Kimberly Campbell English 1013 Comp 1 October 4‚ 2010 “The Mall as Prison” Author David Guterson‚ journalist and novelist‚ spent a week in The Mall of America on assignment for Harpers Magazine. His essay‚ “The Mall as Prison”‚ tells his views on the Mall as a psychological effect on today’s society. He uses witty and sarcastic comments to get his point across. Is American culture being corrupted by what Americans consider a retail structure that is vital to the survival of our needs? He gives
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believes the same thing‚ she believes without two married parents a child is more likely to end up in the criminal justice system at some point in his life. Without parents‚ prison becomes a greater probability in the child’s life. Second‚ if a child finds himself in the criminal justice system‚ either in his youth or adulthood‚ the prison will perform the parental function of supervising and controlling that person’s behavior.( Morse 2003‚ p.49). The basic self-control and reciprocity that a free society
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knowledge about the culture of prison‚ and what one can take away from a carceral tour. In Piche and Walby’s article‚ the authors argue that carceral tours can be highly scripted and regulated in ways that obscure many of the central aspects of being in prison. In Wilson‚ Spina‚ and Canaan’s article‚ it is counter argued that with the proper carceral tour‚ evidence proves that visitors have an overall experience that changes their views on prisoners and life in prison. Piche and Walby base their
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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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A community that has a very unique language is prison. Prison inmates use a language called argot‚ which does not make sense to the average person‚ but is very necessary to inmates and guards. Argot is the more scientific term for criminal jargon or prison slang but it is used mainly to communicate between criminals and to create a barrier to keep others from understanding the criminal cultures (Bondeson 1988). Other languages are used in prisons‚ for instance prisoners from other countries have
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Population and Development A Survey Research in the Philippines: Alejandro N. Herrin [. INTRODUCTION This paper attempts to review the state of social science research on population and development relationships in. the Philippines with the aim of: (I) taking stock of what we know about such relationships as a guide to development planning‚ and (2) providing a basis for formulating recomII)endations to guide future research on the topic. The many population-related studies by independent
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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Research Question: Should mentally ill convicted offenders be incarcerated in jails and prisons or institutionalized in mental health treatment facilities? Incarceration of the mentally ill is a social problem because studies have shown that a significantly high percentage of individuals incarcerated in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental illness. A Stanford Law school study has shown that prisons and jails have become the new mental health care facilities. In their study‚ they
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Prison inmates‚ are some of the most "maladjusted" people in society. Most of the inmates have had too little discipline or too much‚ come from broken homes‚ and have no self-esteem. They are very insecure and are "at war with themselves as well as with society" (Szumski 20). Most inmates did not learn moral values or learn to follow everyday norms. Also‚ when most lawbreakers are labeled criminals they enter the phase of secondary deviance. They will admit they are criminals or believe it when they
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the LGBTQ population for a couple of reasons. First‚ I believe that gay‚ lesbians‚ transgender people face discrimination in society. Over the last twenty years‚ there have been significant improvements to help reduce the stigma of an alternative lifestyle. In the last couple of years‚ laws have been into place to reduce that discrimination. However‚ the LGBTQ faces an uphill battle with obtaining equal rights even in today’s society. Second‚ with more acceptance of LGBTQ population younger people
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