punishment merely be retributive in nature? Looking at Robert Matinson ’s theories in What Works? Questions and Answers About Prison Reform while comparing it to other scholars with help to answer this pertinent question. A factor that plays a significant role in the potential success of a rehabilitation program is that the offender must comply with the guidelines of the program and be open to making a change in their life. Most offenders feel that the rules do not apply to them otherwise they might
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my high school community and my university community at Grand Valley State University. While a student at Detroit Catholic Central High School (CC)‚ I made an impact through establishing a leadership club called “Shamrock Lead.” The club is based on the values of leadership‚ service and mentorship. These three values were put into action by holding monthly leadership forums between students and faculty‚ participating in monthly service projects‚ and creating two mentorship programs. The mentorship
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present in social programs who do not feel this opportunity to make mistakes or correct them. Which is why adolescents who are enrolled in social programs tend to have a different view upon the world. A perfect example of a adolescent who is troubled in a social program would be Antwone from the memoir Finding Fish by Antwone Q. Fisher. We do not only see it in Antwone but in adolescents around the world who are scarred from the enrollment in these social programs. Social programs are a government
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today’s society‚ especially with adolescents‚ trends are always changing. There is always a new trend randomly popping up. That theory also holds true when considering substance abuse trends. Substance abuse is often defined as‚ “Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance‚ especially alcohol or drugs” (Substance abuse‚ n.d.). New drugs like K2 and Molly/MDMA have become popular with adolescents (Johnston‚ O’Malley‚ Bachman‚ & Schulenberg‚ 2012). The use of Marijuana has also been on
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XXIII. PROGRAM PLANNING The first thing we did in our community was to identify the problems in our area. Then‚ we prioritized and ranked them. The highest is sanitation family planning so we focused our heath teaching on those two. Majority of the families we interviewed have three to five children without proper birth spacing. Based on our survey‚ we came to realized that most of them are not aware of the different family planning methods. We did a research on the different contraceptives and
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which confirm that there is association between sexual orientation of an individual and substance use. Recent research points out that higher rates of substance abuse including alcohol among youths who self-reported that they were gender minorities or had attraction with the same sex ( Lesbian‚ Gay or Bisexual)(Faulkner et al‚ 1998‚ Garofalo et al‚ 1998‚ Hahm et al‚ 2008). The exact mechanism of the interaction between sexual orientation and substance abuse is complicated. The most common link has
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Substance abuse in America Introduction America has a problem with drugs. In order to understand the problem‚ we first need to understand what is considered a drug. It is “any ingestible substance that has a noticeable effect on the mind or body”. (Schmalleger‚ 2011) Drugs are used for medicinal as well as recreational purposes. Unfortunately both types of drugs have played a role in American culture. Drugs have been part of the American culture as far back as the 1800’s. Using drugs for
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Substance abuse is the use of any substance for an unintended purpose or in an excessive amount. All substances‚ whether legal or illegal‚ have an impact on health when used in the wrong way. Different sub-stances have different effects on the body. Substances that are commonly abused in the United States among the Adolescent age group include alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ anabolic steroids‚ cocaine‚ depressants hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ marijuana‚ narcotics‚ prescription medications‚ nonprescription (over-the-counter)
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compelling aspect of this project has been finding the resources to start my initiative. I didn’t realize how many community programs Durham had to offer. It really gave me hope for the youth in my community. The only issues that I could see was in finding the right fit for the right youth. Once I started to research programs‚ it really informed me of how very important youth are in our community. In order to help our youth succeed‚ we must be willing to come together and show them how to become productive
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I. TITLE OF THE CSR PROGRAM “Child Labor Free Barangay Campaign” II. RATIONALE This program is designed to help less fortunate and those children that at the young age they already work for their family. In this program we’re going to have a solution for those child laborers for them to be minimized. The company will use their funds to have this program and by the help of the community we have been donations that get from different places. The purpose of this program also is to promote a
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