Elizabeth Zoccole Are Counseling Program Available in Prisons of Various Security Levels? Introduction and Abstract With respect to the topic of drug and alcohol awareness programs being available in state‚ federal or local prisons‚ the five articles that are stated below contain relevant and statistical information. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 3 out 4 State and 4 out 5 Federal prisoners may be categorized as alcohol or drug involved offenders. If such programs are put in place
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behavior to accept the programs. Rehabilitation comes from inside a person. The person must want to change his behavior and make use of the programs available to them. Intentions of rehabilitation Rehabilitation is specific programs applied within a prison setting intended to bring about the end of criminal behavior called desistance‚ meaning to cease or stop. It is supposed to be a simple formula: prisoner classification X appropriate programming X positive participation = probability of desistance
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Prison overcrowding is a global problem affecting many countries‚ the United States included. In his research‚ Jimmy Nguyen (2012)‚ states that overcrowding in these correctional facilities has denied the prisoners or the inmates their basic human and constitutional rights. In her article‚ Susan Campers (2012)‚ agrees with Jimmy that the state of prison overcrowding in the United States is a demonstration of a failing correctional system. In this essay‚ the paper gives a summary of these two articles
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Costs of Corrections in the United States Did you know that 23 states prison systems are operating at over 100% capacity? "The increases in drug imprisonment‚ the decrease in releases from prison‚ and the re-incarceration for technical parole violations are leading to significant overcrowding and contribute to the growing costs of prisons. Prisons are stretched beyond capacity‚ creating dangerous and unconstitutional conditions which often result in costly lawsuits. In 2006‚ 40 out of
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Separation exists between society and the penal system‚ and due to this‚ there is a grave lack of knowledge of what is happening in prisons and how we can improve the situation we currently have in regards to the prison system. There are major flaws within the penal system‚ and Angela Davis highlighted a main one in secrecy. We know based off of research that our prison population commonly consists of individuals who struggle academically (Petersilia‚ 2003‚ pg 32). Because of this lack of strong schooling
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Prison Models There are three models of prisons that have been prominent in American since the early 1940’s: custodial‚ rehabilitative‚ and reintegration. Each model is designed differently based on its overriding goal‚ and this affects the physical design‚ policies‚ and programs that are implemented within each of the models. Custodial Model Archaic Purpose: Control‚ focus is on maintaining security and order. Goal: Punishment‚ this is the best way to provide deterrence against
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A prison system which is first and foremost a place of punishment cannot be relied on to eliminate criminal behaviour. Only punishment without education could not teach the prisoners that their behaviours are criminal and harmful to the society; however‚ an appropriate education strategy could. Consequently‚ the recidivism can be reduced. For example‚ several criminals commit a crime because of a lack of law knowledge. If these prisoners could be educated what a crime is‚ they would not commit it
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the person screaming his name. He took a step into the chaos‚ searching for the voice. Prison guards were trying to tackle him‚ but he dodged them with the little energy that the sun didn’t take earlier. He walked until he found the voice‚ Mikey’s voice. “Don’t do anything crazy!” Mikey screamed. Two men with shaved heads were dragging him away. “The cops will find you easier in a group‚ and no one knows the prison like me. We will discuss a plan.” They dragged him away into the chaos. Mikey was
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evolves around gangs. Gangs are the major thing in Oakland‚ they are the ones to sale drugs‚ guns and are also the ones who are committing all kinds of crimes such as robbery and murders. In order to stop all of this there’s a lot to be done and it will need help from everyone in order to be able to make a difference. Making a positive change is always good‚ specially when it comes to bringing safety to people’s lives. Gang activity is found all over Oakland‚ such as in streets‚ gang members house
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In her article‚ she comments that “on the whole‚ people tend to take prisons for granted. It is difficult to imagine life without them” (Davis 15). Going back to Grewal’s argument‚ prisons are built with the purpose to ensure the safety of society. For security reasons‚ people tend to blindly trust the justice system‚ in the hopes that crimes will stop. One perfect example that
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