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    Do We Really Need Prisons

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    DO WE REALLY NEED PRISONS The simple meaning prison is a place for the confinement of persons in law detention‚ espicially people who are convicted of crimes according to The American Heritage of the English Language (2000). The history of prison almost as old as history itself. At first‚ prison were not used as a punishment but as a place where people who were sentenced to capital or corporal punishment were kept for a short period of time. But as the time passed‚ it turned into a legal punishment

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    Jails and Prisons Pedro A Prieto CJA/204 04/27/2015 Steve Kurrle Jails and Prisons Imprisonment has been around since the middle ages. Centuries ago‚ other forms of punishment were more favorable over imprisonment. In this day and age‚ prisons and jails serve a vital role in the criminal justice system and also provide a more humane way of punishing criminals (Mutchnick‚ 2009). Types of Prisons There are three different types of prisons; maximum-security‚ medium-security‚ and minimum-security

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    Jails and Prisons Jails and Prisons The United States has an every growing criminal population. The two main ways to house criminals is jails‚ and state prisons. The San Diego Central Jail is the primary jail for San Diego county and houses more than 900 inmates on a daily bases. The Donovan Correctional Facility houses more than 3‚666 inmates at one time because of an increase in its original population limit; however‚ that also shows the need for more prisons and housing facilities. The

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    I do think that inmates who behave in prison and stay infraction free should be transferred to minimum-security prison. As Santos describes toward the end of his book‚ people respond to incentives more than threats it makes more sense to reward them by sending them to minimum security prisons. I do think that this should apply to those who commit violent crimes‚ such as Crip Tank and Frank. Frank was brought in for running one of the largest drug distributions in his small town. Once he was brought

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    Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted

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    NIDA Substance Abuse

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    A substance abuse addiction can be described in many ways. The NIDA states that a “drug addiction is a chronic disease”. People abuse drugs despite the many consequences that it can have‚ especially changes in their brain. The start of any drug addictions begins with the use of taking drugs over time. After taking drugs for an extended period of time‚ it becomes a compulsive behavior that has major long-term affects on your brain function (NIDA‚ 2016). Up until 1906‚ drinking and substance use

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    State and Federal Court Systems Fawn A. Babcock American InterContinental University Abstract The American court system is divided up into different systems to better serve the people it is meant to protect. Each branch deals with different types of cases yet they work together in handling these cases. While the Federal system deals with cases handed down directly by the U.S. Constitution the State system deals with their respective state constitutions and the

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    Before Philippe Pinel‚ the mentally ill were viewed and regarded in a religious point of view. Effectively beginning the transition from humans who were “possessed by demons” to just humans who were medically ill. Thus‚ born on April 20‚ 1745‚ in France‚ Pinel would soon grow to significantly change the methods of treatment. To begin his knowledge and understanding of psychiatry‚ Philippe Pinel begun his education being homeschooled and taught by his mother and Father Coarse. After completing high

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    Substance Abuse Paper

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    Substance abuse is the use of any substance for an unintended purpose or in an excessive amount. All substances‚ whether legal or illegal‚ have an impact on health when used in the wrong way. Different sub-stances have different effects on the body. Substances that are commonly abused in the United States among the Adolescent age group include alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ anabolic steroids‚ cocaine‚ depressants hallucinogens‚ inhalants‚ marijuana‚ narcotics‚ prescription medications‚ nonprescription (over-the-counter)

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    Substance Abuse in America

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    Substance abuse in America Introduction America has a problem with drugs. In order to understand the problem‚ we first need to understand what is considered a drug. It is “any ingestible substance that has a noticeable effect on the mind or body”. (Schmalleger‚ 2011) Drugs are used for medicinal as well as recreational purposes. Unfortunately both types of drugs have played a role in American culture. Drugs have been part of the American culture as far back as the 1800’s. Using drugs for

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