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    abilities are. Trophies should not be given to everyone; they should be earned by hard work. One reason why kids should not get trophies is because it does not prepare them for the future. For example‚ in the article “Should Everyone Get a Trophy?” by Lauren Tarshis‚ she states‚ ”In life‚ most people are not rewarded for simply doing what’s required.” Adults in today’s world do not get a raise for simply going to work. This is the same concept with kids today. They should not get a trophy for

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    stations‚ and strategic roads and industrial enterprises in remote regions” (The Gulag). Discussion/Explanation: This evidence provides examples of what structures the prisoners were involved in. Why: It’s worth knowing that these prisons built enormous

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    Overcrowded Prisons

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    Prof. Taylor Engl. 101 23 Oct. 2011 Economy Issues? Overcrowded Prisons Prisons throughout the U.S have been overcrowded with inmates who cause a problem for the system itself and the general population. This causes a problem for the reason that it is expensive when prisons are overcrowded and minor crimes like possession of small amounts of marijuana by offenders gets them sent to jail instead of going to rehab. That means the system has to provide alternative jail cells for inmates to stay

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    of prison overcrowding in the UK. The prison population of the UK has steadily been increasing every year since 1993 when the number was 41‚000 to a current figure of 82‚000 (office of national statistics). This essay will discuss this doubling of prison population in the last 17 years. It will examine the suggested reasons for this rise‚ a statistical breakdown of the structure of the inmate population‚ the financial and social effects also the implications on the effectiveness of prison as

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    that there are different sides‚ thoughts and feelings about measurements in social work. The informants’ struggles between the measurable‚ the things not so easily measured and those things that are difficult or impossible to measure. There is a great uncertainty amongst the informants around the credibility and reliability in the results used and many of them strongly emphasize that measuring troubles them‚ “we work with people; they are not a product or material things” (IP 5). The lived experience

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    Private Prisons

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    Privatization of Prisons As state budgets throughout America become tighter because of rising costs‚ many are looking at private prisons as a way to reduce the cost in detaining inmates. Just like everything else in America there has to be a debate about it. There are those that are for the privatization of prisons and those that are against it. James A. Fagin introduced this topic in his text book CJ2013; he discussed the major selling point of private prisons‚ and the problems that states are

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    Prison Environment

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    Prison Environment Checkpoint Kaschelle Nichol CJS/230 August 22‚ 2012 Lester Julian Prison Environment Checkpoint The prison environment is defined as the atmosphere of aspects within a prison‚ including: inmates‚ guards‚ facilities‚ privileges‚ morale‚ etc. A prison environment is strict and isn’t happy. The main goal being punishment‚ the overall atmosphere will be low‚ and considering the

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    Incarceration In Prison

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    Today‚ the U.S. has more jails and prisons than there are colleges and universities. In 2010‚ there were 2.3 million prisoners in the United States (C. Ingraham). There are simply not enough correctional officers to counter the smuggling

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    Equal Rights: Why Slavery Wasn’t Abolished In Time Do you ever wonder why the constitution included the statement “all men are created equal” yet slavery continued for 78 years? Keeping the peace‚ the Founding Fathers decided to focus more on building a strong‚ new nation so they ignored the slavery problem. To keep that strong national government‚ they had to accept the disagreements some of the states had. Even if some disagreed with slavery‚ they had to accept the fact that they were profiting

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    Incarceration Prisons

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    There are millions of Americans in the United States (U.S) who have been to prison for conviction of a crime and incarceration rates are increasing (Public Safety Performance Project‚2007‚ Pew‚ 2008). Each year‚ thousands of individuals across the United States confront social and personal challenges related with the shift of transitioning from prison to society outside of prison. Incarceration prisons rates in the U.S. has increased more than any country in the world (Pew‚ 2008). In this informative

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