Should Convicted drug offenders be allowed the choice of rehab as opposed to jail time? According to the Bureau of prisons‚ roughly half (48.6%) of prisoners are incarcerated for drug offenses. How would putting these offenders in rehabilitation programs help change the way out system works? Would it help the supposed “war on drugs”? Or just make things worse? One reason I believe putting non violent drug related offenders in rehabilitation programs would help is because over the past three decades
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Canadian legal system? An examination of the reasons it is seen as being ineffective‚ the need for change‚ and the suggested amendments and substitutes will provide an accurate picture of the situation from which a conclusion can be drawn. The young offenders act in its current form is nearly optimal. However‚ there enough reasons for its alteration that a serious consideration of amendments should be considered. <br> <br>There are a number of reasons why the YOA has been seen as ineffective. There is
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Community Based Rehabilitation-Concept and characteristics *Mohammad Guthigar Community Based Rehabilitation(CBR) may be defined‚ according to three United Nation Agencies‚ ILO‚ UNESCO‚ and the WHO‚ as a "strategy within community development for the rehabilitation‚ equalization of opportunities‚ and social integration of all people with disabilities. CBR is implemented through the combined efforts of disabled people themselves‚ their families and communities‚ and the appropriate health‚ education
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“I am a firm believer that upon release‚ ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.” Going along with this quote by Charles B. Rangel I think it is important to offer offenders who have proven that they are truly sorry for the crime they have committed as long as it’s in reason‚ a rehabilitation program. There are some offenders who in some perspectives deserve nothing less than to
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Utopia is not possible. There is no way a perfect world can exist in today’s society. Many people wish for a perfect world. There is no such thing as perfect‚ perfect is a dream. A wise woman once said “ If you actually succeed in creating a Utopia‚ you’ve created a world without conflict‚ in which everything is perfect. And if there’s no conflict there’s no stories worth telling or reading!” (Utopia Quotes). If there is no conflict‚ there is no history‚ no stories to learn‚ and there is no knowledge
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a federal law that states any discrimination of a qualified disabled individual is strictly prohibited. These disabled individuals cannot be denied from benefits or services due to their disability. Employers are not allowed to discriminate in the process of hiring to those that are disabled. Those that are required to comply are ones that receive any federal funding and/or assistance. Federal divisions and agencies are also required to comply. The organizations
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spontaneous recovery capacities and the effects of rehabilitation (3). Active movement practice and repetition are thought to shape neural plasticity and enhance motor recovery. Its frequency and intensity correlate largely with stroke recovery (4). Currently‚ it is recommended to use rehabilitation programs involving intensive‚ repetitive‚ and task-specific movement training
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3.4.2 Connection: Victims and sex offenders One emergent sub-theme to arise for all participants was the importance and significance of the connection between working with both victims and sex offenders‚ as they believed it provided a true representation and an overall interconnecting picture‚ “you get the balance‚ you get the full sort of picture or you get the full experience or impact from both parties so you don’t become too skewed in a way”. The work with victims enabled the participants to
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Should Prison Be A Place For Punishment Or Rehabilitation? Have you ever wondered how many out of the approximately 9 million people trapped in different prisons of the world would want to go back into their past to change that one action? That one action that changed their lives forever‚ that one action that resulted in them being treated like animals which are locked up in their cages‚ that one action which snatched away the freedom to live their own lives as they please from them‚ that one action
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Should the juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation By: CJS/240 January 17‚ 2011 University Of Phoenix There has been much of a debate over whether or not punishment or rehabilitation should be the prime focus of the juvenile justice system. In the past‚ the focus has gone from punishment to rehabilitation and back again. This swing seems to occur based more on the community ’s response to juvenile delinquents rather than on how well either one of
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