Prison Gangs Michael Dooley Aiken Tech CRJ 242.013 Prison Gangs Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized‚ stealthy and deadly‚ they are reaching out from their cells to organize and control crime in America’s streets. Law enforcement personal began to systematically monitor gang activities in the 1970’s. Working together‚ their initial attempts were to identify only gangs which had some semblance of formal structure‚ a constitution‚ bylaws‚ mission statement‚ or some identifiable
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Ethnocentrism‚ Class Discrimination‚ and the Historical Shortcomings of America’s War on Drugs Ethnocentrism‚ Class Discrimination‚ and the Historical Shortcomings of America’s War on Drugs In the mid to late 20th Century‚ the United States experienced several states of Cultural Revolution. The Civil Rights Movement‚ the Women ’s Movement‚ the anti-War Movement‚ and the increasing presence of a widespread‚ politically active and highly vocalized youth counterculture which led the United
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For other uses‚ see Prison (disambiguation). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2012) The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2012) Criminology and penology Theory[show] Types of crime[show] Penology[hide] Deterrence Prison Prison reform Prisoner abuse
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Jails and Prisons Kassi Crum CJA/234 June 18‚ 2013 Rodney Christiansen Jails and Prisons The earliest days of operating jails‚ which were more commonly known as “gaols‚” consisted solely as detaining offenders who were waiting to be tried. The first was ordered to be built in 1166 by King Henry II. Vagrancy‚ meaning to have no real permanent home to live and just wandering from location to location was an increasing issue between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries.
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who behave in prison and stay infraction free should be transferred to minimum-security prison. As Santos describes toward the end of his book‚ people respond to incentives more than threats it makes more sense to reward them by sending them to minimum security prisons. I do think that this should apply to those who commit violent crimes‚ such as Crip Tank and Frank. Frank was brought in for running one of the largest drug distributions in his small town. Once he was brought into prison he remained
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Problems and Solutions of Overcrowding in Modern Cities Now In the world there are many cities which are facing overcrowding‚ such as London‚ Tokyo‚ New York‚ Paris‚ Beijing‚ Singapore‚ Manila and Rio. But‚ few people know the exact meaning of the term “overcrowding”. There is a popular definition which is widely accepted by scholars: “an outgrowth of excessive size is overcrowding‚ meaning too many people occupying little space.” (Brunn et al‚ 1983‚ p37). Overcrowding causes huge problems such
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Critical Review of How to Win a War on Drugs Drug abuse‚ especially in the United States‚ is a huge issue that affects many people and their families. In the article How to Win a War on Drugs‚ the author Nicholas Kristof explores the idea of how the United States should adopt the decriminalization of all drugs‚ like Portugal. Currently in the US having possession of‚ or distribution of illegal drugs is considered a crime under federal laws which can result in criminal prosecution. However
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Jail and Prison One of the key cornerstones of the criminal justice system is the correctional system‚ specifically the correctional facilities. Prisons and jails are examples of correctional facilities that help keep the criminal justice system running smoothly and efficiently. Without these facilities‚ there would be no place for criminals to serve their sentences‚ and no one would really be safe. Although prison and jail seem to be interchangeable words‚ they actually mean two different types
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the system to their benefit. Though there is seemingly an infinite amount of different types of contraband‚ the most commonplace items seized are drugs‚ tattooing equipment‚ electronics‚ and weapons. Contraband‚ as defined by US Legal‚ refers to property that is illegal to possess or transport. The Arizona Revised Statues define the promoting of prison contraband as a person‚ not otherwise authorized by law‚ who knowingly takes contraband into a correctional facility or the grounds of a correctional
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Is the Prison service failing to meet its aims? In order to establish the extent to which prisons meet their aims it is vital to understand exactly what the main aims of prisons are. There are four main functions which prisons have and as such it can be said that these functions are in fact their aims. Prisons aim to: protect society; punish offenders‚ act as a deterrent; to rehabilitate. This chapter will consider each of these aims and the extent to which they are being met. Firstly‚ one of the
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