Elizabeth Zoccole Are Counseling Program Available in Prisons of Various Security Levels? Introduction and Abstract With respect to the topic of drug and alcohol awareness programs being available in state‚ federal or local prisons‚ the five articles that are stated below contain relevant and statistical information. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 3 out 4 State and 4 out 5 Federal prisoners may be categorized as alcohol or drug involved offenders. If such programs are put in place
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Prison overcrowding is a global problem affecting many countries‚ the United States included. In his research‚ Jimmy Nguyen (2012)‚ states that overcrowding in these correctional facilities has denied the prisoners or the inmates their basic human and constitutional rights. In her article‚ Susan Campers (2012)‚ agrees with Jimmy that the state of prison overcrowding in the United States is a demonstration of a failing correctional system. In this essay‚ the paper gives a summary of these two articles
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The concept of the prison has existed for more than two thousand years. It probably goes back as far in time as practice of cannibalism‚ where victims had to wait for their turn in contributing to the chief course in the menu of their captors. Examples of prisons can even be found in the Old Testament when Joseph was incarcerated in Egypt. It was not until the 19th century that a clear shift occurred from corporal punishment to imprisonment. As societies prospered and the industrial revolution began
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Malcolm X views on Racism” English II Ms. Taylor June 18‚ 2009 Malcolm Little (aka Malcolm X) viewed racism in America as dehumanizing to African Americans and that African Americans were treated with indifference and discrimination. During his lifetime‚ Malcolm X experienced firsthand how racism affected the lives of African Americans including himself‚ his family and friends. With some of his first encounters with whites being so terrifying and horrific the firsthand experience
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taking an abdominal x-ray is a task which consists of many processes. The author will‚ in this essay‚ describe many of these processes‚ including patient care‚ radiation protection and descriptions of projections required for the case study. The information will be divided into the following headings: Case Study‚ Patient Care Plan‚ Radiation Protection and Descriptions of Projections. 2. CASE STUDY A 24-year-old female patient was referred for an abdominal x-ray to the diagnostic x-ray department. The
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an offender is high. With western regions like the US‚ UK and Australia experiencing consistent rising imprisonment rates and the limited availability of public resources‚ efficient use of prison and criminal justice resources is imperative (Marsh‚ Fox & Hedderman‚ 2009). A cost benefit analysis (CBA) of prisons essentially measures how effective and efficient certain criminal justice interventions are. Marsh et al. (2009‚ p. 146) states that this measurement is done by assessing an intervention where
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Camp X Camp X was a Canadian espionage school for special agents who participated and operated in the “Secret War” during the Second World War between corrupted German power. Agents and students volunteered or enrolled in this training camp were taught a wide variety of skills and techniques that were proved useful in World War Two. Camp X was Canada’s defining moment because it trained many agents and allied units‚ played an important role in victory of World War II‚ and had a highly sophisticated
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THE METAMORPHOSES OF MALCOLM X Nikhil Parmar Introduction Malcolm X is one of the most controversial figures in US history. His dominant image is that of a ‘black supremacist’; an image embedded into the mass mind to such an extent it has become an ‘historical fact’. The picture painted has associated Malcolm with violence‚ racism and hate‚ so future generations will dismiss him as just a racist demagogue – a one-dimensional‚ fanatical enemy of America. This raises the issue of ‘facts in history’
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In 1971‚ in the basement of the psychology department of Stanford University‚ Northern California a mock prison was created. Psychologist Philip Zimbardo placed an advert in the Palo Alto Times newspaper‚ asking for volunteers to study the psychological effects of prison life (Zimbardo‚ 1971). Only seeking male college students‚ over 70 volunteers applied. All of which went through strict screening tests to eliminate volunteers with psychological problems‚ physical and mental illnesses‚ also a history
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Prisons and Jails Final Essay Teketta Fleming Kaplan University CJ101-04 Professor McCauley 12-14-2010 How Does Our Correctional System Punish Offenders? The government has imposed punishment as a means to control crime. There are four key justifications for punishing criminals: retribution‚ incapacitation‚ deterrence‚ and rehabilitation (Seiter‚ R.P.‚ 2005). These four justifications serve as the goals of the United States correctional system. The other side of retribution can be simply
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