let’s discuss each one‚ and how to incorporate them in the course of a corrections officer’ work day. According to‚ The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2017)‚ legitimate means conforming to recognized principles‚ rules‚ and standards. Legitimate power allows a correctional officer to exercise structured control over prisoners‚ setting
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There are many community based programs for juvenile delinquents and they come in many different forms. For instance there is probation‚ restitution‚ and vocational training. Probation is a non-punitive‚ legal disposition of juveniles emphasizing community treatment in which the juvenile is closely supervised by an officer of the court and must adhere to a strict set of rules to avoid incarceration (Siegel‚ 2005). For example‚ the juvenile may be required to random drug and alcohol testing or have
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biological‚ such as illness; environmental‚ like poverty or pollution; cognitive‚ the way you perceive a situation; and situational‚ including the death of a pet or loved one and relations with others. Now that we know about stressors‚ let’s learn about dealing with stress. Stress is not necessarily good or bad but can have negative or positive effects. Stress is the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands. There are many ways to manage stress‚ but UCCS suggests writing a journal
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TELEGRAM WRITING When there is requirement of sending a message faster than a normal letter‚ we send a telegram. It is sent using coded signals and reaches its destination within a few hours. It is a very concise message. Format: INDIAN POST AND TELEGRAPH ADDRESS OF THE ADDRESSEE NAME : ………………….............. ADDRESS : ………………….............. TELEGRAPH OFFICE : ………………….............. MESSAGE SENDER’S NAME AND ADDRESS: (NOT TO BE TELEGRAPHED) Points to remember: • Use minimum number
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Community Corrections Paper March 01‚ 2015 Ann Meek CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections Sharon Dollar Community Corrections are sanctions imposed on convicted adults or adjudicated Juveniles that occur in a residential or community setting outside of jail or prison. The sanctions are enforced by agencies or courts with legal authority over the adult or juvenile offenders. These are run by corrections programs (www.crimesolutions.gov). In other words broken down it is a program based or
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beyond‚ the young person is no longer tried for crimes in juvenile courts; now‚ they are tried in adult courts. But‚ does one or two years make such a difference between sixteen year olds and eighteen year olds? Is it fair for one person‚ just seventeen years of age‚ to be tried in a juvenile court‚ receiving a lesser sentence for murder than an person just six months older in age who committed the same crime? I think not. Trying juveniles as adults should be constantly allowed because punishment
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History of corrections Young Arrington Correction System and Practices August 8‚ 2012 Comparison and contrast between Auburn and Pennsylvania correctional systems Comparison The Auburn correctional system began at the New York State Prison in 1819 and was referred to as a congregate system. The Auburn beliefs were crime prevention through silent confinement and fear of punishment. In the Auburn system inmates ate and worked in groups during the day and returned to isolation at
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Recidivism is currently the primary outcome measure for probation‚ as it is for all corrections programs. (Pertersilia‚ 1998) Probation is under the constant criticism of people questioning if it actually works. There were multiple studies (and some that are still continuing) that are testing the effects of probation. In 1985‚ a sample of 1‚672 felony probationers sentenced in Los Angeles and Alameda Counties in 1980 were tracked for a three-year period by RAND researchers. Over that time period
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’Virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics’. It’s argued that virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics. Virtue ethics doesn’t focus on actions being right or wrong‚ but on how to be a good person. Virtue ethics raises three questions - who am I?‚ who do I ought to become?‚ and lastly‚ how do I get there? Then there is practical ethics describes situations where an action is needed. Virtue ethics goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s moral
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