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    Jail and Prison

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    Jail and Prison CJA/204 Jail and Prison The judicial system has a way of punishing criminals in such a way that will remove them from visual daily contact with society. The punishment is in the form of imprisonment‚ jail or prison. This paper will discuss the four types of prisons and explain the concept of prison as a total institution. Jails can play an important role in the criminal justice system‚ in which will also be discussed. The paper will also study the role of community based

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    Prison Youth

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    believes the same thing‚ she believes without two married parents a child is more likely to end up in the criminal justice system at some point in his life. Without parents‚ prison becomes a greater probability in the child’s life. Second‚ if a child finds himself in the criminal justice system‚ either in his youth or adulthood‚ the prison will perform the parental function of supervising and controlling that person’s behavior.( Morse 2003‚ p.49). The basic self-control and reciprocity that a free society

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    Private Prisons

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    Oct. 18‚ 2001 Thesis Private prisons can be a profitable and secure alternative to government run Statement prisons. Private prisons are able to be profitable by controlling the administrational cost of operating the facilities. At the same time‚ they must adhere to high governmental standards to maintain the right to operate. Background As a nation‚ we have many issues that we must face. One of those issues is the administration of the‚ already overcrowded‚ prison system. This issue is one of the

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    Overpopulation In Prisons

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    One of the great dilemma’s currently affecting the prison systems is overpopulation‚ and the factors influencing it. America currently has one of the highest prison populations in the world‚ which causes immense overpopulation in both federal and state prisons‚ which in turn create high risk situations within the prisons. As a result‚ many programs and incentives have been created to reduce the recidivism rate for soon to be released inmates‚ many of the programs related to either gaining a higher

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    Overcrowding In Prisons

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    Latita Carter Cynthia Armes AIU ABSTRACT This paper will identify the issue of overcrowding inside of prisons. This paper will explain how prisons accommodate space for prisoners after all cells are filled. This paper will elaborate on how overcrowding inside of a prison could threaten the lives of inmates as well as officers. This paper will also analyze overcrowding inside of a prisons leading to health issues. Imagine yourself having to live in filth with thousands of complete strangers

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    (Directors). City of God (2002). [Motion Picture]. Brazil‚ France & USA: Miramax‚ Buena Vista International. Sanchez-Jankowski‚ M. (2008). Getting into deviant Groups. In Rubington‚ E.S.‚ & Weinberg‚ M.S. (Eds.)‚ Deviance: An Interaction Perspective (pp.294-308). Sun Youth. (2011). Crime Prevention: Intervention Agents in School Environments. Retrieved November 3‚ 2011‚ from: http://sunyouthorg.com/en/services/crime-prevention/intervention-agents-in-school-environments/ W-Five. (Producer).

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    Jails and Prison

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    English jails and prisons: it allowed sanitary and secure structure to be built‚ allowed for systematic inspections to be made on the detainees‚ allowed for the abolition of fees charged to the inmates and created a reformatory regime‚ and it also detailed that inmates were to be fed proper diet. Our jail systems are a short time confinement. Where the inmates are awaiting trial‚ and sentencing. It is often run by sheriffs or local government officials. As to where our prisons are operated by federal

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    Coercion In Prison

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    or mentally capable of understanding what’s going on. There are also younger victims that are also targets because they are new to the prison system. Most of the victims of this crime will never say anything out of fear that something worse may occur like death. When the prisoners of crimes such as rapist‚ child molesters and child abusers are placed in prison some aren’t placed with the normal population.

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    Women in Prison

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    of domestic violence. Thirty-two percent of women in prison about 4‚000 women are serving sentences for murder was convicted of killing a husband‚ ex-boyfriend or boyfriend. Six percent of women are pregnant when they enter prison. In almost all cases‚ the woman is abruptly separated from her child after giving birth. When women go to prison‚ it takes a devastating toll on the family. Sixty-seven percent of women incarcerated in state prisons are mothers of children under 18 years of age. Seventy

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    Zoos Are Prisons

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    you have ever stepped into a zoo‚ you have stepped into a prison in which the inmates are defenseless and innocent‚ the sentence is long‚ and the penalty is cruel and severe. Zoos are not made for educational purposes but for entertainment‚ they do not benefit animals but push them toward extinction. "Zoos range in size and quality from cage-less parks to small roadside menageries with concrete slabs and iron bars." (Zoos: Pitiful Prisons.) The larger the zoo and the greater the number and variety

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