Moore_Argument Essay February 18‚ 2013 Should Non-Violent Drug Offenders Be Remanded to Drug Court Pablo Rayo Montano and Rita Faye Myers two people in comparison‚ entirely different‚ yet both are currently incarcerated on drug related charges. The only commonality shared with the two incarcerations is the word “drug” the severity and the type of crimes are worlds apart yet both are serving sentences over 20 years. Montano‚ responsible for over 15 tons of cocaine entering the United States
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Is Imprisonment an effective way of dealing with most violent offenders? “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jail. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens‚ but its lowest ones.” [Nelson Mandela] Brief History on Crime and Imprisonment Throughout history‚ people within organised communities and societies were amongst few if not many that would affront the rules and regulations of these communities
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isolation and manipulates minor offenders in becoming worst. Therefore it is a crucial concern for nations to reform these criminals and make them of good use later in society.The alternatives to prison system which may reform offenders include community services‚ drug treatment‚ educational and vocational training‚ rehabilitation with psychiatric help. Community services can be given to minor offenders who impose no threat to society. The service may help offenders realise the harm they have inflicted
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sentences for offenders under 18 was cruel and unusual punishment‚ and therefore unconstitutional. At the heart of the decision is the recognition that it is fundamentally unjust to mandate a life sentence for children convicted of homicide without considering mitigating factors. Young offenders in the juvenile and criminal justice systems lack adjudicative competence because of developmental immaturity (Grisso et al.‚ 2003). Moreover‚ the prevalence of mental illness among young offenders heightens
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An Alternative to Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROFESSOR WARDEN J. JONES April 11‚ 2013 Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model‚ integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the
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Punishment Paul Lichtbraun CJ 202/01 Community corrections programs oversee offenders outside of jail or prison. They are administered by agencies or courts with the legal authority to enforce sanctions. Community corrections include probation — correctional supervision within the community rather than jail or prison and parole‚ also a period of conditional‚ supervised release from prison. Evaluating sex offenders residency restrictions restrictions can how mapping can inform police: *
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Over the years‚ there has been many changes in the system of law when it comes to juvenile offenders. Also‚ there has been many debates over the issue of how to punish minors. Some think that a minor would know the difference between wrong and right‚ and some think they wouldn’t. Others think that punishments for adults are too harsh for children‚ mainly for more violent crimes‚ such as murder or rape. For less serious offences‚ such as drug abuse or underage drinking the consequences can also be
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Neil Condon CRJS 600 Dr. Richeson Nonviolent Offenders Is Incarceration the Answer? "It’s really clear that the most effective way to turn a nonviolent person into a violent one is to send them to prison‚" says Harvard University criminologist James Gilligan. The American prison system takes nonviolent offenders and makes them live side-by-side with hardened killers. The very nature of prison‚ no matter people view it‚ produces an environment that is inevitably harmful to its residents
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Aarron Eilers February 22‚ 2010 Female Offenders The number of women incarcerated is growing at a rapid pace. This calls for a reevaluation of our correction institutions to deal with women’s involvement in crime. Increasing numbers of arrests for property crime and public order offenses are outpacing that of men. The “War on Drugs” has a big influence on why our prisons have become overcrowded in the last 25 years. Women are impacted more than ever because they are being convicted
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Young Offenders Australia’s justice system‚ applies different rules and regulations on which how young offenders are to be treated. Young offenders are those above the ages of 10‚ however are under the age of 17. Under the Children Proceeding ACT NSW 1987‚ states that children under the age of 10 are not liable to be charge for criminal intent ( mens rea ) as they are too young‚ to grasp the situations consequences and are recognised as doli incapax. However‚ there is a theory that ages from 10
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