to the Florida Dept. of Corrections‚ female offenders recidivate at a significally lower rate than males. Within three years‚ a male’s chance at recidivism is around 30% while a female’s chance is 16%. Many factors impact the distinction in these rates. The average time behind bars for a male offender is 38 months. The average time behind bars for females is two years. Which is a year less than what a typical male will spend in jail. Whenever an offender is released from jail they run the risk just
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in our time today it seems the violence in video games are taking the blame for encouraging violent behavior. But before we start passing the baton to violence in video games for the cause of violent behavior‚ ask yourself‚ is violence in video games really the cause of violent behavior‚ or are we just passing the blame like it if where a game a tag? Violence in video games should not be blamed for violent behavior because video games act as stress reliever‚ there are other forms of media which have
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Question 1 What is meant by group work? • A number of people or things gather‚ placed‚ or classed together for some purpose”. When we think about working in a group‚ the key words are “for some purpose”. Group working is a situation where there is a common purpose(s)‚ a shared aim(s) • The benefit of the group is : • Ideas sharing • Tapping into a pool of wider experience • Learning to deal with challenges or criticism • Stimulating thinking and clarifying
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Running head: The Needs of Special Offenders The Needs of Special Offenders Professor Gregory Baugh Jeremiah Ritzenthaler University of Phoenix/CJA 234 The Needs of Special offenders Inmates with special needs‚ the mentally ill‚ and the substance abusing inmates all make up a large number of the prison population. These inmates affect the prison systems in different ways. Providing programs for the mentally ill inmates is extremely difficult for correctional staff. A very high percentage
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Class discrimination Social dominance researched by Pratto points out the notion that hierarchies exist between groups in society‚ allowing some groups to have the dominance and power over others (Pratto 760). African Americans’ impoverishment and high crime rates have plagued society for years. The origin has a closely bound with the historical slavery and racial discrimination in the US‚ and drives question self to the problem at the first place. From the beginning of the 1960s‚ in order to ease
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Introduction Purpose and Rationale Relationship group therapy focuses on developing‚ strengthening‚ or rebuilding healthy communication between parent and teen to decrease juvenile delinquent behaviors and recidivism. Often times‚ communication gap between parent and teen relationship influences a variety of risky behaviors such as shop lifting‚ drug use‚ inappropriate sexual behavior‚ and criminal activity resulting in juvenile delinquent consequences. Group therapy offers the ability for families to
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There are correctional facilities all over the world. The one goal all the correctional systems have is to rehabilitate their inmates. There are two different types of methods that are used then it comes to rehabilitating inmates. One of them is through education and opportunity while the other is through strict punishment‚ in hopes they will not commit any crime again. Canada models their nation’s correctional system after the United States correctional system. They strive to offer the highest quality
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consent (Keogh‚ 2012). Juveniles do not become sexually violent overnight; most youths experience some type of traumatic experience that can have a negative influence on how they development (Rasmussen‚ Lev-Wiesel‚ Eisikovits‚ 2013). A juvenile that is sexually violent towards other minors are seeking power and control and have more sexual knowledge than the average child (Righthand‚ Welch‚ 2001). The types of sexual offenses made by sexually violent youth can be put into two categories: forcible or nonforcible
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INTRODUCTION Over the past several years‚ the use of race by law enforcement agencies in their policing activities has received considerable attention across the country. The controversy regarding "racial profiling" has centered on police departments’ practices related to traffic stopsexamining whether police have targeted drivers based on their race or ethnicity. Significant anecdotal evidence has suggested that some departments may be treating drivers of some races or ethnicities differently
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Chunyang Liu Core 2，Level 6 K. Christolear February 20 2013 Say No to Violent Video Games Do you know Call of Duty? It has swept the world. There are so many people playing this game which has been issued to its ninth part. In the world‚ more and more people are attracted to video games which are about shooting or other violent actions like Call of Duty. On the one hand‚ this kind of video games is so popular bacause the game makers make these games very attractive; on the other hand‚ nowdays
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