History of corrections Young Arrington Correction System and Practices August 8‚ 2012 Comparison and contrast between Auburn and Pennsylvania correctional systems Comparison The Auburn correctional system began at the New York State Prison in 1819 and was referred to as a congregate system. The Auburn beliefs were crime prevention through silent confinement and fear of punishment. In the Auburn system inmates ate and worked in groups during the day and returned to isolation at
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“Am I a juvenile delinquent? I am a teenager. I am young –young at heart and in mind. In this position‚ I am carefree. I enjoy doing nothing but to drink the win of pleasure…Honorable judge‚ friends‚ and teachers...is this the girl whom you commented a juvenile delinquent?” (Anonymous) Perhaps all of us have heard this famous declamation piece‚ but have we ever looked closer into the depths of the term‚ “juvenile delinquency?” Will juvenile delinquency be only remembered through a declamation or
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Juvenile Crime Statistics Angela Coffey CJA/374 May 13‚ 2015 Professor Erica Williams Juvenile Crime Statistics The overall decrease in juvenile arrests according to Puzzanchera (December 2009)‚ “the latest data reflect such progress‚ with a 3% decline in overall juvenile arrests from 2007 to 2008 and a 2% decrease in juvenile arrests for violent offenses over the same timeframe.” In addition to Puzzanchera (December 2009)‚ “similar positive trends are
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One inmate that had been sentenced for her first criminal offense of armed robbery to ten years. She was to serve five in the prison system and the remainder on probation. According to her version of the incident‚ her boyfriend was the troublemaker and main perpetrator of the crime. Even though he had a serious criminal history and had previously received a life sentence for murder‚ he only received a sentence of six years of which two years he would serve in prison. He was later paroled after only
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Maintenance and Aftercare Mandy McCurdy Southern Oregon University Abstract Corrections‚ is an ever changing field today. One goal of corrections is to rehabilitate and treat offenders so they are ready or prepared to reenter society. It is stated that‚ “Reentry is the process of transition that incarcerated individuals make from prison or jail to the community‚” (Velasquez‚ 2010‚ p. 8). In order for any form of maintenance and aftercare to be effective‚ post prison and after release‚ there
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Assignment: Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Paper AnaMaria Sarabando-Gaspar University of Phoenix CJS/230 – Corrections: A World Apart Professor Lisa K. Nash Week #6 Abstract Please write a 350-700 word paper in which you discuss corrections accreditation and privatization. Address the following questions: What is corrections accreditation? How does corrections accreditation affect the professional development of corrections officers? How can industry leaders plan for better correctional
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Juvenile Crime Statistics Crime is not an act that is limited to adults. Not all crime is considered illegal for adults but is for juveniles. Juveniles are subject to committing criminal acts whether it is due to peer pressure‚ problems in the home‚ or just simply because they want to. Juveniles are subject to committing the same types of crimes as adults along with status offenses. Status offenses are acts that are not considered illegal for adults but are for juveniles (Champion‚ 2010). In this
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Criminal Justice System CJA/204 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Justice System This first week the assignment was to Define crime‚ its relationship to the law‚ and the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal‚ Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system‚ Identify choice theories and the their assumptions in regards to crime‚ Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process
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Privatization of Corrections Criminal Justice 300 Professor Fox Larisa Terwilliger One of the nation’s largest challenges in present times concerns the criminal justice system. Overcrowding in today’s prisons has become a daunting problem with no apparent easy solution (Greene‚ 2008). In the last few decades‚ the number of adult offenders brought into the court system has nearly doubled. From 1980 to 1995‚ the collective population of those on probation‚ parole‚ and in jail grew as quickly
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Elisha best Shieff ENG 090/090A 25 January 2013 Process Essay Bake a Cake My grandma made the best cakes. She was the best cook at making chocolate cakes. She knew the basic steps by heart so much she never left out any ingredients. If you hope to make a delicious chocolate cake to impress everyone at special event‚ you should prepare your pan‚ combine the ingredients together‚ and monitor the baking process. The first step is important; make sure you have all the ingredients. You do not
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