Most prison gangs do more than offer simple protection for their members. Most often‚ prisons gangs are responsible for any drug‚ tobacco or alcohol handling inside correctional facilities (Garbarino 50). Furthermore‚ many prison gangs involve themselves in prostitution‚ assaults‚ kidnappings and murders. Prison gangs often seek to intimidate the other inmates‚ pressuring them to relinquish their food and other resources (Garbarino 59). Also‚ prison gangs often exercise a large
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Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is a problem largely attributed to the increase of drug convictions. Decades of tough-on-crime laws coupled with minimal financing for treatment programs have left prisons overcrowded and under funded. With the advent of crack cocaine and the response of a scared nation President Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs in 1982 (Clear‚ Cole‚ & Reisig‚ 2009). In 1987 congress implemented mandatory minimum sentencing effectively increasing the time
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The Media: Does It Shape Society ’s View of Femininity? The question answers itself. Yes‚ the media definitely influences today ’s society via messages through the television‚ radio‚ magazines‚ and billboards. It seems that in today ’s day and age to even be "noticed" as a woman one must be tall‚ skinny‚ blonde‚ and countless other things that the "average woman" could only hope for. Today‚ if one is not comfortable with who or what they are‚ they may encounter many dilemmas
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Special Operations Forces (SOF) and interagency activities go hand-to-hand in today’s operational environment. Understanding SOF authorities allow operators to articulate their operations with interagency partners. A military leader once described to me that understanding authorities meant you understood the "rules of the game.” The article‚ “Demystifying the Title 10-Title 50 Debate‚” highlights the confusion over the “rules of the game.” As future Special Forces Warrant Officers (SFWO)‚ the
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identity in Our Country’s Good - How does theater convey the exploration of identity? The play Our Country’s Good‚ written by Timberlake Wertenbaker‚ illustrates the characters’ exploration of identity‚ whether through their belonging to a society‚ through theater and thus language‚ or through the social experiment the setting up of the play represents. The word drama‚ first used in the course of the 16th century‚ comes from the Greek drama‚ meaning “action”‚ or “to do”. In Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s
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How does Zephaniah’s writing vividly express views on justice in “Chant of a Homesick Nigga” Benjamin Zephaniah expresses his views on justice toward the black community‚ in his poem‚ “Chant of a Homesick Nigga”. Zephaniah is a profound political poet and activist whom has released several poems based around the injustice surrounding the black community‚ including this poem. This poem is a very dark‚ and we get a sense of anger and rage throughout. The poem is based upon the unjust and mistreatment
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Prisons and Jails Final Essay Teketta Fleming Kaplan University CJ101-04 Professor McCauley 12-14-2010 How Does Our Correctional System Punish Offenders? The government has imposed punishment as a means to control crime. There are four key justifications for punishing criminals: retribution‚ incapacitation‚ deterrence‚ and rehabilitation (Seiter‚ R.P.‚ 2005). These four justifications serve as the goals of the United States correctional system. The other side of retribution can be simply
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Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2009 University of Wisconsin La-Crosse La-Crosse‚ Wisconsin April 16 - 18‚ 2009 Prison Culture‚ Education‚ and Recidivism Rates Caleb L. Fry and Lauren T. Rios Department of Anthropology Lake Tahoe Community College One College Drive South Lake Tahoe‚ California 96150 USA Faculty Advisor: Daryl G. Frazetti Abstract Given the number of inmates in the prison system and the high level of recidivism‚ it is important to seek out possible solutions to this growing problem
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aims to investigate the policies affecting the environment in London. A review will be made into the responsibilities of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the mayor. A critical evaluation of the evidence will be provided. A survey of opinions amongst GSM students will be presented and a conclusion drawn on the effectiveness of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor in tackling key issues which relate to the environment. It has been estimated that London‚ the capital of England‚ has
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Separation exists between society and the penal system‚ and due to this‚ there is a grave lack of knowledge of what is happening in prisons and how we can improve the situation we currently have in regards to the prison system. There are major flaws within the penal system‚ and Angela Davis highlighted a main one in secrecy. We know based off of research that our prison population commonly consists of individuals who struggle academically (Petersilia‚ 2003‚ pg 32). Because of this lack of strong schooling
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