Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Rachel Klein CJS/230 10/19/2014 Edward Harris “Corrections accreditation is intended to improve facility operations through adherence to clear standards relevant to all areas/operations of the facility‚ including safety‚ security‚ order‚ inmate care‚ programs‚ justice‚ and administration” ("American Correctional Association"‚ n.d.). Going through these types of processes can be very beneficial to a corrections officer’s development. Going
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Punishment over Rehabilitation Simone Weil‚ a French philosopher‚ once said‚ “As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame‚ they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.” We punish criminals because there is an intrinsic good in the guilty suffering; because the offender had knowledge that he/she would be punished if they committed a crime. Because we make a contract to give up certain rights in order for other rights to be protected‚ those
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Rights." The Ethics of Capital Punishment. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Death Penalty v. Human Rights: Why Abolish the Death Penalty?" 2007. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. Bessler‚ John D. "Capital Punishment Harms Society." Capital Punishment. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "America ’s Death Penalty: Just Another Form of Violence." Phi Kappa Phi Forum
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Evolution of Capital Punishment Ever since there has been crime‚ there has been punishment. One form of punishment that has existed since the beginning of society is capital punishment. As crime and societies have evolved over time‚ so have capital punishment‚ its forms‚ and its reasons for use. Capital punishment is defined as the execution or death for a capital offense. (Hill & Hill 1995: 75) A capital offense is defined as being any criminal charge that is punishable by the death penalty.
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Throughout the 1700-1800s Haiti‚ France‚ and the U.S. went through revolutions which sought the same goals‚ freedom and liberty‚ but how each of them got there was due to their individual social causes. The French revolution came about due to a number of social causes which created the perfect time for the people to rebel. These social causes consisted of the enlightenment‚ inequality between rich and poor‚ and taxing. These three main points appear in the other revolutions. In France at the time
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Republic of the Philippines BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY City of Malolos‚ Bulacan College of Engineering On-The-Job Training Program Performance Evaluation Report Student Trainee __________________________________ Age _______ Sex ________ Course ________________________________ Major __________________________ Name of Firm _________________________ Address____________________________ No. of Training Hrs. Required ___________Total Hrs. Rendered ___________________
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With the birth of the New World‚ governments began to take shape and ideas began to form. Democracy was soon to come‚ but just how soon? Religion was a major predicament in the late-1700s. A Separatist minister was sent to jail in 1745 because he was preaching in Wethersfield without permission. This is saying that Separatism is inferior to that of other religions. And the town’s requirement of its people to support Protestant ministers in 1775 only pushes the idea that Protestants are superior
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Capital Punishment: Is it Just for the Mentally Retarded? Thesis Statement: Issuing the death penalty for the mentally retarded is an unjust punishment. I. Legal Stand on Capital Punishment and the Mentally Retarded A. Supreme Court 1. Eighth Amendment 2. Consensus B. States II. Definition of Mental Retardation A. I.Q. Tests B. Adaptive Skills C. Onset Before the Age of Eighteen III. Problems with Mental Retardation and the Law A. Waiving Rights B. False Confessions C. Ineffective Assistance
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high interest to you or pick a topic about which you want to learn more. 6. Click on a topic. Some topics have sub-topics. Choose the topic or sub-topic you want. 7. You are going to read the six articles on both sides of the issue. 8. Fill out the form for each article. (1).Premise (essential question )__ Can the increase in academic cheating be blamed on the amount of pressure students feel to succeed?__________________________________________________ Pro side ____ _√____ _ or Con side ___
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10:51:05 AM IS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT MORALLY REQUIRED? ACTS‚ OMISSIONS‚ AND LIFELIFE TRADEOFFS Cass R. Sunstein* and Adrian Vermeule** Many people believe that the death penalty should be abolished even if‚ as recent evidence seems to suggest‚ it has a significant deterrent effect. But if such an effect can be established‚ capital punishment requires a life-life tradeoff‚ and a serious commitment to the sanctity of human life may well compel‚ rather than forbid‚ that form of punishment. The familiar problems
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