Chinese clan or dialect associations in past and present day Singapore 1. Introduction Ever since the immigration of the Chinese into Southeast Asia in the nineteenth century‚ they had started grouping themselves into different types of traditional organizations. In even a small country like Singapore‚ a respectable number of organizations were set up. There were clans‚ dialect associations‚ hui kuans‚ guilds‚ bangs and secret societies. These traditional organizations served a variety of functions
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Maria Yazmin Gonzalez Rodriguez English 102 26 February 2018 Past Haunts the Present: Young Refugee Looking Backward A month later he was in Camp Pendleton‚ San Diego‚ waiting for sponsorship. He and the other refugees had been rescued by a Seventh Fleet destroyer in the South China Sea‚ taken to a makeshift Marine Corps camp at Guam‚ and then flown to California. As he lay on his cot and listened to children playing hide-and-seek in the alleys between the tents‚ he tried to forget the people who
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in cutting. The boy asks the wise old man about the present and how could he get it. He had heard about how wonderful it was and how happy and successful it would make him. As the boy grows into his teens he keeps trying to find out how to attain this present. The old man tells him he already knows how to attain it‚ the present is a gift we all have to give to ourselves. As the boy grows into a young man he gives up the search for The Present‚ and he begins running into problems at work and in his
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Competing Theories Of Corrections James Bartron American Intercontinental University Abstract As the staffer working in the office a state senator‚ I have been asked to prepare a detailed outline on correctional theory in general and then make a series of suggestions on ways to implement some of the nontraditional theories of corrections. In reviewing mass incarceration there is often criticism of simple warehousing of human beings who are convicted of crimes. If it is a violent crime there is
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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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produce (History of Corrections -Punishment or Rehabilitation). Treatment and Punishment in 1980s The moral crusade against drugs and crime is accompanied by a legislative “get-tough” campaign on the state and federal levels. Popular perception is that the country has relaxed penalties and individualized sanctions that are too tolerant and
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FIRST DRAFT INTRO: The issue of Corrections today focuses on female offenders and is a part of the American Correctional Association’s long-standing effort to improve programming and services for women and girls in the criminal justice system. Until recently‚ women and girls were called the "forgotten offenders" because they were frequently overlooked in correctional research‚ policy development‚ program design and organizational management. Female and male correctional officers also face a wide
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History. We all have heard or learned something about our history. But‚ what distinguishes us one from another? Nearly all of us have learned about the past. A large percentage of us even understand the hardships and accomplishments of the past. But‚ how many will actually use our history to help shape future? In fact‚ the Harvard Business School released a study that classified 3 percent of people as successful‚ 30 percent of people as somewhat successful‚ and the other two-thirds as simply watching
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Roles of Corrections Officers CRJ303: Corrections January 12‚ 2015 The role of a correctional officers‚ also known as detention officers play a very vital role when it comes to their duties inside the penitentiary or in a detention home. The Department of Corrections is an agency of the United State government that have been around for many of centuries. The correctional officers and the prison administration are an essential piece to our Justice System. The correctional officers has the
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institutions are for men and women. There are aftercare programs that help ease a person into the community instead of tossing them back into the streets. Looking further into these different aspects will help the understanding of the juvenile corrections and treatment facilities. There are a variety of community-based treatment centers and organizations within the United States. The most commonly used within most communities are probation‚ restitution‚ and group homes. Probation is used
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