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    Abstract This analysis explores the different types of tactics used by the police and judicial systems in various countries of the world. This paper is designed to examine and compare the police systems and governmental characteristics of the Canada‚ Mexico‚ and England. Each of these countries will be directly compared with that of the United States and its judicial systems. The central issue throughout the analysis will be how to balance the power within the judicial system as well as that

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    Contraband In Corrections

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    While it is true that contraband policies and other preventative strategies have intercepted some contraband‚ it is still impossible to stop the transportation of contraband completely. The correctional facilities across the nation go above and beyond to curb the introduction of contraband in their facilities. The introduction of contraband compromises the integrity of staff‚ the security and safety of the institution‚ staff‚ public‚ and inmates. The contraband policy at correctional facilities sends

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    fiscal and monetary policy - comparison Introduction Fiscal policy should not be seen is isolation from monetary policy. For most of the last thirty years‚ the operation of fiscal and monetary policy was in the hands of just one person – the Chancellor of the Exchequer. However the degree of coordination the two policies often left a lot to be desired. Even though the BoE has operational independence that allows it to set interest rates‚ the decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee are taken

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    History of Corrections

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    History of corrections Young Arrington Correction System and Practices August 8‚ 2012 Comparison and contrast between Auburn and Pennsylvania correctional systems Comparison The Auburn correctional system began at the New York State Prison in 1819 and was referred to as a congregate system. The Auburn beliefs were crime prevention through silent confinement and fear of punishment. In the Auburn system inmates ate and worked in groups during the day and returned to isolation at

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    Correction facilities being ran privately instead of being run by the government is a growing concept that has been meet with both praise and skeptisism. Pratt and Maahs‚ describe privatization in corrections as a growth industry state “Rooted primarily in the political and economic context of the 1980s. The movement to privatize public services has received increasing support in response to taxpayer demands that government provide more services with fewer resources. Advocates of correctional

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    Corrections Paper

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    Corrections Paper CJA/484 April 21‚ 2014 Stephen Rubino Corrections Paper The criminal justice system is responsible for enforcing the laws created at each level of government. A major part of enforcing the laws is detaining the people who break them. The way that an offender is punished for a crime can be different depending on age or the type of crime committed. Depending on the age of the offender they could go through the juvenile or adult corrections system. Each system has levels like

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    Jails In Corrections

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    The description of jails place in correction and its role throughout history Jails were initiated before any other component within the correctional system such as prisons‚ probation‚ or halfway houses. These institutions are considered the front line of the correctional system because nearly every offender starts their journey through the system here. King Henry II ordered the first jail or gaols as they were known then‚ to be built in 1166. The purpose of these jails was to house displaced persons

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    Models of Corrections

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    of correctional thought and practice has been marked by enthusiasm for new approaches‚ disillusionment with these approaches‚ and then substitution of yet other tactics"(Clear 59). During the mid 1900s‚ many changes came about for the system of corrections in America. Once a new idea goes sour‚ a new one replaces it. Prisons shifted their focus from the punishment of offenders to the rehabilitation of offenders‚ then to the reentry into society‚ and back to incarceration. As times and the needs

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    other staff members. Poor conditions and various health concerns come with the rising overcrowding population. A less expensive alternative and a way to help the overcrowding is to sentence the offender to probation or put them within community corrections. Releasing a prisoner on

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    Juvenile Corrections

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    | Juvenile Corrections | The History‚ Recidivism Rates‚ and What Works | | Gina Pardue | Corrections - SPEA J331Dr. Robert Ramsey | 12/12/2012 | | Definition of Juvenile Corrections Juvenile corrections encompasses the portions of the criminal justice system that deal with juvenile offenders. Many of these facilities and programs seem to mirror jails and prisons‚ but juvenile corrections are not meant for long term sentences. Sometimes sentences for juveniles are only several

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