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    explain the issue with the article. WikiProject Sociology or the Sociology Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. (November 2009) | Sociology | | Outline | * Theory * History | * Positivism * Antipositivism * Functionalism * Conflict theory * Middle-range * Mathematical * Critical theory * Socialization * Structure and agency | Research methods | * Quantitative * Qualitative * Historical * Computational * Ethnographic * Network-analytic |

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    Prison System in Crisis?

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    The prison system in England and Wales could reasonably be described as being in crisis. Discuss. The term crisis refers to an intense time of difficulty‚ trouble or danger‚ or a time when difficult decisions must be made. However‚ in the context of the prison system‚ it has to be looked at differently. This can be seen throughout the essay in how there have been times of danger‚ and difficult policy decisions made. In looking at whether these problems are important to the prison system‚ it has

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    Accreditation and Private Prisons University of Phoenix CJS/230 According to the American Correctional Association website‚ accreditation can be define as “a system of verification that correctional agencies/facilities comply with national standards promulgated by the American Correctional Association” (“Standards & Accreditation”‚ n.d.). In order to achieve accreditation‚ it must go through reviews‚ appraisals‚ analysis‚ and hearings first. For a correctional agency

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    Diversity in Prison The late twentieth century is seeing a rise in racial conflict in the United States as well as on the universal stage in a broad-spectrum (Phillips & Bowling‚ 2002). Statistics indicate that racial/ethnic minorities‚ particularly black males‚ face a disproportionately high risk of incarceration in the United States. This determination is made by assessing the negative impact that incarceration can have on individuals‚ their communities‚ and the integration of minorities into

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    Behaviourism Approach

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    Behaviourism approach‚ this approach has assumptions of that we’re all born a “tabula Rosa”- a blank state‚ it also says that we learn through 2 types of “conditioning” • Classical conditioning • Operant conditioning Classical conditioning is a basic form of learning in which simple responses are associated with new stimuli. An experiment that shows classical conditioning is the Little Albert Experiment (Phobias). This experiment was to show that you can change a person not fearing anything into

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    Prison System

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    Prison System Janette Brown Garcia Westwood College Abstract A supermax prison is an institution that has the following characteristics: greater levels of restriction‚ limited visitation and programs‚ lack of congregate activity‚ and the increased degree of isolation from other inmates (Mears and Watson‚ 2006). Craig Haney (2003) describes supermax prisons as being marked by their totality of isolation‚ intended duration of confinement‚ reason for being imposed and technological sophistication

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    main assumptions of the psychodynamic approach The psychodynamic approach to psychology is the study of human behaviour from the point of view of motivation and drives. The original beliefs of this approach were created by Sigmund Freud in the 1800s. Although it is now generally seen negatively in the common view‚ sometimes comically‚ it has provided the inspiration for a few of the current leading approaches to psychology. The first assumption of this approach is of the importance of the unconscious

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    Separation In Prisons

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    Separation exists between society and the penal system‚ and due to this‚ there is a grave lack of knowledge of what is happening in prisons and how we can improve the situation we currently have in regards to the prison system. There are major flaws within the penal system‚ and Angela Davis highlighted a main one in secrecy. We know based off of research that our prison population commonly consists of individuals who struggle academically (Petersilia‚ 2003‚ pg 32). Because of this lack of strong schooling

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    Theories This paper is going to be over the philosophy theory that best describe me. I have choose the one theory that I feel best describe how I see my philosophy approach being based around. I have choose the theory of: Person-Centered theory. In this paper I am going to go over these theories‚ identify the skills that go along with each theory‚ and reflect on how it relates to myself. The theory I am going to go over is Person-Centered Theory. Carl R. Rogers is one

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