Correctional Facilities & Corruption Combined HU245 Correctional Facilities & Corruption Combined Correctional facilities house some of the most violent individuals in America. Keeping these criminals in line is the fiduciary responsibility of a correctional officer. These officers are held to a much higher standard than your average law enforcement officers. This research paper will discuss the corruption amongst correctional officers‚ gratuities received‚ motivation
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in the Correctional Population Christina Kaba University of Phoenix Online Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA 420 Kevin Moore April 12‚ 2005 Racial Disparity in the Correctional Population Racial disparity in the correctional population refers to the difference in the number of minorities versus whites represented inside institutions. "The American Correctional Association acknowledges that racial disparity exists within adult and juvenile detention and correctional systems
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Rose’s correctional facility is a top notch‚ high quality prison that functions properly and efficiently. Prisoners are locked up safely behind titanium walls equipped with electric barbed wire at the top to be sure to keep citizens safe and out of criminals reach. Hallways to and from cells is locked up safely with gates that can only be accessed by guards who have keys to open the gates. Prisoners start with basic necessities like soap‚ cloths‚ and a toothbrush. As they go along and show they have
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CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture Terry Bonner ADJ/235 February 11th‚ 2014 Yolanda White Johnson‚ Ph.D. CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture 1 CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture Respect‚ professional manner‚ consistency‚ integrity‚ honesty and non bias to the incarcerated is expected from a correctional officer. However‚ in the correctional subculture unethical behavior is evident. Correctional officers hold
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concerns; however‚ the processes that create crime do not receive significant attention. This neglect is characteristic of correctional criminology‚ which is a “correctional‚ social-problems-oriented approach to the study of crime” (Hester & Eglin‚ 1992‚ p.7). Correctional criminology has three major flaws that are problematic from a sociological point of view. Correctional criminology concerns itself with the causes and cures of crime‚ treats humans as objects rather than conscious beings‚ and fails
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A correctional facility is intended to be a place of rehabilitation for convicts. In practice‚ however‚ it is used as a mean to control and break down the sentenced individuals When it is time for their release‚ inmates are not prepared to live a successful life‚ but they are released with the notion that they will soon return. Our prison system is a recipe to keep criminals incarcerated‚ and its practices to punish inmates rather than rehabilitate them are leading to a country wide epidemic of mental
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use of force policies and procedures in correctional institutions‚ this paper will outline several key factors surrounding the topic. First and for most‚ a discussion of what constitutes use of force in correctional institutions will be evaluated by examining policies of the State of North Carolina Department of Correction Division of Prisons. Subsequent to current policy‚ an analysis of the different levels associated with using force in a correctional setting will be conducted. Further‚ an evaluation
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Correction History Offenders‚ who committed a crime‚ were punished for the offense. Physical force was used instead of jail. Jails housed offenders who were awaiting trial and individual who could not pay their debts. In this paper‚ Learning Team A will discuss the various forms of punishment exercised in the 1700s‚ the crimes that led to the forms of punishment‚ and the criteria between various societies for criminal sentencing during the 1700s. Learning Team A will also describe prisons for
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functions are protected to prevent any threats to inmates‚ correctional staff‚ and the general public. Therefore‚ the correctional officer should ensure that their actions are in accordance with this paradigm‚ which is relative to interpretation in regard to any threats that are faced by the institution. In additional personal values and judgment will impact the decision-making process when there are no clear standards to guide the correctional officer’s decision. In this particular scenario‚ which can
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What is "Politics" Author(s): Giovanni Sartori Source: Political Theory‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 1973)‚ pp. 5-26 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/191073 Accessed: 13/10/2009 12:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained prior permission‚
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