Corrections MW 2:30-3:45 8/28/13 Deterrence Two types - General and specific General: Punishment as an example to the general public Specific: Punishment inflicted on criminals to deter Asumptions Operates under utilitarianism: human behavior is governed by the individual’s risk vs reward Punishment must be certain‚ swift‚ severe Are these reasonable assumptions? Incapacitation Defined: Simply put‚ when individuals are incarcerated or executed‚ they cannot commit further crimes
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Probation Officer Requirements If you ’ve ever wanted to know how to become a probation officer‚ keep reading find a job description‚ probation officer job requirements‚ online education and training‚ and general salary information for this popular career. Probation Officer Job Description Probation officers and parole officers are often lumped together when people think about them. They do have some common duties‚ such as working within the corrections system and being employed by county
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become a Juvenile Probation Officer. A career as a Juvenile Probation Officer is well-respected‚ offers a good salary‚ and the opportunity to excel and advance. The probation of juveniles is staffed by dedicated individuals that believe that youths who have broken the law can change their deviant behaviors in favor of more socially acceptable activities (Mcfall Torbet‚ 1996). Applying dedication and education which they have received‚ the juvenile probation officer has the ability to give youth’s
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The Nation Wide Dilemma in Corrections CJ 2500: CORRECTIONS Professor November 04‚ 2012 Running Head: Turnover Rate in Corrections Abstract Throughout the years‚ there has been one major dilemma that continues to hassle the administration whose sole purpose is to provide institutional sanctions‚ treatment programs‚ and services for managing criminal offenders. This dilemma is the high turnover rate of the Corrections Officers‚ whom agencies nation wide are
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udy Iakovou recalls friends and loved ones being smitten with the Statue of Liberty when they visited her family and toured nearby New York. But the harbor destination she longed to see as a child was called Ellis Island. Back | Next "It was this castle out there‚ in the middle of the water‚" Iakovou said. "I’d always wonder what that was." The curiosity never faded for the Athens resident and writer‚ who thought of the historical site as a great setting for a novel. Her husband and
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DRAFT INTRO: The issue of Corrections today focuses on female offenders and is a part of the American Correctional Association’s long-standing effort to improve programming and services for women and girls in the criminal justice system. Until recently‚ women and girls were called the "forgotten offenders" because they were frequently overlooked in correctional research‚ policy development‚ program design and organizational management. Female and male correctional officers also face a wide range of
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Corruption can be defined as misuse of power and authority in order to get personal favors and benefits. In the United States prisons‚ corruption cases rages from those involving criminal investigating departments giving faulty forensic evidence which favor the prosecutor‚ jailing of poor in favor of the rich‚ illegal jailing of kids in adult collection facilities‚ bribing of law makers in order for them to come up with new crimes and many more. Prisons in United States At the beginning‚ putting
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Corrections Task Force Project CJA/234 Corrections Task Force Project The task force has been assigned the mission of creating a training program which will detail the ways that staff for the correction facility are better able to manage the mentally ill offender population safely and effectively. This will review the following information to better explain how this may be accomplished: information vital to improve staff effectiveness for secure and safe operations‚ sill sets required for staff
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August 10‚ 2012 Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you describe the distinctions between jails and prisons. Address the following in your comparison. The differences between jails and prison are that jails are locally functioned short term imprisonment facilities initially constructed to grasp defendant’s subsequent capture and unresolved track. Prison is a habitation where sentenced criminals oblige time as sentence for violating the law is a comparatively new expansion in the conduct
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1. A “calendar stick” carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation. (A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them (B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them (C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians
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