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    Ryan Ramsook January 19‚ 2011 Instructor Goldmeier American Corrections Phase 3 db The important source of correctional law according to my instructor she acknowledged that the bill of rights is very important basically that’s not only a source it’s a big one for our correction system throughout the United States (Bartollas‚ 2002). The prisoners from our system rights are strictly limited and rights that fall under the bill of rights in addition to the bill of rights must be important to them

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    Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Terri Jinks CJA/374 October 15‚ 2012 Jerry Kilgo Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections The juvenile justice system contains a thorough selection of systems and combined facilities intended to assist the youths that enter the system and the community‚ by extension (Champion‚ 2010). Nevertheless‚ the age limits are defined by federal laws and characteristically consist of juvenile wrongdoers seven-18‚ states regulate the methods of judgment‚ juvenile

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    Corrections Trend Evaluation Tony Lee Merriwether CJA/394 May 22‚ 2014 Ken Jones Corrections Trend Evaluation This paper is the writer’s evaluation based on research of past‚ present‚ and future correction trends in regard to the development and implementation of institutional and community based corrections. There is an urgent need to revamp the antiquated practice of the crime control methodology. The get tough on crime approach requires harsh sentencing laws that subject non-violent

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    The Continuing Problem with Cell Phones and Their Negative Effect on the Corrections and Criminal Justice Systems The Continuing Problem with Cell Phones and Their Negative Effect on the Corrections and Criminal Justice Systems Cell Phones are a forever growing epidemic around the world. Cell phones have quickly moved to an item of necessity in today’s world since its invention in 1973. The current generation of smartphones have various features that enhance the ease of organization

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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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    Racial Disparities in Corrections Over the last 40 years the prison population has increased 600 percent and it has negatively impacted young Black males‚ especially those living in socially disorganized neighborhoods (Childress‚ 2014). In 2001‚ Bonczar (2003) notes that Blacks accounted for nearly seventeen percent of individuals previously or currently incarcerated‚ which was six times more than White males. Besides having a higher chance of serving a prison term‚ African American are also likely

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    Techno corrections are currently a trending topic as well as a growing practice. There are a few different examples of techno corrections such as all-in-one drug detection spray‚ ground- penetrating radar‚ heartbeat monitoring‚ and personal alarm location system. However there are other more familiar practices such as electronic tracking and location systems. This tracking can be done either with the common bracelets‚ which are based off of cellular and satellite tracking. Some of these methods

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    Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections University of Phoenix November 21‚ 2012 Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections The following research will discuss the juvenile process system. Starting with the intake process it will discuss each step of the process and the options the defendant will be given. There are concerns and certain weaknesses the process has where it may give opportunity of unlawful and informal negotiation may be occurring. It will also further discuss the considered

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    Cited: CNN. (2007‚ ). CNN. Retrieved August 03‚ 2010‚ from CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/02/record.prison.population/ Foster‚ B. (2006). Corrections The Fundamentals. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall . Prisons‚ F. B. (n.d.). Retrieved August 03‚ 2010‚ from Federal Bureau of Prisons: http://www.bop.gov/ Things To Do In Prison . (2003). Retrieved August 2010‚ from Prison Talk: http://www.prisontalk

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    The term inadequate in regards to the jails in past times referring to the inability to address the situation of correction and punishment in the right manner. (Siegel & Bartollas‚ 2014). History has shown that jails use to apply various forms of punishment‚ such as whipping post‚ stockades‚ and other devices that many would consider being inhumane. However‚ this is not true when it comes to modern jails and the treatment of its inmates. Society has placed importance on the inmates themselves‚ meaning

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