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    Privatization of Prisons

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    Privatization of Prisons Private Prison‚ Inc. Introduction America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it creates‚ however‚ is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison overcrowding‚ sometimes prompting court actions against penal systems; rapidly rising operational outlays; and taxpayer resistance to the cost of new prisons. A partial answer to the

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    Crime and Punishment

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    Elizabethan England was split into 2 classes; the upper class (nobility) and everyone else. Punishment would vary according to the class. The Upper class were well educated‚ wealthy and associated with royalty and high members of the clergy. They would become involved in political schemes and therefore the nobility could become involved in crime which were not shared by other people. The most common crimes were: -high treason -blasphemy -sedition -spying -rebellion -murder -witchcraft

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    Philosophy of Punishment

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    Punishment In Plato’s The Republic‚ Socrates has many conversations with people in order to further understand concepts such as justice and the way things are ideally supposed to be done. When I think about justice the definition that comes to mind is: the administration of a just action because of an unjust or immoral act being done by a human or group of humans. The issue of proper punishment has also been discussed in those conversations with Socrates and his peers. There must be a punishment

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    Prison Incarceration

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    However‚ due to the continued growth of the prison industry the social cost‚ children without parents‚ the decrease in educational opportunities‚ employment and home ownership has effected the poor but more specifically African-American males and their families. What is even more astounding is that other lucrative countries such as Canada and Italy are also experiencing a decline in crime rates without increasing their rates of incarceration. In California‚ 2011 that state started to reform their

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    and gone. We can take Puritan punishments as an example. Throughout the years there has been laws passed to stop cruel punishments‚ but other types of punishments have been introduced such as "[wearing] a large sing publicizing [the] crime...[and wearing] tap shoes in public" (Willing). Public punishments that were popular in Puritan times are continuing today. In the article "From "Scarlet Letter" to 1995‚ Americans want criminals to suffer shame with punishment" the author Rob McManamy states

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    Capital Punishment

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    The death penalty has been around for many centuries and will probably be around for many to come. Although some citizens feel capital punishment is ethically wrong‚ it is necessary in today ’s society for various reasons. Society must be kept safe from the barbaric acts of murders and rapist‚ by taking away their lives to function and perform in our society. Most criminals don ’t take into account the results of their actions. If a person intending to commit a crime‚ sees another criminal put to

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    Role of Punishment

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    What is the role of punishment in inculcating discipline in children today? Well‚ to begin with‚ it is perhaps a good idea to spend some time pondering the differences in the meaning and implication of each of these terms. Although punishment and discipline are often used interchangeably‚ in reality they are two very different concepts. As Meera Marathe‚ a retired school teacher and now a guest faculty at IIIT‚ Hyderabad‚ puts it‚ “Discipline isn’t related to punishment except in the common social

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    Corporal Punishment

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    Corporal Punishment and the Lasting Effects – Literature Review Corporal punishment is widely recognized as a public health issue. It the most common form of violence experienced by children. The term “corporal punishment” is often taken to be different from abuse. However‚ corporal punishment and abuse are not two separate concepts‚ the effects are very similar and the only difference is the degree. Corporal punishment‚ just like abuse‚ has many risk factors that have lasting effects on the

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    In modern America‚ prisons have become a controversial topic that is prevalent throughout various forms of media‚ political debates‚ and social discussions. During the numerous debates of the 2016 presidential primaries‚ politicians argued about how the prison population has grown rapidly to approximately two million people. In news programs and newspapers‚ there are extensive reports about the quality of the conditions in various prisons. In several popular television shows and movies‚ there are

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    Diversity in Prison

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    Diversity in Prison The late twentieth century is seeing a rise in racial conflict in the United States as well as on the universal stage in a broad-spectrum (Phillips & Bowling‚ 2002). Statistics indicate that racial/ethnic minorities‚ particularly black males‚ face a disproportionately high risk of incarceration in the United States. This determination is made by assessing the negative impact that incarceration can have on individuals‚ their communities‚ and the integration of minorities into

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