Professional Development Plan Student: Angelisa.Lambert@waldenu.edu Student ID # A00498136 Program: MSN Track to FNP Specialization: Family Walden University October 11‚ 2014 Professional Development Plan Part 1: Professional Goals Professional Introduction I have one main goal and that is to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Receiving my FNPI will allow me to be able to work in a variety of areas. There are several areas that I have a passion for and I still remain undecided in which
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released from prison annually and approximately one-sixth of the prison population is receiving mental health treatment (Jones‚ 2007). In the New York City jails‚ there are approximately 25‚000 mentally ill inmates released every year (Jones 2007). Seventy-five to eighty percent of who also suffer from drug or alcohol addiction (Jones‚ 2007). The process by which inmates are provided assistance in an effort to hopefully reduce recidivism is known as the Discharge Planning Program. The program is designed
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University of Phoenix Criminal Justice Administration CJA 453 Juan Campos February 5‚ 2009War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is a major problem1in our criminal justice system and it continues to bea hotly debated topic as to how we should address the problem. One of the main reasons our prison systems have a problem with overcrowding is drugs. More specifically‚ the "war on drugs" started by President Reagan in 1982 brought a dramatic increase1to the number of people put behind
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lost souls. The relationship between inmates and guards often resemble an alpha and omega status‚ creating a system superiority within two equals. Upon release‚ adjusting to life beyond bars is nearly impossible for some convicts. While life time in prison is the current solution for reoffending criminals‚ a rehabilitative justice system could give convicts the skills they need to return into society as productive members. Treating a criminal like an animal will only create an animal‚ rather than reprimand
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be afforded the opportunity to gain any extras while serving time for unlawful acts they committed. The question then remains‚ is prison for punishment only‚ or is the main goal to rehabilitate the prisoner to be a productive member of society upon their release? Most individuals that enter prison are undereducated. Studies show over half of the individuals in prison have a reading level of a fourth grader. Many have not finished high school or have even earned a G.E.D. Lacking a high school education
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In today’s society‚ the topic of private prisons being more effective than federal prisons can often lead to an controversial discussion because not many can agree on which one is most effective. A private prison company named‚ the Correction Corporation of America is one of the largest private companies owning 51 facilities in 16 states (Brian Kincade‚2017). It is believed that one of the biggest contributions of the CCA is the money that it can save the United States in the long run. As reporter
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let you know this. But the program did run without any problems. 2 (Input screenshot) - Insert here a screenshot of your program running showing entry of the provided set of test input data for this assignment: (output screenshot) - Insert here a screenshot of your running your program showing your last name as the first output and the expected output of this assignment: 3 (Design‚ approach‚ lessons learned) - Write a summary of the design of your program‚ how you coded it‚ and the
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The federal government has changed the ground work and the organization of scholastic lessons in the educational systems in 2001 with the “No Child Left behind Act”. The law say that each state is to embrace English Language Learners in the state assessment and evaluate the student’s language skill “with valid‚ reliable assessments in the areas of oral language and reading and writing skills‚ more specifically comprehension‚ speaking‚ listing‚ reading‚ and writing”(Cook‚ 2007). The requirements of
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article "The Impact of Career and Technical Education Programs on Adult Offenders: Learning Behind Bars" by Howard Gordon and Bracie Weldon (2003) studies of how prisoners receiving educations in prison reduces the recidivism rate. Gordon and Weldon studied the inmates who were participating in the educational programs at the Huttonsville Correctional Center in West Virginia and claimed that inmates who participated in the educational programs were less likely to recidivate once released back into
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The Prison Industrial Complex in America The main goal of private prisons is to make profit disregarding the necessities of the inmates. Privatization provides bad health services to the inmates‚ lack of opportunities to get an education‚ undertrained staff‚ insecurity‚ and a high recidivism rate. The United States has the largest incarceration rate in the entire world‚ and this is due to the prison-industrial complex (PIC). The more defendants are sent to private prison‚ the more profit they and
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