Drug Offenders in American Prisons: The Parasite Within “I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime” -Howard Zinn‚ You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times Among problems the United States faces‚ one of the most prominent is the incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders. While the jailing of drug offenders does not seem so serious at first glance‚ under close inspection this proves
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privacy of convicted sex offenders has been an Issue that has in recent years been debated much in the media. When a victim‚ for example a child is brutally assaulted and murdered‚ one’s emotion may run high which may result into public outrage. In 1988 Christopher Stephenson ‚ an 11 year old Brampton boy was sexually assaulted and left to bleed to death by a previously convicted sex offender (FRISCOLANTI 01/14/20008). As a result‚ Ottawa was advised that a national sex offender registry be created‚
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Running Head: SHOULD JUVENILES BE TRIED AS ADULTS? Should Juveniles be tried as Adults? Should Juveniles be Tried as Adults? The law states that any person under the age of 18 is classified to be a juvenile and when they commit a crime they are tried in the juvenile court system. Although this is true with most cases there are times when the state will allow youths under the age of 18 to be tried as adults. This differs from state to state as each
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In Treatment Synopsis Jake and Amy April 26‚ 2013 Rapport/Strengths/Resources/Client Systems/Barriers/Diversity: Paul (therapist) and Laura (client) seem to have a good rapport with each other. Effective Communication Skills/Social Work Skills (goals/clarification/redirecting/confronting/tasks/reviewing & evaluating/termination): As far as effective communication skills‚ clarifying and redirecting‚ Paul is continually “steering” Laura and the conversation. Social Work Knowledge (Diversity/Social
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Community Work Service with Adult Offenders Abstract The focus is on Community work service as an alternative sentencing. Community work service allows the offender to contribute to the community. This type of work can be considered a win-win situation‚ because the offenders provide the service and the community benefits from their work. There are all kinds of work activities for offenders. The points that are going to be addressed are: community work service‚ probation
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For The Juvenile Justice System Date: June 20th‚ 2013 School: Kaplan Main title: Challenges For The Juvenile Justice System The American juvenile justice system has developed over the past century with numerous differences that distinguish it from the adult criminal justice process. The juvenile system has a tremendous influence on today’s troubled youth. It is one of the criminological problems that is growing everyday not only in our country but also worldwide. At risk‚ juveniles that are
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registration (of convicted sex offenders) serve the public interests‚ and or does this labeling process do more harm than good? Pls fully explain and defend your views. I am the father of 4 children. I have three daughters; 23‚ 14 and 7 and a 21 year old boy. The thought of my children‚ any of them‚ older or younger‚ being the victim of a sex offense scares me to death. I have always been in favor of the National Sex Offender Registry. I have thought of the sex offender registry as a tool. Since
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Juvenile Boot Camp Veronica. Y. Barnes Grambling State University 2014 Problem of Objective Juvenile misconduct may have something to do with the mental state of the child which causes the behavior to be disruptive. Reformation programs have focused on ways to treat juveniles with mental health needs and substance use disorders
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Future of the Juvenile Justice System Cody Cotton Dave Muser Noe Farjado Robert Thomas CJA/403 March 22‚ 2011 Jaime Roman Future of the Juvenile Justice System The juvenile justice system has a tremendous influence on today’s troubled youth and empirical evidence has shown the juvenile crime to have
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Juveniles in the U.S. Justice System By Y. Kornegay Juveniles in the Justice System The court system for juveniles in the United States was first formed in 1899‚ in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ which then was quickly spread across the country and most other state courts decided to establish one as well‚ that then in turn created the juvenile justice system. With the purpose of rehabilitating each underage offender in order for them to become a productive
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