...DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OREGON AMBER L. SMITH BUS-PS 200A M. NELS JOHNSON WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE JANRUARY 26, 2013 Abstract In this paper I will examine the structure and functionality of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC). I will explain what ODOC is and what they do. We will also explore the pros and cons of some of the current policies and how those policies could be improved upon. NOTE TO INSTRUCTOR: I chose this government agency because it is of great interest to me. I simply chose this agency instead of an agency that has to do with my employment due to the fact that I am unemployed. Thank you. Keywords: DOC, Department of Corrections, corrections, agency, correctional institutions, governing agency, criminal justice policy, etc. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OREGON The Oregon Department of Corrections is a state agency that handles the states’ adult corrections affairs. The ODOC is responsible for the management and administration of all adult correctional institutions and other functions related to state programs for adult corrections. There are seven major divisions within the agency as well as a strong relationship with Oregon Corrections Enterprises, a semi-independent state agency. The department handles the custody of offenders that are sentenced to prison for more than twelve months. The offenders are housed in one of the fourteen state prisons. It is the mission of the ODOC to promote public safety by holding offenders accountable...
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...Conflict Diagnosis Paper CJHS/430 Conflict Diagnosis Paper Deaths in the prisons are on the rise in the recent years and the major cause of these deaths are mostly suicide and I this review I will focus mostly on diagnosis on suicide related deaths in the United States. The research in the past has also been criticized for focusing mostly on the static variables like the demographics. In the United States, suicide is more common in prisons compared with the general populations as a whole. Each year it is approximated that the number of prison suicide is 200, and it is the third leading cause of death in prison behind aids and natural cause. Many suicides are seen as accidental deaths. Some workers fear reporting suicide-related incidents for fear of cases being brought against them. Somebody dying in the hospital after attempting suicide may not be reported as deadly occurred at the prison. The homicide rate in local jails nationwide hovered around 3 inmates per 100,000 between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Violent, troubled individuals are concentrated in prisons and jails. “The violent prisoners exert pressures on the most vulnerable inmates who end up succumbing to health related problems or they result to suicide.” (Theodore, Max, & Mitch, 2009.) The populations or individuals that are vulnerable to these pressures should be identified, and this is an essential first step towards resolving the problem. However, it...
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...Note Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College. This report is a response to Professor Jeffrey B. Bumgarner’s project 1 directive. Correspondence concerning this report should be address to Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi eCampus, Adelphi, MD 20783. Contact: florezalbeiro87@gmail.com Departmental Task Force Strategic Plan The Virtual City Police Department (VCPD) is working thoroughly to increase its abilities to better serve the citizens of Virtual City. Officials within the agency identify the significance of working with the public in order to increase their possibility of success to prevent the recent increase of violent crimes, most specifically homicide, sexual assault and robbery. Intel shows that the increases of violent crimes are a connection to gang and drug related issues. Due to the public, political and community demand for action the VCPD has created a Departmental Task Force Strategic Plan to deal with this situation. To do the above mention task force we will use 6 departmental units and 2 non-departmental units. Also, we will identify and clarified the reason why we will not include 4 departmental units to ease and give a clear picture of our purpose. Task Force Departmental Units Patrol Unit. As described in chapter 8 in our text book, the patrol unit executes the basic assignment of the police department: preserving order, the...
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...iOREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEOMETRONICS 200 Hawthorne Ave., B250 Salem, OR 97310 (503) 986-3103 Ron Singh, PLS Chief of Surveys (503) 986-3033 BASIC SURVEYING - THEORY AND PRACTICE David Artman, PLS Geometronics (503) 986-3017 Ninth Annual Seminar Presented by the Oregon Department of Transportation Geometronics Unit February 15th - 17th, 2000 Bend, Oregon David W. Taylor, PLS Geometronics (503) 986-3034 Dave Brinton, PLS, WRE Survey Operations (503) 986-3035 Table of Contents Types of Surveys ........................................................................................... 1-1 Review of Basic Trigonometry ................................................................... 2-1 Distance Measuring Chaining ................................................................... 3-1 Distance Measuring Electronic Distance Meters ................................... 4-1 Angle Measuring .......................................................................................... 5-1 Bearing and Azimuths ................................................................................ 6-1 Coordinates .................................................................................................... 7-1 Traverse ........................................................................................................... 8-1 Global Positioning System ..........................................................
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...help promote positive changes in offender behavior, and assisting the offenders in their overall transition into the community. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is committed to providing some opportunities for visitation along with incorporating programs which includes the children of offenders or impact the children of offenders. This program was established to identify the resources that offer the basic, fundamental services to the offenders and their families, along with their children. This program recognizes that solid family ties can and does impact the success of the individuals under the criminal justice supervision, as well as their families. Various units offer family-inclusive programs and/or programs that are focused on the strengthening of parental and relational skills. These programs help the offenders maintain their constructive focus during their time of incarceration, allowing families to remain connected, which will in turn positively impact the future of their children (tdcj.state.tx.us). The second program that I researched has to do with the Pathfinders of Oregon and it’s called the Parenting Inside Out Program. This is an evidence based parenting skills program which is offered to parents in prison and in the community. This program is a cognitive-behavioral parenting skills training program based on the Oregon Social Learning Center’s Parent Management Training program for families that are at risk. The PIQ program is offered to the clients who...
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...Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model, integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion ("front-end") with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the second model, some states have instituted programs in which correctional officials may direct already sentenced offenders into alternative sanction programs and parole and probation options ("back-end"). Both models are designed to help reduce prison overcrowding and are less expensive alternatives to prison. Widespread development of community correction programs in the United States began in the late 1970's as a way to offer offenders, especially those leaving jail or prison, residential services in halfway houses. The first state community correction programs began in Oregon, Colorado, and Minnesota as pilot projects with very little government-funded support. They diverted nonviolent offenders in selected pilot project areas from jails and state prisons into local alternative punishment programs. The programs were referred to as "front-end" sentencing because they allowed judges to sentence offenders to a community-based punishment rather than jail or prison. Rehabilitation programs were the preferred punishment option. In the late 1980's, prison systems across the country began experiencing serious overcrowding...
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...ten studies result proven that the scale is useful in measuring the different stages of change with male and female prisoners. More specifically, the Columbia University School of Social Work investigated the psychometric properties and utility of the URICA in a sample of 257 female inmates from a large urban prison. The study addressed their major issues: whether the URICA would be useful for assessing stages of change in drug-using female offenders, whether distinct, reliable subgroup profiles would emerge from a cluster analysis using the URICA scale and whether women in these clusters would differ on demographic characteristics, drug use patterns, or psychological symptoms. While the Western Oregon University assessed the readiness to change among 1,000 Oregon Department of Corrections Male offenders at intake. Both studies readiness scores were calculated for each participant and logistic regression analysis was performed to ascertain the cause of these scores. Both studies utilize a principal component factor analysis using varimax rotation to assess the factor structure of the URICA. Internal consistency and reliability tests were performed for each component. Moreover, to identify subjects’ profiles vis-à-vis stages of changes method was employed, which resulted in five distinct clusters. To examine the external correlates of these cluster profiles, each study examined cluster differences on demographic variables, mental health, substance abuse, depression and psychological...
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...not only address public safety, but would also give juvenile offenders the chance to become positive and productive citizens. Life without the Possibility of Parole Imagine sentencing a 10-year-old fifth grader to spend the rest of his or her life in prison. The only civilized country in the world, which does this, is the United States. Legislators have created a blanket of harsh sentencing in response to the public’s outcry to offenses committed by juveniles, such as in the Columbine tragedy. Although, no one can condone the devastating loss at Columbine, all juveniles should not be thrown under the same blanket, but reviewed and treated individually. Currently 11 states prohibit this sentence, which includes New Mexico and Oregon. Many other states are following suit, by introducing legislation to eliminate such sentences for juvenile offenders, including California. California Senator Leland Yee, PhD., introduced bill SB1199, also known as the “California Juvenile Life without Parole Reform Act” (Yee, 2008, p. 1) to the Supreme Court, which calls for...
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...Have you ever gone to a supermarket or mall, and driven around the lot several times looking for a parking space? Each time you pass the front of the building you see all of those handicapped parking spaces that are not being used and you may think to yourself, “I need a special parking space!” Recently, this has become a hot topic among pregnant women. In several states including: Texas, Mississippi, Vermont, and Georgia, the legislature has attempted to pass a bill that would amend the standards, already set forth for disabled parking permits, by including pregnant women. The legislation would allow pregnant women to apply for and receive a temporary disabled parking placard that would enable them to park, in any handicapped parking space available, for up to two months after their child is born. This brings forth the question of whether or not pregnancy is a disability. Proponents for this type of bill argue that pregnant women “should be extended the courtesy of handicapped parking privileges,” (http://stork.glokraemer.com). Their reasons vary, but basically it comes down to convenience. Pregnant woman don’t want to walk the extra hundred feet because they are tired. If they have other children while pregnant it is easier for them to only walk thirty-five feet to the store while holding a toddler’s hand and carrying the extra weight of pregnancy. What they fail to realize is that once they get into the store they are going to walk around shopping while holding their...
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...Employee Furloughs Only One Step in State Budget Recovery Another new year and another new set of challenges as the legislative session gets into gear. This year however is unlike previous ones as the recession’s full impact is only beginning to impact the state in this and future fiscal years. Like at least 36 other states in the nation, New Mexico struggles to determine how it will balance an estimated $500 plus budget shortfall. And what will be determined this session could very well serve as a new standard for state and local government operations in the years ahead. State employees are experiencing the uncomfortable reality of five unpaid furlough days in FY 2009 and the possibility of more to come. But as referenced in earlier columns, public sector employees in other states are experiencing much more pain. California, the public sector equivalent of General Motors, has roughly 200,000 plus state employees suffering through two furlough days a month since July 2009 with Governor Schwarzenegger proposing a third day being added in FY 2011 given the state revenue outlook. A listing of states engaged in employee furloughs or layoffs is now the norm, not the exception, as some 24 and counting states consider how they can reduce or minimize operating expenses through employee personnel costs. Whatever these actions may involve, they appear to be only temporary band-aids according to the Nation Governor’s Association. In a policy briefing entitled, “The State Fiscal...
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...were white while 54.1% were African American. This was as of December 2005 as well. This shows there is not much of a difference in the percentage of Caucasians convicted and African Americans convicted. This data was gathered by three research teams based on the degree of crime, and they came to the conclusion that crime does, in fact, determine whether or not someone is convicted rather than race (Facts About the Death Penalty 1). A big discussion of why the death penalty should be abolished is the cost to execute a human being. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, every state allowing the death penalty spends hundreds of thousands of dollars more for death penalty cases than other punishments. For example, in the state of Oregon, an estimated nine million dollars would be saved between total prosecutions and defense costs per year. In California, taxpayers pay an estimated $114 million dollars more for death penalty cases ("Costs of the Death...
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...Latisha Smith, Michael Winters, Sarah Berry, Trent Neffendorf CJA/394 November 24, 2014 Becky Killian-Willis Correctional Issues Introduction The issues of mandatory sentencing have been affecting the prison forecasts, tax revenue, over-crowding in prisons, as well as flooding the court systems and backlogging cases. Mandatory prison sentences take the discretion away from prosecutors, as well as judges. An Inmate who is sentenced under a mandatory sentence does not qualify for early release, good time while in prison, and in most cases, the offender is not required to complete any supervision after release, due to the fact that he or she has fulfilled the obligations of his or her sentence. Several states, including the State of Oregon, have introduced legislation to reform their mandatory minimum sentences. With budgetary constraints in the volatile economy, the government cannot afford to continue to incarcerate individuals without the ability to modify sentences, supervision, etc. How courts are affected by mandatory minimum sentences Congress, as well as some of the state legislations introduced mandatory sentences in the 1970s and 1980s. These mandatory sentences forced the court system to hand down fixed prison sentences to those convicted of certain criminal acts. The lawmakers felt by enacting these sentences then it would help in the battle against the drug trade and hopefully prevent individuals from entering. However, while it did assist the courts in...
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...statement is as follows, [1]“Tanglewood will be the best department store for customers seeking quality, durability, and value for all aspects of their active lives. We are committed as a company to providing maximum value to our customers, shareholders, and employees. We will accomplish this goal by adhering to the core values of responsible financial management, clear and honest communication, and always keeping performance and customer service in the forefront.” We will consult this mission statement throughout this report to ensure that we are following the original guide to Tanglewood’s success. As you are all aware, some of Tanglewood’s current success stems from strategically [1]”distinguishing itself with simple, elegant, and uncluttered design concepts for their stores and their in-house products. This objective is also achieved through the company’s unique employee relations system which focuses on, strong employee participation and ensuring employees, full or part time, are members of the core work force. Tanglewood prides itself on operating with a core workforce (a workforce of permanent employees), reinforcing this philosophy by not utilizing in temporary employees. [1] “Core Workforce is viewed as essential for the organizational values and culture. This is a philosophy which, Tanglewood seeks to develop and maintain. The company currently has a total of 243 stores open in the states of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado...
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...A Justice Policy Institute Report By Barry Holman and Jason Ziedenberg The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities The Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities The Dangers of Detention: A Justice Policy Institute Report by Barry Holman and Jason Ziedenberg 1 The Dangers of Detention1 Introduction: The Growing Impact of Youth Detention Despite the lowest youth crime rates in 20 years, hundreds of thousands of young people are locked away every year in the nation’s 591 secure detention centers. Detention centers are intended to temporarily house youth who pose a high risk of re-offending before their trial, or who are deemed likely to not appear for their trial. But the nation’s use of detention is steadily rising, and facilities are packed with young people who do not meet those high-risk criteria—about 70 percent are detained for nonviolent offenses.2 “[F]airly viewed, pretrial detention of a juvenile gives rise to injuries comparable to those associated with the imprisonment of an adult. ” –Justice Marshall for the minority in Schall v. Martin, 1984. “Detention: A form of locked custody of youth pre-trial who are arrested— juvenile detention centers are the juvenile justice system’s version of “jail, in which most young people are being held before the court has ” judged them delinquent. Some youth in detention are there because they fail the conditions of their...
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...Research Proposal UDB301 – Research Methods Due Date: 30/05/2014 Name: Dylan Black Student Number: N8304271 Course Code and Major – UD40 – Spatial Science Email: Dylan.Black@connect.qut.edu.au Due Date: 30/05/2014 Name: Dylan Black Student Number: N8304271 Course Code and Major – UD40 – Spatial Science Email: Dylan.Black@connect.qut.edu.au The Change Galileo Will Make to RTK Surveying This study is focused on what will change with the construction and implementation of a new Global Navigation Satellite System called Galileo. The new Galileo system will bring many changes to many different sectors however the change to Real Time Kinematic Surveying and surveyors is the main purpose of this report. Understanding how current systems work and how Real Time Kinematic surveying is undertaken will help in understanding how things will change and what is to be expected with a new system. This study is important as many surveyors and surveying businesses will need to prepare for the influx of new technology as well as assess what they will be able to use the new system for. Key Words: GNSS, Galileo, RTK, GPS, Surveying Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Image 1 – Galileo Constellation 3 2.0 Literature Review: 4 2.1 History: 4 2.2 Why we launch satellites: 4 2.3 What satellites do? 4 2.4 How do satellites and RTK work: 5 2.41 Diagram 1 – RTK Set Up 6 2.5 Current systems in place: 6 2.6 Problems with current systems: 7 2.7 Why is Europe...
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