...What are the best practices for services and programming available for prisoners? Introduction There are about 2.3 million people currently in the nation’s prisons and jails. (that would be 1 in 10 Americans). The US leads the world in mass incarceration. The US has more people in jail than China and Russia combined. (Stern, 2014). The majority of people would relate punishment with prison. And they are not far from the truth as prisons are facilities that give retribution to people for their bad choices, and deter them from committing new crimes. However, the majority of prisons also offer social services to prisoners so when they leave, they have the needed instruments to reintegrate into society. Most prisons offer numerous programs...
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...There have been several empirical research materials providing evidence on the success of prison educational programs in reducing the return to prison rates. First and foremost, in Michigan, the Prisoner Education proponents have expressed the importance of educational programs for the ex-convicts while being incarcerated in reducing the rate of recidivism as documented by Brunton-Smith and Hopkins (2014). The primary goal of several prison education programs is to offer behavior correctional lessons while providing instructions that will help refine the convicts’ behavior to meet the behavioral norms of the general public. Skills are incorporated into the prison educational curriculum which is made up of basic skills of literacy and essential...
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...millions are incarcerated in federal prison, state prisons and county jail. Many people are rearrested while on parole or probation. On top of all this, correctional facilities have many problems like undereducated inmate, prison overcrowding, rehabilitation, too cushy prison conditions, and the need for longer sentences. Undereducated The fact is that, if parolees are released with the skills needed to obtain and keep a job, they will find themselves back in the same place where they just left, jail. Finding meaning jobs, getting GED's and post secondary education and a strand support factor is need to keep them on the streets. Many inmates are undereducated with low reading, writing and communication skills. Those who participate in correctional educational programs have a better chance of staying in the community and finding a job or career. Comparing now to ten years ago, prisons were just meant for punishing. Now, correctional facilities are opening more options to inmate to rehabilitate. GED classes, law books, parenting classes, anger management are more available. More programs are designed more to the inmates needs than academic. For example, many have mental and substance abuse needs. With the right education, inmates and correctional are looking for ways to eliminate these problems before a person is re-entered into society. Inmates need help to adapt to the outside world they are about to enter when released from prison. Rather than have an inmate just be...
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...stability, and the production of new knowledge” (Carnoy, Education as Cultural Imperialism, p.1). Ultimately the word “education” would mean for one to be enlightened and obtain knowledge through learning. However, the kind of education received within the United States Prison Systems is actively doing the opposite. The oppressed inmate populations are ultimately being exploited for cheap labor in order to support a capitalist society that they do not benefit from. This paper will argue that the education being withheld from prison inmates is both cultural and educational imperialism. This paper will also argue that the Prison Industrial Complex is intentionally exploiting inmates to contribute to a capitalist labor market instead of receiving education they are entitled to in order to be rehabilitated, reduce recidivism, improve their lives and ultimately better benefit society. Incarceration in the United States is the main form of punishment, rehabilitation, or both as a consequence of felony and other criminal offenses. The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration with 2.2 million people currently in the nation's prisons or jails. This means a 500% increase over the past thirty years (The Sentencing Project.org). These trends have resulted in prison overcrowding, and billions of dollars being spent to house inmates, and supervise them on probation and parole after they are released, ultimately to return to prison as a repeat offender. Instead of an increased amount...
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...respect, teach and discipline students in a way that would deter future altercations while still giving all students fair and equal opportunities to succeed in post secondary school, and future endeavors. However, our schools are not living up to these standards especially for our black males students and this causes the school to prison pipeline. The school to prison pipeline refers to the increasing ways in which students...
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...Response on-Public schools play a key role Public schools is also refer to primary or secondary schools mandated for or offered to all children without charge, funded in whole or in part by taxation. It may also refer to public institutions of post-secondary education funded and overseen by the government from around the world. In Malaysia however it is also the most important steps of education for majority of the students in Malaysia. It is the genesis for most of the knowledge, experience, education obtained by the students. Which is why it plays a key role in student development. For that itself to happen the public schools must retain the key traits that makes a public school such a nice place to learn for the students. And here are some of the reasons why? Firstly, the subjects available for the students must be limited in both the primary and secondary school. Which is five for the primary school for example: English, Malay, Science ,Geography & Mathematics. Whereas in secondary school subjects from primary schools must be carried on to secondary schools including the extra two subjects that must be emphasized which is History and Living Skills. All those subjects will allow the students to chase after their preferred occupation in the near future and become the next leader for tomorrow. Secondly, teachers also plays a important role in public schools because without them the students will have no source of knowledge to learn and absorb. The teachers themselves...
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...How Environment Plays Role In Learning College 100 American Military University There are a many different factors into why we learn the way we do. In a society where so many variables contribute and influence our day to interactions, how does the environment play a role in our learning? From living conditions, educational influence, social impacts and the forever perceived relevance of race, there are plenty of factors that help diagnose why our environment plays such a significant role in our learning abilities. So what are the effects of growing up in a privileged area versus an area of poverty? What’s the difference between having parents who have a higher degree in learning versus parents who didn’t even graduate high school? How do the crowds students hang out with affect dedication to learn and seek a higher level? We will discuss all if this and more. Studies have shown that individuals growing up in areas have poverty suffer from several risk factors that can inhibit their ability to learn. Kids growing up in less than adequate living conditions also face socioeconomic issues mainly because they do not relate to a majority of the other kids they deal on a day to day basis. According to Eric Jensen, there are four major contributing factors that kids living in poverty deal with, explained as EACH. These steps include; emotional and social challenges, acute and chronic Stressors, cognitive lags and safety Issues. Dealing with these issues can be a major problem...
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...than millions are incarcerated in federal prison, state prisons and county jail. Many people are rearrested while on parole or probation. On top of all this, correctional facilities have many problems like undereducated inmate, prison overcrowding, rehabilitation, too cushy prison conditions, and the need for longer sentences. Undereducated The fact is that , if parolees are released with the skills needed to obtain and keep a job, they will find themselved back in the same place where they just left, jail. Finding meaning jobs, getting GED's and post secondary education and a strond support factor is need to keep them on the streets. Many inmates are undereducated with low reading, writing and communication skills. Those who participate in correctional educational programs have a better chance of staying in the community and finding a job or career. Comparing now to ten years ago, prisons were just meant for punishing. Now, correctional facilites are opening more options to inmate to rehabilitate. GED classes, law books, parenting classes, anger management are more available. More programs are designed more to the inmates needs than academic. For example, many have mental and substance abuse needs. With the right education, inmates and correctional are looking for ways to eliminate these problems before a person is re-entered into society. Inmates need help to adapt to the outside world they are about to enter when released from prison. Rather than have an inmate just be...
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...in special education. The list was narrowed down to three high profile topics that my school district is currently dealing with. The topics are student post high school transition, school bullying and school safety, and the increasing growth of students diagnosed with Autism and the lack of teachers qualified to educate those students. The expectation of students after graduating from high school is to enroll into a two or four year college, join the military, or secure a job. Unfortunately, those options are not available for special needs students leaving high school without a valid diploma. Research shows that the unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities are far greater than those individuals without disabilities. (Lindstrom, Doreen, & Mish, 2011) A student with a disability is more likely to have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Within the IEP is a section titled transition. The Individuals responsible for creating the IEP is usually the special education teacher or IEP team member. The IEP team may consist of a special education teacher, parents, students, counselor, speech therapist, administrator, and a general education teacher. If the student is at least 14 years old, then the law requires this section of the IEP to be fully completed by the special education representative. According to Egan and Gillis (2011), a thorough transition plan supports the individual student by preparing them with post-secondary education opportunities...
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...Health Care Interview Denise Palmer HCS/310 July 16, 2012 Martha Plant Health Care Interview The following summary is based on the information that was obtained from an interview of Mrs. Rayshondal Merrell a Licensed Practical Nurse for 9 years and enjoys everything about the job. Mrs. Merrell work at a state prison in a 21 bed infirmary as a Licensed Practical Nurse. The infirmary is designed to house inmates with acute illnesses as well as inmates who have returned from hospitals for more serious illnesses. Licensed Practical Nurses will conduct routine checks of these inmates or a daily basis. To become a Licensed Practical Nurse one must attain a high school diploma, and have completed and passed a nursing program with a Practical Nursing Diploma. Once the diploma is obtained the student must apply to the state licensing department and pass the state test. The student must also pass a physical and criminal background check. They should also have the love and passion for this profession. The Licensed Practical Nurse must perform duties that are within her/his scope of practice. The duties include, but are not limited to management of acute illnesses and injuries; treat medical problems; perform physical assessments and perform EKGs. The Practical Nurse must review that care of the patient with the physicians. The Practical Nurse can order prescriptions for all medications and medical devices. Prior to order medications the Practical Nurse must consult with the physician...
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...disabled students. White students are by far more privileged in regards to education. Minority students are students who are not Caucasian, but are of Hispanic, African American, or Asian descent. Minority students test scores have always been lower than that of their white peers. Minority students are also more likely to get lower paying jobs, are less likely to pursue higher education than their white peers and are at more of a risk to be put in special education classes. In the 1980s there was a push in education...
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...He was given a colloquial name Rolihlahla, meaning ‘trouble maker’. He was later known by the name of his clan, Madiba. His paternal great grandfather was a King of Thembu people in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. One of the sons of the King was called Mandela and he was the grandfather of Nelson Mandela, hence, the source of his surname. His father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa was a councillor to the monarch and he was the local chief. Mandela and his two sisters grew up in Qunu village where he spent most of his time outside taking care of cattle. He was a Christian who liked the church. He also loved the African History and he was listening to tales from the elderly people who came to visit the palace. After his primary education, he joined secondary school in Clarkebury Boarding Institute in Engcobo, an institution that was largely dominated by Black Africans in Thembuland. He joined a Methodist college in 1937 where he developed an interest in native culture. He later joined the university of Fort Hare where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Nelson Mandela was a politician, an anti-apartheid revolutionary and a philanthropist. He was the first black president who was elected democratically to lead South Africa. He concentrated in fighting the apartheid legacy by solving the problem of poverty, racism, inequality and fostering reconciliation among different races. He was the president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997 where he stood out...
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...Running head: THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IN AMERICA The Correctional System in America in need Of Revamping, Yes or No? Abstract The correctional system in America is failing, and it impact on the community is disproportionate. It has a direct and indirect influence in the community, in it values, family structure, and in the lives of the inmates it hold. Americans should take stand and revamp the system today to avoid regretting it tomorrow. Introductory Paragraph I. A growing number of Americans are seeking reforms for the correctional systems in the country. Some agree with this thought and some disagree with it. II. With more prisoners being added by the hundreds each week, chaos is dominating the correctional department. III. Whatever the case may be, there is not a doubt that the correctional system in America is not working, and is failing to resolve important issues such as: A) Crowdedness. B) Health and drugs problems. C) Rehabilitation. Transition Body IV. Prisoners need to be packed like sardines. V. Violation of privacy. VI. The government has to care even for criminals. VII. Lack of personal space might have psychological effects on prisoners, it has been proven. Transition VIII. Health and drugs crimes are also being committed outside. IX. Prisoners are being force to live with health and drugs issues. X. Government should provide...
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...Joycene Harrell CRM-430 Term Paper Week 5 Draft Summary for Prison Rehabilitation and Counseling Programs I chose to focus this term paper on the various programs offered to prisoners as part of their rehabilitation for introduction back into society. In today’s world there are many who believe that every one can be rehabilitated. The question should be asked; “does rehabilitation really work for everyone?” I will provide statistics on the success and failure rate, as well as which programs are most beneficial to prisoners. Whether rehabilitation and counseling works or not, something has to be done to assist prisoners in order for them to lead a normal life upon their release. I will discuss some of the many programs offered by various states ranging from “Pets in Prison” to obtaining college degrees. I will explain the various types of counseling offered to sex offenders, pedophiles and murderers. Those are a few topics I feel should have special interest in the counseling/rehabilitation area. I am sure most would agree that prisoners should receive some type of counseling and rehabilitation, but where do you draw the line on the rehabilitation services offered? Should the money from taxpayers be used to fund certain types of programs, how does the prison system decide who gets to participate in which programs, and how can counselors and judicial boards ensure there will be no regression? Those are just a couple of questions that will be answered...
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...and for longer sentences than non-Aboriginal offenders. The over incarceration, over representation and criminalization of Aboriginal women within the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is attributable to a legacy of colonialism and sexism which placed them at a vulnerable place within society. Canada’s public policy post WWII regarding, social welfare, education and the labour market, exhibit how colonialism and sexism have created unfavorable cultural and socio-economic conditions for Aboriginal women, which make them more susceptible to be victims/survivors of violence, poverty and behaviours or circumstances in conflict with the law. As a result of these conditions, Aboriginal women are more likely to meet deplorable conditions while in prison, and the laws do not seem to accommodate Aboriginal methods of rehabilitation, restitution and justice. In order to understand the plight of Aboriginal women within the CJS, the issue will be approached from a feminist perspective. Further, the evidence will be sourced from secondary sources, mainly text and government reports. First a landscape of Canada’s colonial past’s impact on Aboriginal women; starting post WWII will be advanced. This will demonstrate the links between Aboriginal women’s experience with poverty, violence in all forms, and the CJS. Then a critique of current programs and sanctions within the criminal justice system will provide insights into how Aboriginal women are presently treated. Lastly potential solutions...
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