asked to do a 500 word summary for the following. In your town‚ you have a state prison that currently houses 800 men. The State Department of Corrections wants to change the prison to be a co-correctional institution with 100 women and 700 men. Summarize the primary issues in starting a co-correctional institution‚ including facility problems‚ social problems and staff/management problems. Don’t try to solve the problems – simply point out and describe the issues that must be considered if this
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Week 5 To what extent should correctional institutions be responsible for handling mentally ill individuals? The extent that correctional institutions should be responsible for handling mentally ill individuals should be none. There are not fully equipped to handle the vast number of mentally ill individuals with their multiply types of conditions. Correctional institutes are already overcrowded with inmates and understaffed. The staff doesn’t have the necessary training to deal or identify people
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Andrea J. Paige January 30th‚ 2013 1. What is the biggest problem facing correctional facility today? The biggest problem that correctional facilities are facing is prison overcrowding. This is because most court officials have the thought that locking people up and throwing the key away is the best solutions to the problem of crime‚ when in fact it’s really not better for society because crime still rises in fact it is better for political court officials. They know this
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On any given day there are more than seven million Americans under the supervision of the correctional system which includes approximately 1.5 million offenders who are imprisoned in state and federal institutions‚ 2.4 million inmates incarcerated in jail‚ 4.2 million on probation and over 828‚000 on parole according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. These statistics are staggering considering according to the U.S. Census the United States population is 307‚006‚550(U.S. Census 2010). So‚ that
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Nigeria Correctional Systems 1 Nigeria Correctional System Chiquita Yusuff Axia College CJS/230 Nigeria Correction System 2 “Protect the society; reform the prisoner. If you cannot do the time‚ do not do the crime”. This is the motto used by the country of Nigeria‚ in regards to its correctional system. The slogan is an understatement when it comes to the actual
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wrong. Because to them‚ it’s not wrong‚ it may not have been the best decision or best course of action to take. In my line of work as a Correctional Personnel‚ a large part of a correctional officer’s duties are daily cell searches which is to reduce or prevent the introduction of contraband into a secure maximum prison facility. For a job well done‚ Officers are given public praise‚ letter of accommodation just to name a few when they discovered home-made weapons‚ CDS‚ or an escape route. The
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In the field of correctional psychology every detainee‚ prisoner or offender are offered the benefits of treatment programs offered or many are required to seek one or more of the services offered including assessments‚ crisis interventions‚ substance abuse treatment‚ or reentry
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crimes. (Bartollas & Miller‚ 2011). Adolescents and young adults have the highest rate of criminal victimization. ( Conklin‚ 2010). Juvenile court judges have many sentencing choices‚ such as probation‚ issuing fines‚ sending juveniles to correctional I institutions or foster homes‚ referrals to day treatment or social skills classes‚ mental health or community service. The harshest treatment a judge may order is commitment to a secure facility. Juvenile residential facilities are similar
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According to Lee & Stohr (2012)‚ correctional quackery is defined as‚ “correctional programming that has at its base the ignorant adherence to practices that have no grounding in the scientific literature.” Therefore‚ the meaning behind this comes down to‚ “Does a specific program‚ technique‚ etc. actually and factually reduce recidivism rates of offenders?” Where Latessa et al. (2014)‚ defines correctional quackery as‚ “occurring when we are dismissive of scientific knowledge.” Furthermore in
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Probation officers work with criminal offenders‚ some of whom may be dangerous. They also monitor offenders to prevent them from committing new crimes. Workers in this occupation must meet many court-imposed deadlines and also travel‚ especially if they work in rural areas. Probation officers usually have to have a bachelor’s degree‚ but the requirement varies by agency. Officers who work in the probation system have various duties that keep their job busy. They evaluate offenders to determine
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