the numerous cases of sexual harassment among convicted women that resulted in the establishment of the Prison Rape Establishment Act of 2003. This act mandated the collection of all rape cases that took place in correctional facilities throughout the nation. According to the Act‚ 13% of female prisoners in the United States have been victims of rape (VanNatta‚ 2010‚ p. 30). Sexual abuse in prison usually takes place in various ways. Apart from physically overpowering a prisoner into a sexual contact
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four-year courses to a college education. The offer food handlers‚ ASPCA certification‚ Entrepreneurship programs and prison fellowship. They offer rental assistance‚ child support
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twenty-twelve‚ compared to Norway‚ whose prison population is seventy-two out of a hundred thousand people (see fig.1 and 2). American prison systems need to be updated similar to the Norwegian prison system‚ via using taxpayer money more towards rehabilitation‚ retraining prison guards‚ or even reevaluating the goal of criminal justice‚ thereby providing healthier ex-convicts that give back to the economy in society. In order to clearly understand and evaluate prisons systems‚ a person must comprehend
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Reagan’s War on Drugs: A Never-ending Battle The phrase “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll” held true to its well-earned spot in 1970’s and 1980’s society. With a new‚ looser culture‚ explicit music‚ raunchy and rambunctious movies as well as a societal focus on many things immoral‚ it was an era of challenging social norms. As the use of recreational and psychoactive drugs‚ as well as alcohol‚ increased‚ a new problem arose; how does law enforcement and the government undo the damage being made by
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Prisons and Jails Jordyn Elby CJA/204 University of Phoenix Abstract The criminal justice system in itself is wide and covers many aspects. The most important part of those aspects is the jails and prisons around the nation. These are the places that are going to separate those who offend away from the community and keep our community overall pretty safe. Even though there is a funnel system within the criminal justice system‚ it should be noted that jails and prisons
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Millions upon millions if Americans have been sent to prison without a victim ever claiming damages. It is important to look at the burden this mass level of incarceration places upon our society. Viewing the statistics‚ demonstrates just how the destructive mass of incarceration of victimless crimes have been high not only in women but in men as well. Drug offenses are self-explanatory as being victimless‚ but so are public order offenses‚ which also follows the victimless crimes. Public order
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poems were “to Lucasta‚ Going to War” and “To Althea‚ from Prison”. Both poems allegedly express his “real” love to his beloved. However‚ Richard Lovelace does not really appreciate his wife as he says he does‚ due to the fact that he admits his love to the king is greater‚ would rather spend time in jail and be loyal the king‚ and predominantly he barely spent time with her whatsoever. Lovelace‚ in “To Lucasta‚ Going to war” was written in 1649 (during the Civil War) addressed to Lucasta‚ which we
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Analysis Essay CJ/407 Monday May 26‚ 2014 The Attica Prison Riot This paper reflects on two crisis situations‚ The 1972 Olympic Terrorist attack in Munich‚ Germany‚ and The Attica Prison Riot of 1971. This paper will discuss what went wrong on behalf of the negotiators and how things could’ve of different with a properly trained crisis negotiation team. The ongoing crisis staging in prisons and at local police departments makes it possible for a crisis team
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Drugs Vidal author of "Drugs" witting in 1970 on New York Time’s expresses the authors feeling and devotions making a stand on what she believes to be the truths‚ backing up every statement with facts or relatable historical events‚ which are relatable. The author Vidal speaks her mind about making drug illegal does not work‚ as to end drug addiction‚ deaths and trafficking‚ why legalizing drugs would work‚ and why nonetheless legalization is unlikely to happen‚ but also including Homage to Daniel
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“deinstitutionalize” the mentally ill – prisons and jails became the new de facto mental health asylums. In 2015‚ according to the Treatment Advocacy Center‚ in 44 of the 50 states‚ “the largest prison or jail held more people with serious mental illness than the largest psychiatrist hospital.” Therefore‚ in a country where incarcerating people with mental challenges seems to be a more viable option than treatment‚ it is inevitable to question the policies and
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