The Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Kristal Kulik SOC 120 Sheila Farr February 4‚ 2013 According to our textbook‚ “Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility’ ethics refers to the study of the moral value of human behavior and the rules and principles that are meant to govern the behavior” (Mosser‚ 2010). A theory that falls under this is Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the belief that moral rules should be choices made by a society to promote the happiness of its members (Mosser‚
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(pg 605–638) Treatment of Psychological Disorders Modern mental health therapies can be classified into two main categories – favored treatment depends on disorder and therapist’s viewpoint Learning-related disorders (phobias) are usually treated with psychotherapy Biologically influenced disorders (schizophrenia) usually treated with biomedical therapy – prescribed medication/medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system Usually patients receive combination of drug and
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Ethical Treatment of Prisoners When there are million’s of people incarcerated throughout the United States‚ the ethical treatment of prisoner’s rights must be analyzed. Throughout the years many modifications have been made to accommodate inmates and preserve their basic human rights. Have we as a society done enough regarding the ethical treatment of prisoners or have we made their lives in prison too easy that it is no longer a punishment for them? There are many people in the United States
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3. Describe the main modern treatments of abnormality. * Therapy now days can help change abnormalities. 7. Describe the current treatment of severely disturbed individuals. Contrast this with the current treatment of less severely disturbed individuals. - Psychotropic medications are used to treat severely disturbed individuals. Less severe disturbances use outpatient therapies. 8. Discuss the impact of deinstitutionalization on the care and treatment of the severely mentally ill
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community-based treatments‚ issues with the prisons and jails‚ and the aftercare programs. There are different programs that help treat different problems with these juveniles. Institutions are separated just like adult institutions are for men and women. There are aftercare programs that help ease a person into the community instead of tossing them back into the streets. Looking further into these different aspects will help the understanding of the juvenile corrections and treatment facilities.
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The Ethical Treatment of Animals A person for the ethical treatment of animals (PeTA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk‚ VA‚ and led by its founder‚ Ingrid Newkirk (international president). PeTA was founded‚ March 1980 as a nonprofit organization. As of 2011‚ its assets are 18.02 million‚ with revenue of 31.81 million. Alex Pacheco‚ co-founder of PeTA is an American animal rights activist from Joliet‚ IL. Newkirk and Pacheco first became widely publicized
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Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Syreata Survillion SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Nicole Hanner April 30‚ 2012 Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Some people believe the history of corrections shows movement toward more humane treatment of prisoners as society has progressed. At first‚ punishments for prisoners were considered a corporal punishment such as‚ whipping‚ beheading‚ dismembering‚ torture or even death. There was fines and dispersion of property‚ which was
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As members of Future Business Professionals‚ we are writing to recommend a speaker for the fall semester. After researching several TED Talk candidates‚ we recommend that you invite Hanna Rosin. Rosin’s TED Talk‚ “New Data and the Rise of Women‚” offers an interesting perspective on gender roles‚ which will highly appeal to FSB students. In this memo‚ we will summarize Rosin’s talk and explain why we recommend her. Hannah Rosin is the co-founder of DoubleX‚ a website centered on news about women
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differential treatment. Differential offending argues there is an actual difference in offending between races; DMC is a result of minorities committing more crimes than their white counterparts (Hindelang‚ R2). Differential treatment maintains there is no difference in offending between races; DMC is a consequence of minorities being treated more harshly in the criminal justice system than whites (Hindelang‚ R2). One cause of differential offending
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Although medical treatment is the mainstay of treatment‚ it is not uniformly effective in all patients and a residual lesion further requires surgical intervention to achieve complete repigmentation. The key principle of treatment is to induce repopulation of active melanocytes that are able to migrate into‚ proliferate‚ and thus repopulate the depigmented skin. The proper
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