from one social context to another. This scenario happens on a daily basis‚ inmates reintegrating into a society that is abashed of a criminal record. The increasing rates of inmates have a direct correlation with recidivism‚ reintegration‚ race‚ and the rank felons hold in the job market. If we as a society aren’t inflicting a positive attitude onto these ex-convicts‚ then we can’t expect them to uphold a positive outlook for their future. If people going into prison can adapt to those norms and
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Community corrections and institutional corrections have been a big part of our criminal justice system and helps us deter crime different ways. Both do the same thing by protecting our society and punishing criminals two different ways. In order to just decide on which one we want to be expanded we have to go more into depth on understanding them first‚ which will be all in this paper. Without neither of these different types of corrections our society would be reckless and very unsafe but with
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Sexual coercion in prison is a more polite way of saying prison rape or pressure to have sex and giving into the pressure. Prison sex is a topic not many‚ like to touch on. However it is estimated that thousands of men‚ mostly young‚ or incapable of defending themselves have been coerced into performing sexual acts in prison. Another less talked about topic‚ or less understood is the primal need for companionship. Homosexual activity happens in prisons through out the world and through out
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2 December 1975) I. Is Laos a unitary system country or federal system country? The Lao People’s Democratic Republic‚ which is situated in Southeast Asia‚ shares borders with five countries; China to the north‚ Vietnam to the east‚ Cambodia to the south‚ and Thailand and the Union of Myanmar to the west. It has a total area of 236‚800 square kilometres‚ with a population of 6.492.400 million . 66.8 per cent of Lao population believe in Buddhism because 33.2 percent
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hard subject to talk about‚ and it’s even more difficult when it happens within the prison system. It’s easy to say that prisoners deserve to pay for their crimes‚ but prison rape goes beyond punishment and forces many people to question what rights human beings deserve. Prison rape perpetuates a detrimental and dangerous cycle that affects both its victims and the general public when the criminals are released. Prison rape happens for several reasons. Sexual identity‚ forced homosexuality and hypermasculinity
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Kimberly Campbell English 1013 Comp 1 October 4‚ 2010 “The Mall as Prison” Author David Guterson‚ journalist and novelist‚ spent a week in The Mall of America on assignment for Harpers Magazine. His essay‚ “The Mall as Prison”‚ tells his views on the Mall as a psychological effect on today’s society. He uses witty and sarcastic comments to get his point across. Is American culture being corrupted by what Americans consider a retail structure that is vital to the survival of our needs? He gives
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Is sending kids to adult prisons and trying them as adults the best solution for our crime problem or would rehabilitating juveniles be a better option? Most people agree that kids who commit violent crimes need to be punished. However‚ do they really learn anything from being punished as an adult? In today’s society‚ punishment and rehabilitation has always been a big problem within our views in the Juvenile Justice System. Rehabilitation beats punishment! Adolescents who are tried and convicted
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lawmakers looking for cost-saving measures would do well to turn to prisons. Prison reform must attain the lowest economic costs‚ lowering actual taxpayer dollars spent without giving up the benefits of attaining important social goals‚ which represent another form of cost when lost. Undoubtedly‚ the current prison system is doing little to separate the US from its international counterparts in minimizing such cost‚ yet prison privatization has yielded hopeful results‚ as private correctional facilities
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Elizabeth Zoccole Are Counseling Program Available in Prisons of Various Security Levels? Introduction and Abstract With respect to the topic of drug and alcohol awareness programs being available in state‚ federal or local prisons‚ the five articles that are stated below contain relevant and statistical information. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 3 out 4 State and 4 out 5 Federal prisoners may be categorized as alcohol or drug involved offenders. If such programs are put in place
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growth of the prison industry the social cost‚ children without parents‚ the decrease in educational opportunities‚ employment and home ownership has effected the poor but more specifically African-American males and their families. What is even more astounding is that other lucrative countries such as Canada and Italy are also experiencing a decline in crime rates without increasing their rates of incarceration. In California‚ 2011 that state started to reform their judicial system these reforms
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