Ju‚ Tae Rough Draft Let’s Make a Deal “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” The theme throughout Bessie Head’s “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” has to do with conflict and a resolve between characters. The conflict concerns two characters‚ one prisoner who goes by the name Brille‚ and the new warder‚ Jacobus Stephanus Hannetjie. Brille is a political prisoner incarcerated in a particular work span with other prisoners; the work span is called Span One. This story is filled with a few situations
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head: SHOULD PRISONERS BE 1 Should Prisoners Be Treated as Human Beings? SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility June 10‚ 2012 SHOULD PRISONERS BE 2 Should Prisoners Be Treated as Human Beings? Some people believe that once a person commits a crime or breaks the law‚ they no longer get to exercise their human rights. In fact‚ they believe that prisoners do not deserve
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Prisoners have constitutional rights but those rights need to be balanced with the operation of a jail or prison. There are mandatory rights the administrators of prisons and jails need to provide but they are balanced so that facility can meet court requirements and maintain a safe operation. We will discuss these issues in detail. The first thing we need to remember is that prisoners do not have full constitutional rights; after all they have been convicted of a crime so they do loose some
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Should prisoners have the right to vote? In the US not all states have the same laws. Depending on the states law‚ the person with a felony or misdemeanor can or cannot vote. It also depends what type of felony the person has committed. The right to vote is privilege that we all get‚ but in some states it can be taken away permanently. “Felon voting has not been regulated federally although some argue that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act can be applied to felon disenfranchisement and that Congress
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When a person enters drug rehab or an addiction treatment facility and is diagnosed with a drug addiction and eating disorder‚ the question arises which addiction developed first and how do you treat two addictions? First‚ let us define an eating disorder as the quality of one’s thinking as it relates to food and weight and not how much someone weighs. Then‚ we may take a look at various behaviors and address other criteria. In most cases‚ one’s thinking regarding food and weight became distorted
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But that doesn’t mean the convicted prisoner loses all his rights as soon as he becomes a detainee upon conviction. The court also held that section 3 of the representation of the people act‚ 1983 stripped the right to vote for a significant number of people and therefore irrespective of how long their imprisonment time is or how serious the crime‚ it applies to all convicted prisoners. This‚ according to any reasonable person cannot be said as acceptable or reasonable. However‚ in 2011‚ the Parliament
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Teen Drug Rehab One of the largest problems in society today is teenage drug abuse. Youth are getting a hold of drugs and abusing it younger and younger every year. Teenagers start abusing drugs because they are trying to fit in‚ they are depressed‚ they are bored‚ or they are even trying to grow up like one of the celebrities they admire. Parents should talk with their children about the dangers of drugs because facts show that “teenagers whose parents talk to them regularly about the dangers of
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There are currently two million Americans who are incarcerated in our country’s prison system at this time. Each year there around roughly 650‚000 released (Prisoner Reentry). These individuals are faced with many challenges when reintegrating themselves back into society. This is a very difficult time for them and often times things do not go as everyone planed. This time period is filled with disappointments‚ whether it be to the parole officers‚ their families or themselves. Leaving prison
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I am a criminal justice administrator and have been assigned to develop and implement a criminal justice entity of my choice. I have chosen ‚ a community-based rehab program. The concept I would consider is Community-based corrections Client-Oriented service concepts in fulfilling this assignment (Baker‚2015). This is the police forming mutual relationships to enhance community safety. This is community policing efforts to better use community resources in reducing crime and disorders (Baker‚2015)
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threats in the state of Texas. Marijuana continues to be a concern for many law enforcement officials. However‚ heroin and methamphetamine abuse and addiction cases are becoming more and more common across the state. During 2014‚ Texas drug and alcohol rehab centers enrolled 6‚219 individuals for meth or amphetamine addiction and 6‚083 individuals for heroin addiction. Treatment statistics show that a majority of these individuals were between the ages of 26-30 years old. Interestingly‚ more females were
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