Running Head: UNFAIR TREATMENT Is There Unfair Treatment for Women in Prison? LaSonja Johnson Kaplan University CM223: Effective Writing II for Criminal Justice Majors Professor Vineski September 1‚ 2009 Women are thought to be gentler sex and the softer side of our humanity. But some women do commit crimes‚ and when they do‚ we want to know why. What drove them to commit those crimes? Was it an abusive husband? Was it drugs? Was it envy… fear… lust? With all questions still
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Unfair treatment of the Native Americans- the Cherokee Nation Throughout the 19th century Native Americans were treated far less then respectful by the United States’ government. This was the time when the United States wanted to expand and grow rapidly as a land‚ and to achieve this goal‚ the Native Americans were “pushed” westward. It was a memorable and tricky time in the Natives’ history. The US government made many treatments with the Native Americans‚ making big changes on the Indian nation
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past decade‚ the media has broadcasted many reports of inmate abuse. By subjecting prisoners to unfair treatment by guards and inhumane living conditions‚ the United States criminal justice system violates the “nor cruel and unusual punishment” clause of the eighth amendment. (Mrs. Brown has approved this introduction) The system should hold prison guards accountable for excessive or vicious treatment of prisoners. Guards do not possess the right to hit or harm inmates unless it is reasonable‚ given
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An Unfair Treatment for Blacks Imagine being treated differently or discriminated against for having brown eyes‚ while everyone else has blue eyes‚ and even segregated or separated for being different. Do you think it would be right not to be considered human beings for not being the same as the others? Something similar happened in the United States a few decades ago. In the book of A Lesson Before Dying‚ by Earnest Gaines; it describes very specifically how blacks lived‚ and how they survived
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Unfair treatment in the criminal justice system The government document “Unequal Justice Under the Law— Racial Inequities in the Justice System” by Clarence M. Dunnaville‚ Jr. have many strengths. This governments document purpose is to enlighten people about the commission of law enforcement agencies‚ court systems‚ legislators and both federal and state governments and each responsibility in the criminal justice system. The author presented a detailed journal on disparate treatment occurring
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Historical injustices‚ such as the unfair treatment American’s first nations received in the 19th century‚ could inform us about life in past societies on a great scale.The Indian Removal Act‚ which is prompted by President Andrew Jackson in 1829‚ is a bill that forced Native Americans who lived in the east of United States to settle in the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River (Native Americans - Civilizing )‚ so there were free lands for the Europeans’ settlement. With the concern of
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The short story “The Yellow Wall-paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman should be published in the Atlantic Monthly to heighten the awareness of the unfair treatment of women. In this short story the narrator’s husband John tries to control her. It actually all starts when John believes that his wife is not sick and he thinks that moving to a summer house for the summer will help his wife get better. The narrator does not agree with her husband but goes along with him because he is “a physician of
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There are also alternative treatments available and one of these would be “talking treatment”. For example psychotherapy or counselling sessions can help you to understand the way you think and feel. Another example of talking treatment is CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) which aims to help you identify and overcome problems and emotional difficulties by changing negative thought patterns. Q10. You can help to manage the illness
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Offering inappropriate treatment or care Offering inappropriate treatment or care is unacceptable within a care setting because every resident deserves to be treated equally and professionally. As a care worker it is your duty to ensure that they are receiving the best care possible no matter why they are in the situation they are in. A resident’s past should not affect the way you treat or think of them‚ we are there to support and promote independence for all residents. If a resident is showing
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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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