Drug addiction and Drug abuse Ramona Collins AIU online Abstract Drug addiction and drug abuse a chronic and habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of the body and your mind for other than medical warranted reasons. The definition of addiction is a physical dependency and withdrawal have
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Prison Overcrowding Terence Ingram Professor Karina Arzumanova‚ Esq. January 27‚ 2013 Strayer University Prison Overcrowding Criminal Activity is on the rise. With prison populations growing at an all-time rate‚ the federal prison system has not been able to keep up. As a result‚ this is a serious problem which puts inmates and guards in danger and holds back efforts to rehabilitate convicts. ( McLaughlin‚ 2012) Violence will be on the rise as more inmates are squeezed into small living
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Prison Enviroment A prison environment is a place where inmates are physically confined and deprived of a range of personal freedoms. It is a cold and unfeeling place to be. There are many levels of conflict and tension (Foster‚ 2006). The prison environment influences the institutional management and custody by the growing population and the gangs within the facility. Overcrowding aggravates the natural conflicts that rely within the prisons walls which then escalate violence. When working with
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The Prison System CJS/200 The history of the American prison system was based partially on the prison system of 18th century England. Whereas the American prison system emphasized punishment as well as rehabilitation and restitution the English system did not. Those offenders incarcerated in the English prison system were comprised of‚ those awaiting trial‚ banishment from the community‚ debtors‚ or those awaiting execution. The American prison system evolved when William Penn instituted
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America is at war. We have been fighting drug abuse for almost a century. Four Presidents have personally waged war on drugs. Unfortunately‚ it is a war that we are losing. Drug abusers continue to fill our courts‚ hospitals‚ and prisons. The drug trade causes violent crime that ravages our neighborhoods. Children of drug abusers are neglected‚ abused‚ and even abandoned. The only beneficiaries of this war are organized crime members and drug dealers. The United States has been engaged in a
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affects both females and male prisoners are pretty common across the board. Prisons all have three things in common: they are overcrowded‚ underfunded‚ and unfocused. Both woman and male prisons are overcrowded due to the growing crime rate in America. Therefore‚ many prisons have different practices and levels. There are three particular types which are maximums‚ mediums‚ and minimums. Maximum prisons are the most secured prisons‚ they have both exterior and interior security. One of the biggest pains
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Research Paper <1> for GOVT 2302.001 Spring 2013 The policies that constitute “War on Drugs” are primarily based on racism due to biased policies‚ Jim Crow laws‚ and racial bias. Since America has been knowledgeable of the problems drugs bring upon the public the government has attempted to fight against drugs‚ however every fight is not fair. War is defined as a conflict carried on by force of arms‚ as between nations or between parties within a nation‚ however can war be based upon race
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Jail and Prison CJA/204 Jail and Prison The judicial system has a way of punishing criminals in such a way that will remove them from visual daily contact with society. The punishment is in the form of imprisonment‚ jail or prison. This paper will discuss the four types of prisons and explain the concept of prison as a total institution. Jails can play an important role in the criminal justice system‚ in which will also be discussed. The paper will also study the role of community based
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PRISON ENVIRONMENT Prison Environment By: James Thomas University of Phoenix Prison Environment Prison environment is cramped and confined and a dangerous environment. There are many inmate customs‚ etiquette or rules to abide by‚ or a convicted individual may be subjected to physical harm or death. The most obvious characteristic of the prison environment is the absence of privacy. The absence of privacy is a deliberate punishment‚ lavatories
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With recidivism rates soaring‚ the establishment of prison GED programs should be a standard way to rehabilitate prisoners who’d otherwise have no future outside of bars. An example of a character from the book who would benefit from the GED program would be Crazy Eyes‚ a hard timer from the FCI‚ who’d graduated up the hill. Outside of Danbury‚ Crazy Eyes was a high profile drug dealer and a career criminal experienced with the nuances of prison. If she had the access and willingness to complete the
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