Priscilla Figueroa 09/19/12 CRJ101 Corrections: K9 Unit The K-9 unit uses highly trained dogs to sniff out illegal substances‚ control suspects‚ attack violent people‚ and to locate missing people.. The K-9 unit greatly improves the departments ability to enforce laws. K-9 officers are law enforcement agents. Their duties are to investigate criminal activities‚ respond to calls for assistance‚ filing reports‚ questioning suspects‚ participating in community services‚ and etc. In addition
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Corrections have an important place in society. There are eight philosophies of punishment in which humanity adhere. The theories of punishment are retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ isolation‚ incapacitation‚ reintegration‚ restitution‚ and restoration. This essay will explain the philosophies and how it is applied in corrections today. First‚ the oldest form of punishment is retribution. Retribution is essentially revenge. There is evidence revenge occurred in 18 B.C.E. in the Code of Hammurabi
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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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Furman v. Georgia In today’s time discrimination is a highly used factor when it comes to the way people form their opinions about societal issues as well as different individuals we may come in contact with. We base our perceptions of people off of what only the eye can see rather than getting to know a person for the skills they possess and what the can bring to the table. Back in 1967 discrimination was something that was common to use amongst the white or rich community towards the blacks‚
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Corrections In the following paper I will be elaborating information on an evaluation I have done on the past‚ present and the future trends of corrections in the criminal justice system. Corrections has made a lot of positive changes since the time it was establish‚ which it was in early 1900’s. The reason I selected this component is because I believe that is very interesting how corrections has improved throughout the years. I will be explaining on the changes that had been made to make correction
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their criminal responsibility determined by judges and juries. The purpose of having court is to seek justice and discover the truth. The people who make the court function properly are prosecutors‚ defense attorneys‚ and judges. * Corrections: In the corrections including the probation‚ parole‚ jail‚ prison and community based sanctions such as electronic monitoring and house arrest‚ the purpose is to punish‚ rehabilitate‚ and ensure public safety. 3. What are the roles‚ functions and practices
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Final Paper Student ID: Maya DeNola California State University Long Beach CRJU 303 – Corrections December 12‚ 2012 Professor: Ryan Fischer Table of Content Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Historical perspective ……………………………………………………………………………..5 Current Policy surrounding mental health treatment in prisons…………………………………..7 Evidence to support the current/historical correctional approaches………………………………9 Evidence to refute the current/historical correctional approaches………………………………
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Identify the goals of Community Corrections and determine if the goals are being met. What would be your team ’s recommendation to improve Community Corrections? Today‚ 3 out of every 4 persons under correctional supervision in the United States are on some form of community-based custody-mostly probation or parole-although community corrections also includes halfway houses‚ residential centers‚ work furlough‚ and all other programs for managing the offender in the community. It is a legal status
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Community based corrections is a program which supervises people who have been convicted or are facing conviction. It is a non-incarcerate system of correction. These offenders have been convicted or are facing conviction. Some offenders have entered these programs before being in jail and some serve a part of their sentence in jail before entering the program. The goals of the community based corrections would be one of providing guidance‚ program opportunities and support to the offender’s
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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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