homelessness. Loss of income due to government shortening and economic changes‚ the release of mentally ill patients and poor health. Finally‚ lack in social supports to the homeless. II. Body Paragraph #1: Government and Economic Changes. A. Topic Sentence: Modern homeless started as a result of economic stresses in society and reductions in the availabilities of affordable housing such as single room occupancies for pooper people. 1. Support #1: An
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The legalization or decriminalization of drugs would be beneficial to society through various ways. The government would collect taxes on them which could help with various expenses such as education expenses. Through different pharmaceutical companies it can be controlled as well as ensure quality which helps drug users from receiving bad product. It could free up space in prison or jails and allow more room for concentration of other important crimes that are taking place
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only 5% of the world’s population‚ holds 25% of the world’s prison population. There are currently 2.23 million juveniles and adults incarcerated in American jails‚ prisons‚ detention centers‚ and the like (Wagner and Rabuy 2015). With record-high rates of incarceration‚ it is not surprising that there is a great deal of controversial debate around the subject‚ including the ways in which incarcerated individuals are treated within prisons. While inmates all face different challenges while being imprisoned
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Prison Environment Jennifer O’Neal CJS 230 Jean O’Gallagher July 21‚ 2011 Prison is a cramped‚ confined‚ and sometimes dangerous environment. There are prison rules (prison code) and for the majority of the prisons there are inmate rules (inmate code). When prison rules are broken‚ inmates are charged accordingly with reprimands. When inmate code is broken inmates are subject to attack by other inmates‚ which will lead to injury or possibly death. In prison‚ there is no privacy. Inmates are
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Drug use is widely regarded as one of the most serious health problems in our country today. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2002) “an estimated 13.6 million Americans were current users of illicit drugs in 1998‚ meaning they used an illicit drug at least once during the 30 days prior to the interview. This represents 6.2% of the population 12 years old and older. An estimated 1.8 million (0.8%) Americans aged 12 and older were current users of
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287 for indictable offences. Drug use within prisons became prevalent and the presence of prisoners who had contracted HIV caused an environment of increased anxiety and fear. Deaths in custody increased during the 1980s with 4 deaths in 4 months occurring in Mountjoy in 1986. The system was still considered to be in crisis. The Government planned an entirely new prison at Wheatfield to combat these problems. Due to financial considerations the opening of this prison was delayed. Policy makers seemed
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hard subject to talk about‚ and it’s even more difficult when it happens within the prison system. It’s easy to say that prisoners deserve to pay for their crimes‚ but prison rape goes beyond punishment and forces many people to question what rights human beings deserve. Prison rape perpetuates a detrimental and dangerous cycle that affects both its victims and the general public when the criminals are released. Prison rape happens for several reasons. Sexual identity‚ forced homosexuality and hypermasculinity
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10) Prisons are a waste of money. With reference to relevant literature / reports discuss why this might be so and give examples of alternatives that might be used more effectively. Introduction: Prisons are home to the individuals who have committed a crime‚ and been convicted of their crime. These correctional facilities are used as a form of punishment by the courts for these felons. ( Free Legal Dictionary‚ 2013). "There are 14 institutions in the Irish Prison System consisting
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Within the U.S. criminal justice system there is a valuable resource that helps the Judge determine an effective sentence that would account for such factors as restitution‚ rehabilitation‚ and incarceration. This tool is a PSIR or Pre-sentencing Investigation Report. Pre-sentencing reports originated from the passing of the Sentencing Reform Act‚ which was part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. This legislation required all capital murder cases to have a Pre-sentencing reports performed
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Separation exists between society and the penal system‚ and due to this‚ there is a grave lack of knowledge of what is happening in prisons and how we can improve the situation we currently have in regards to the prison system. There are major flaws within the penal system‚ and Angela Davis highlighted a main one in secrecy. We know based off of research that our prison population commonly consists of individuals who struggle academically (Petersilia‚ 2003‚ pg 32). Because of this lack of strong schooling
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