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    Prison Overcrowding

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    “Overcrowding in Americas Prison System” ABSTRACT In the early years of this country flogging‚ exile‚ branding‚ and the “stocks” were some of the ways used to punish a guilty offender. Today‚ though‚ these types of punishments would quickly be labeled as cruel and unusual forms of retribution. Since we can no longer utilize such forms of punishment‚ the criminal justice system has turned to; imprisonment‚ probation‚ fines‚ and even the death penalty to help and deter offenders from a life of crime

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    Sex Offenders Essay

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    Sexual violence is a severe social problem with demoralizing consequences. To make the society safe‚ the criminal justice system needs to integrate necessary resources to help fight the battle against sexual violence. Moreover‚ making the community safe requires a comprehensive understanding of sex offender types and offense patterns and risks. A sex offender is a person convicted of any crime relating sex. Nevertheless‚ they have clinical problems such as emotional regulation shortages‚ social problems

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    Sex Offender Paraphilias

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    majority of the treatment programs identified by Marshall et al. seemed to only be treating those that are convicted sexual offenders there was never any mention of non-offending paraphilias that go through treatment. They decided to focus their study on sexual offenders because they found in their research that that since other paraphilics and sexual offenders were thought to be so similar‚ they would also go through the treatment process the same way. By focusing on sexual offenders‚ the DSM IV’s reliability

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    Does prison work

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    you… Does Prison Work? The aim of this essay is to analyse and discuss the prison system in England and Wales to determine whether or not the current prison system works. The work of Joyce (2006) suggests that there are five objectives that are analysed when looking to see if prisons work‚ these are punishment‚ reform‚ incapacitation‚ deterrence and denunciation. However due to

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    Private Prisons

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    Running head: PRISON PRIVATIZATION 1 An Assessment of Prison Privatization Sharon Baumann-Heller ORG 8575 Michael Mills August 12‚ 2012 PRISON PRIVATIZATION 2 Abstract Over-crowding in our federal‚ state‚ and local prisons‚ along with a depressed economy‚ has resulted in a trend toward privatization of these facilities. This paper examines the core issues surrounding private prisons in the areas of cost-effectiveness‚ recidivism

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    activities. Three percent of state prison population meets federal statutory definition of developmental disabilities. Inmates with developmental disabilities have long prior histories of criminal convictions involving more serious offenses than other inmates to have served a prior prison or jail term. Prisoners with disabilities are flying under the radar and aren’t getting the help they need making it hard for them to get rehabilitated. People with disabilities in prisons is becoming a huge issue throughout

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    act of juvenile delinquency is made up of two types of offenders: 1: adolescent-limited offenders and 2: life-course persistent offenders. Adolescent-limited offenders are believed to exemplify anti-social behavior only though adolescence‚ as they in time turn towards pro-social norms while simultaneously distancing themselves from anti-social behavior. The majority of youth that partake in anti-social behavior are adolescent-limited offenders. Moffitt demonstrates that such behavior occurs as an

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    Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia Psychosocial rehabilitation is a learning based approach using a token economy and social skill training to help patients with schizophrenia develop adaptive behaviors (Nevid‚ Rathus‚ & Green‚ 2003). To live successfully in the community‚ a variety of treatment approaches are available to people with schizophrenia. A few of the psychosocial rehabilitation options for people with schizophrenia include hospitalization‚ self-help clubs‚ family intervention

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    Criminals Do prisons teach people to become worse criminals? Many people think that a prisoner is taught how to be a better criminal while in prison. Prisoners are integrated with people that have committed worse crimes than the ones that they have committed. The bigger and better criminals teach the others what they need to learn to survive prison life. There are many other aspects of prison that can make a prisoner worse than when he or she went in. Are prisons helping to stop

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    Reentry Programs

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    has several programs specific to reentry. These reentry programs have been shown to decrease repeat offenders. Their effects on mass incarceration can be shown through data reports and research collected by the institution (as well as similar institutions). These programs include; education‚ family‚ religious services‚ housing‚ and parole. As previously discussed‚ the education programs help ensure that felons do not simply repeat the same criminal behavior that landed them in prison‚ as they have

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