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    Summary of Corrections

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    INTRODUCTION Each year more than 700‚000 individuals are released from prisons nationwide. Among released prisoners‚ younger males with extensive criminal histories are often at greatest risk of future recidivism. Social control theories suggest that employment helps prevent criminal activity by providing individuals with legitimate ties to conventional society. However social capital theorists argue that the interpersonal relationships individuals form through employment can aid desistance from

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    Findings/Research Significance: Due to our closeness to this land and living here for 4 years already we have decided to search and know more about Lumut‚ its history‚ famous places and interesting stories‚ thus‚ this our research is going to focus on the history and famous places in Lumut‚ Perak Lumut in Malay means moss‚ lichen‚ or seaweed‚ it has a sheltered jetty. A huge Hock crew moved from Lumut to Sitiwan‚ The waterfall river was formerly characterized by damp mossy soils on reddish

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    Historically‚ the role of women was confined to some extent to being a mother and wife‚ with women being expected to dedicate most of their energy to these roles‚ and to spend most of their time taking care of the home. In many cultures‚ women received significant help in performing these tasks from older female relatives‚ such as mothers in law or their own mothers.[13] Mother and child in Cambodia Mothers have historically fulfilled the primary role in raising children‚ but since the late 20th

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    Corrections Trend Evaluation Misty Schwandt Contemporary Issues and Futures in Criminal Justice CJA 394 Troy Hokanson January 15‚ 2013 Corrections Trend Evaluation This paper explains the many trends in the public and institutional criminal justice system. These trends‚ starting from the past‚ push the research into the present and future with the implementation

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    Test Corrections

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    28. After presenting the incident of the visiting cards‚ the speaker employs the rest of the  passage by employing:  Wrong answer: B. A series of Euphemisms  Right answer: D. Two extended metaphors.    Vocabulary mistake. In an euphemism‚ a harsh truth is softened with words ­ yet the author  does not attempt to disguise of lessen the harsh reality ­ but instead expresses it in a more  “abstract” way fitting of a metaphor.    30. One can infer from the passage all the following EXCEPT:  Wrong answer: B

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    I think that Reconstruction was a success because of its effects later in history. Although it had many bad things come out of it at the beginning‚ in the long run‚ it greatly helped get African-Americans rights. It also opened the South’s economy up to more industrial businesses‚ to gain more finances. First of all‚ African-American rights were non-existent before Reconstruction. Negroes‚ a nicer term for African-Americans‚ were seen as lesser beings that didn’t deserve rights equal to Whites. But

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    make the court function properly are prosecutors‚ defense attorneys‚ and judges. * Corrections: In the corrections including the probation‚ parole‚ jail‚ prison and community based sanctions such as electronic monitoring and house arrest‚ the purpose is to punish‚ rehabilitate‚ and ensure public safety. 3. What are the roles‚ functions and practices of the different personnel within the component? * Roles: Law enforcement officials are opposed to fulfilling the duty imposed by law‚ by serving

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    Life for a Corrections Officer Elizabeth Austin CRJ303: Corrections Instructor:  Tracy Crump January 7‚ 2012 Being a correction officer is not an easy job. Each and every correction officer has a daily routine‚ stress‚ danger‚ and has to learn to gain compliance of every inmate. Every day in a prison working with inmates can be a challenge; some days may seem easier than other days. There is a daily routine and schedule that each correction officer has to come to terms with. The tasks could

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    could produce (History of Corrections -Punishment or Rehabilitation). Treatment and Punishment in 1980s The moral crusade against drugs and crime is accompanied by a legislative “get-tough” campaign on the state and federal levels. Popular perception is that the country has relaxed penalties and individualized sanctions that are too tolerant and

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    Ethical and Professional Conflicts in Correctional Psychology Linda E. Weinberger and Shoba Sreenivasan The role of the mental health professional in a prison setting has changed to reflect the prevailing ideology of the correctional administration that deemphasizes treatment and emphasizes security and custodial concerns. As a consequence‚ mental health professionals who work in corrections have experienced unique ethical and professional conflicts. Standards were developed to address the conflicts

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