Running head: PRISON PRIVATIZATION 1 An Assessment of Prison Privatization Sharon Baumann-Heller ORG 8575 Michael Mills August 12‚ 2012 PRISON PRIVATIZATION 2 Abstract Over-crowding in our federal‚ state‚ and local prisons‚ along with a depressed economy‚ has resulted in a trend toward privatization of these facilities. This paper examines the core issues surrounding private prisons in the areas of cost-effectiveness‚ recidivism
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MacKenzie). Today‚ the U.S. has more jails and prisons than there are colleges and universities. In 2010‚ there were 2.3 million prisoners in the United States (C. Ingraham). There are simply not enough correctional officers to counter the smuggling
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Suicide in Prison Introduction: “Suicide is a huge‚ but largely preventable‚ public health problem‚ causing almost half of all violent death in the world‚ resulting in almost one million fatalities every year and economic costs in the billions of dollars‚ according to the World Health Organization” (quoted in Pompili & Lester & Innamorati & Casale & Girardi‚ 2009‚1155). According to Kupers (quoted in Heuy & Mculty‚ 2005‚ 490) “in the United States‚ suicide rates among prison inmates are higher
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Life in Prison Willie Lee Clark University of Phoenix Institutional and Community Corrections CJA383 Sherri Webster April 25‚ 2011 Life in Prison Prison life in most society is not considered a life worth mentioning. When a person decides to break the law and take up a life of crime‚ he or she should be aware of certain circumstances that lie ahead. When individuals break the law in our society‚ the pathway to a life in jail or prison is almost certain. Life simple freedom that most
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Checkpoint: Signals Adam Kurylo IT/242 3/8/2012 Voice Signal Technology- Commonly referred to voice over IP‚ or VoIP‚ involves the delivery of voice services over the internet. Voice travels in packets over IP networks with fixed maximum compacity. The technology uses protocols that deal with the data link and the physical layer‚ and use quality of service mechanisms to ensure the technology works well even in congested scenarios. Some of those technologies are; IEEE 802.11e- which defines
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CheckPoint: Human Virtues and Character Strengths The human virtue and associated character strengths that I chose as important to me is Humanity. The reason why I chose this one is because I feel that love and kindness are the center point for other virtues. Imagine the way I look at it‚ as humanity being the center of virtues and leading to other virtues and character strengths. Love is one of the most important things in this world and kindness is rare but important. One very well-known person
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CheckPoint: Computer Comparison When I compare my computer system to a state-of-the-art computer system I find that there are several similarities and differences. Both computers have the same make up‚ although the state of the art system offers more storage and memory capabilities. Cost is also a big difference as state of the art computer systems are much more expensive due to what they can offer. Along with the technology that comes along with a state of the art system‚ is an ever changing
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justice system. Prisons are not adequately equipped to care for mentally ill inmates‚ which can lead to an escalation of an inmate’s illness. Mentally ill inmates are a major problem in prisons because they require plenty of special needs. Most of the prisons do not encounter the medication needed for these offenders‚ so it is better for them to be taken care of at a mental hospital where they will be treated correctly. Incarcerating mentally ill offenders cause major problems in prisons. Taxpayer costs
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Women prisons have less population than male prisons. Two out of every three women in prison have children. One out of three are pregnant when being incarcerated. There are many debates between the citizens and the community that pregnant women should not be incarcerated. If the women commit the crime‚ they should to their time. But I also believe in people changing and learning from their mistakes‚ with the jail programs and rehabilitation to learn from their mistakes and not go to prison in their
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CheckPoint: Goal Setting The matching hypothesis is the pursuit of goals that express or fulfill an individual’s needs‚ values‚ motives or self-conception to increase well-being than pursuit of goals that do not fit or match with the person. (Baumgardner & Crothers‚ p. 138‚ 2009). In other words‚ goals that fit a person’s needs‚ values‚ and sense of self are likely to increase well-being while goals that are mismatched with an individual will lead to no change or perhaps even diminish well-being
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