Jails are the washbasins of the correctional system. They are the oldest of the correctional components and yet it still has a difficult mission and role while having to be diverse. Jails hold a variety of inmates‚ those who have been arrested‚ detained pending trial‚ sentenced to short terms of confinement for minor crimes‚ and those being held for administrative transfer to another unit. These facilities face issues such as dealing with unknown offenders‚ managing medical problems and detoxifications
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Ethics Reflection Paper Lourdes Munoz STR/581 Strategic Planning & Implementation September 2nd‚ 2010 Gary Solomon Abstract Ethics and Social responsibility resides in an important set of our own personal values. When it comes to Business matter and operation the customer must feel confidence and this has been taken for granted several times on recent corporate scandals and collapses‚ a perfect example of missed conducted ethic and responsibility is Enron. Is extremely important for companies
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Pediatric Reflections Paper Prior to beginning the pediatric clinical rotation at the Bethany Children’s Center‚ I was very certain that I would not like it and nothing could change my mind. I felt like it would be too sad to see the children in their various conditions and read the stories of how they were placed in the children’s center. I also feared actually performing nursing skills on pediatric patients. I believed that it would be nearly impossible to catheterize a child; after all‚ we barely
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the Civil Rights Movement‚ “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”. This letter to his clergymen allowed them to understand his rational of attacking injustice with direct action and non-violence. In the 1960’s Birmingham was the capital for racial inequality in the south. Attempting to rationalize civil rights for blacks through the courts would have taken greater lengths of struggle that blacks could no longer endure. In “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” King answers the question “Why direct action” beautifully
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your classmates? 5. Do you think that this is funny and have you ever done this before? 6. Are you aware that this is a criminal offense and you could go to jail? 7. Do your parents know that you behave in this manner? 8. Do you know that if her parents press charges that you will go to jail today? 9. Do you know that I am here to take you to jail because of this criminal act that you have committed? Now‚ this is when the entire conversation changes to a powerful mentoring session for the teenager
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Nacirema Reflection Paper As Filipinos‚ we believe that our way of life is inferior to all others but for other cultures they think theirs are superior to the rest. This feeling isn’t something that many people want to have‚ but it happens over time as a person becomes integrated into their own culture. Change is typically hard and being able to look at a completely new culture or way of life as normal doesn’t come naturally to most. However‚ with time and patience many can overcome the ethnocentrism
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Babies Incarcerated Babies in Jail February of 2012 Decatur Correctional Center had its ribbon hosted a ceremony for the Moms and Babies Program. This program allows an inmate whose release date is within 18 months of the delivery of the baby to keep the baby incarcerated with the mother. The mother and baby are given their own room to accommodate both mother and child’s needs. Deputy Director Debbie Denning of Women and Family Services states that “The Mom and Babies program is designed
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State Prisoners in County Jails February 2010 State Prisoners in County Jails A Publication of the Research Division of NACo’s County Services Department Written by Brian Albert Research Intern February 2010 National Association of Counties 1 About the National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935‚ NACo provides essential services to the nation’s
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This paper is a reflection of my own learning process‚ perception of others‚ personality within study and work‚ attitudes towards activities and personal values as well. A thorough analysis of all these aspects of my personal system is an efficient way to explain some of my behaviors and their changing intentions. Of all these items that will be included below in the context of this paper‚ learning should be the most fundamental one. Virtually‚ things that I have learned‚ I am learning and I will
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17‚ 2012 Are Jails Necessary? What would the world be like without jails? Some might think that it might be good; some might think that it might be bad. It would be a terrible idea not to have jails. It would change society back to renaissance or barbarian times where one did not even get punished for killing another person. Without jails‚ a major increase in committed crimes around the world‚ and a major increase in the death rate would be the ending results‚ and with jails‚ people are given
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