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    Person Serving Case Study

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    The person served in this case study is a 35-year-old woman‚ who is a mother and wife. Her occupation was not stated however she is a rising professional. The person who was served drug of choice is prescription medication and muscle relaxers. The person served according to her substance history‚ she has a substance addiction not a process addiction. A substance addiction is regarding drugs and alcohol. A process addiction is more so behavioral‚ such as love‚ sex‚ and/or gambling. The person

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    Prison Special Needs

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    mental disability that limits their capacity to function in the normal inmate population. The United States is made up of individuals of all walks of life. The prisoners held in American prisons are no different. The United States prison system does not discriminated among its prisoners. These prisoners may have physical or mental disabilities however‚ if they committed a crime and are sentenced to spend time in prison then that is where they go. The fact is these inmates have special needs and are

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    Overcrowding In Prisons

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    Criminal Justice Overview Stephanie Smith CJA/394 October 20‚ 2014Roy Diaz Prison and County Correctional Faculties Overcrowding The subject of prison overcrowding has been an issue for many years. It is not just the prisons that are overcrowded but also the county correctional facilities. In the U.S.A. today 1 in nearly 100 Americans are currently incarcerated ("Alec"‚ 2014). The reasons that the numbers are so high are due to the many different laws and strategies that have been put into

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    (Jones‚ 2007). With mental health treatment left untreated many of the people will recidivate. There are approximately 600‚000 men and women 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

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    Prison Reform

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    Prison Reform Catherine Johns Axia College of University of Phoenix Most people who enter prison are lost. They have no direction in their life. They cannot find structure‚ so they turn to crime. They need help but they do not know where to turn. Think of how our world might be if there were better programs focused on reforming out prisoners while they are serving their time. The prison recidivism rate would decrease. Crime rates would lessen over time. Prisoners will have the opportunity

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    Alternatives to Prison

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    Prisons‚ facilities maintained for confining people convicted of committing crimes‚ were used to rehabilitate offenders while keeping them isolated from the community. The Quakers built the first prison in 1790 in order to seclude criminal offenders from society to think about their wrongdoing and to seek forgiveness in a kind‚ and spiritual environment. (Inciardi 497) Currently‚ there are three types of prisons within the Federal‚ State‚ and County governments. These are categorized by the

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    Population Health

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    Reformation for the Health of the Population Population health is an ever progressing branch of medicine that is fundamentally concerned with improving the health of a population as opposed to the sole health of the individual. Advances in technology continue to improve the average life expectancy‚ yet the American healthcare system is failing to evolve. Insurance companies routinely collect huge profits‚ yet a significant portion of the American population remains subject to poor health care. Reconstructions

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    Ict Causes Social Ills

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    social ills. What isyour opinion? Support youranswer with examples. Youshould write at least 350 words. [60 marks]  3. Definition • digital products‚ communication device/ application/ service ICT • radio‚ TV‚ mobile phone‚ satellite system‚ Internet‚ computer‚ software • causing troubles or suffering to the society and relations betweensocial ills people • truancy‚ violence‚ erosion of culture‚ drug abuse‚ cyber-relationship  4. OUTLINE agree : ICT is the cause of today’s many social ills addiction

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    Career Planning for College Students. (n.d.). iseekcareers. Retrieved September 26‚ 2014‚ from hhtp://www.iseek.com/ If you’re a first time student or an adult returning college this website is great for whenever you are in your learning process. The website is primarily configured with the use of three tabs. The Explore Career offers a self-assessment‚ goal setting tools and different ways to explore which course to take in order to pursue your career. Planning your education tab will help

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    negative to the vulnerable stakeholders? Interrogating who could they be? Whether we realise it or not the most affected by the (ICT) which left venomous impact as it poisoning their mind and slowly corrupting it. Perplexed‚ (ICT) has caused many social ills in reality despite its contributions to the country. (ICT) provide boundless network which promotes extreme socialisation among youths‚ inadequate law enforcement of the cyberspace activities ‚ and global stigma. Theoretically‚ (ICT)

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