Check Point: Development of Corrections Tanita D. Wright September 13‚ 2011 What were women’s prisons like before the 1800s? How have they changed? • Women’s prisons before the 1800’s did not actually exist. The prisons were a mix of men‚ women‚ and children all together. In the 1800s woman that were in prison where treated just how the men were treated. The hard labor they had to endure was work such as sewing‚ cleaning‚ laundry and cooking. They were expected to act like ladies
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My name is Steven Adams. I currently work for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections as A Youth Corrections Officer. The work is very interesting because of the type of youth that you come in contact with and they are at a very challenging point in their lives. I spend most of my time supervising the kids but have also become certified as a group facilitator in the Seven Challenges Program which is the substance abuse program that we run on the facility. I have coached Youth in the Past as
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Corrections in America Zachary Gene Mooney Notre Dame College The American correctional system has its flaws like many other programs in America today. A hot topic in today?s society is whether or not the American criminal justice system is effective; often times‚ this leads citizens to believe that the United States can no longer be considered the land of the free because of its various flaws. America has the highest imprisonment rate in the entire world along with a shockingly high rate
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Racial Differences in the Corrections System “According to Black Star Project Executive Director‚ Phillip Jackson‚ in 2007 there were 321 African American men enrolled at Northwestern University (1.7 percent of the student body) but four times that number – 1‚207- imprisoned at Western Illinois Correctional Center (60 percent of the prison population)” (Walker‚ Spohn & Delone‚ 2012). This is only one example of the astounding percentage of young black men currently serving jail time as opposed
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Juvenile Justice Process and Correction Keith Betts CJA/374 September 30‚ 2012 Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life‚ who is a known gang member‚ and has been in and out of the juvenile court system on numerous occasions. The 17-year-old young man has been involved in various crimes‚ such as purse snatching‚ breaking and entering‚ and drug possession. The juvenile offender previously served one year
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Social Security Act (1935) With a dramatic increase in life expectancy and decreases in mortality rates‚ many old People live their later lives with chronic illnesses and disabilities. As a result‚ long-term care is becoming an important part of service to the elderly population. The US General Accounting Office (1994) reports that more than 12 million Americans need long-term care and 55% of them are people aged 65 or older (Binstock‚ Cluff‚ & Mering‚ 1996). Accordingly‚ the government
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3. When an auditor believes that an illegal act may have occurred‚ the auditor should first: The answer is C‚ to inquire management at a level above those likely to be involved. The reason C is the correct answer is because it is one of the three things that an auditor should do when they believe that an illegal act has occurred. The other 2 things that they should do are: The auditor should consult with the client’s legal counsel or other specialist who is knowledgeable about the potential
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SHEILA SHAW CONSULTING Balance Sheet August 31‚ 2007 Assets Liabilities Current assets: Current liabilities: Cash $ 21‚300 Accounts payable $ 1‚250 Accounts receivable 3‚800 Prepaid rent 2‚050 Supplies 875 Unearned fees 1‚150 Salaries payable 150 Total liabilities $ 4‚450 Prepaid insurance 1‚670 Total current assets $ 27‚795 Property‚ plant‚ and equipment: Owner’s Equity Office equipment $ 21‚250 Sheila Shaw‚ capital 47‚720 Less accum. depr. 675 Total
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Current trends in sentencing When it comes to prison sentencing there are a lot of trends to go from‚ probably the main outline you could say is the sentencing models these models are a basic outline of what’s going to happen to an offender while being sentenced. These are the six options which include: capital punishment- for like murder offenders which includes the death penalty only in some states though‚ imprisonment -for those who commit violent crime and so forth usually sent to state or
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What information does Flextronics have that its clients do not? Why? How can Flextronics leverage? Flextronics is one of the worlds largest EMS companies‚ with 12 billion in revenues‚ had an on usually good vantage point of the inventory surplus. The Singapore – based company makes everything from printed circuit boards to cell phones for a variety of high-tech clients‚ including Cisco‚ Lucent‚ Nortel‚ and Ericsson.” The telecom guys thought‚ ‘We can do no wrong‚” says Dan Pleshko‚ vice president
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