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    Prison Overcrowding

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    Prison Overcrowding Sherita Bowens American Intercontinental University April 24‚ 2010 Abstract Prison overcrowding is one of the many different problems throughout the world that law enforcement faces. Prison overcrowding not only affects those in law enforcement‚ it also affects the taxpayers in the community as well. The problem of overcrowded prisons is being handled in many different ways. Some of these ways have been proven to be sufficient and successful while others have not been

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    Prison Education

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    Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2009 University of Wisconsin La-Crosse La-Crosse‚ Wisconsin April 16 - 18‚ 2009 Prison Culture‚ Education‚ and Recidivism Rates Caleb L. Fry and Lauren T. Rios Department of Anthropology Lake Tahoe Community College One College Drive South Lake Tahoe‚ California 96150 USA Faculty Advisor: Daryl G. Frazetti Abstract Given the number of inmates in the prison system and the high level of recidivism‚ it is important to seek out possible solutions to this growing problem

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    Don The Drinking Analysis

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    alcohol affects how Don behaves socially. How Don interacts with people while sober is entirely different then when he is drunk. Don describes this to Helen as him being two different people; “Don the drunk” and “Don the writer”. The writer half of Don is the successful and loving person he wants to be. Don the drunk is completely irrational and inconsiderate‚ doing anything to gain access to alcohol. Don speaks of the two halves as if they are fighting each other and that Don the drunk is winning

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    Suicide in Prison

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    Suicide in Prison Introduction: “Suicide is a huge‚ but largely preventable‚ public health problem‚ causing almost half of all violent death in the world‚ resulting in almost one million fatalities every year and economic costs in the billions of dollars‚ according to the World Health Organization” (quoted in Pompili & Lester & Innamorati & Casale & Girardi‚ 2009‚1155). According to Kupers (quoted in Heuy & Mculty‚ 2005‚ 490) “in the United States‚ suicide rates among prison inmates are higher

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    Jails And Prisons

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    Jails And Prisons Adam Putnam CJA/204 February 18‚ 2014 Leroy Hendrix Jails And Prisons In the following paragraphs comparisons between the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County‚ Virginia and Federal Corrections Institution Petersburg Medium in Hopewell City‚ Virginia. The types of prisons will be identified. The major differences between the Rappahannock Regional Jail and FCI Petersburg Medium will be examined. Jail and prison culture and subculture as well as the violent behavior that

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    Don Jon Analysis

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    Media Text: Don Jon The film Don Jon is a perfect example of the affect media has on personal expectations of relationships and gender roles. Jon Martello is a very typical “New Jersey Boy” raised in the quaint suburbs of an American town. Working as a club bartender in the same town as an adult‚ his friends call him Don Jon due to his ability to bring home and have sex with a different girl every weekend. However‚ even the most beautiful women will not satisfy him like watching pornography

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    Don John Foil

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    Shakespeare After a harsh war‚ Don Pedro‚ Claudio‚ Benedick return from war. While in Messina Claudio Falls in love with the governor’s daughter Hero. While everyone is happy‚ Don John is Voracious for power‚ he creates a paradox between Hero and Claudio‚ and to compound that Don John tries to escape Messina. Eventually Hero and Claudio is married and everything is good. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Don John serves as the foil character by which Don Pedro’s eminent reputation are

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    Prison Violence

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    threat to the safety of prison‚ of correctional staff‚ and of other inmates. Nevertheless‚ the issue of discipline in prison is important from an economic perspective‚ because an estimated average cost per infraction at a medium security prison is $970 (Jiang & Fisher-Giorlando‚ 2002). For these reasons‚ Jiang & Fisher- Giorlando conducted a research to help explain violent incidents‚ incidents against correctional staff and incidents against other inmates in prison. Identifying the risk factors

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    Don Quixote Motives

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    Through Don Quixote‚ Cervantes tells a story which can be analyzed to determine how humanistic impulses prompt decisions‚ based on ideal motives. Quixote’s world of fiction‚ at first glance‚ is often considered contrary to the ordinary world. There is not much difference between the two; depending on what each specific character wants to accomplish. Some characters find themselves sharing Quixote’s madness. The events that transpire in Don Quixote’s world of illusion stem from actions prompted

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    “Don’t go gentle into that good night” is a phrase that is significant because Dylan Thomas wrote this poem about his dying father‚ and the phrase explains that he does not want his father to be forgotten after his death. Also the authors’ father portrays as a motive to bring personal connection into the poem to produce the hidden meaning. “We all are going to die at some point therefore we should make our life meaningful to precede our name after death.” (Me). After analyzing the point‚ it was

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