...Rehabilitation in Prisons Joseph Iadanza CJA/234 July 15, 2013 Christopher Marco Rehabilitation Paper “Definition and origin of rehabilitation in prison” Rehabilitation is the aspiration with probability of programs to restore the individual to a prior state. Theoretically rehabilitation is special programs that focus on the needs of the inmate to reunite with society. The origin of rehabilitation evolved from different ideas starting in the 17th century England into the late 19th century in the United States. The purpose of jail and prison were forms of rehabilitation by punishment. By the removing the offender from society punishment would be the form of rehabilitation. In 1779 Parliament passed the Penitentiary Act that made rehabilitation of criminals a functioning part of the prison system. When examining the following histories of parole, Transportation, Norfolk Island, The Irish System, and New York’s Elmira each mention the conditions of behavior as a term of release. In the United States, Zebulon Brockway took the ideas of Alexander Maconochie and Sir Walter Crofton’s in which he modified and integrated in the 1869 New York’s Elmira Reformatory. The theory was to humanize prison life and make prisoners fit for society (University of Phoenix, 2011). “Definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory release” Parole is the supervised early release of an offender from confinement. The purpose behind parole is the offender will serve a substantial portion...
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...Corporate Diplomacy: The Coca-Cola Company Topic: Institution: Name: Course Instructor: Date: Corporate Diplomacy: The Coca-Cola Company Corporate Diplomacy is the highest level of capability to build and maintain the relation between the company and the external stakeholders as they meet greatest needs or achieve the set objectives of the stakeholders such that all the shareholder values are delivered. In corporate company diplomacy is very crucial because the company is looking for expansion and growth as they try to maximize profits in the existing markets, emerging markets, and foreign markets. When the gain entry into the foreign markets they get a chance to interact with many stakeholders who have different ideas, backgrounds and experiences in the market (wild, 2014) Coca-cola company is a global company that produces and distribute refreshing beverages and it was founded in 1886 by DR. John S. Pemberton. They have one of the most highly reputable brands in the world and it is the universal beverage company in the market. The company’s strategies are plans to increase growth in the market share, and they have achieved this through programs like Share a coke which has main them gain entry into the households and increased consumption rate and increased the brand loves grading. Another strategy is expanding their brands beverage investments, and this is by creating a high-value quality brands in the market. Third, the company is focused on improving the media...
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...“Prisons versus rehabilitation centers” is an ongoing debate worldwide, and the answer to this question is far from clear. Drug addiction is said to be a brain disease that affects behavior, the brain’s anatomy and chemistry. These brain changes interfere with your ability to think clearly, control your behavior, and feel normal without drugs. While under the influence of drugs, some people commit acts that they would not normally do. So does that mean a person addicted to drugs should not be held accountable for their actions? Rehabilitation offers to change a person’s negative lifestyle habits into positive ones, by correcting the behavior of offenders through treatment, education, and counseling. For that first and second time nonviolent, simple drug possession offenders, drug abuse treatment in a rehabilitation canter can be effective. The same cannot be said for a repeat drug offender and a person under the influence of drugs that commits a criminal offense. People are sent to prison for committing crimes. Why should a drug abuser committing crimes be any different? Drug offenders should be held accountable for their actions and sent to prison. Prisons detour recidivism, as well as, provide specialized services and programs to meet the needs of the offender. Drug addiction is a problem in our society, and it is spread in almost every country over the world. People who are addicted feel an overwhelming, uncontrollable dependence for the drug, and will continue...
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...that fights break out in prisons among inmates. Due to their situation, and reasoning for being placed in prison in the first place, this is actually very common. Prison systems generally run off a punishment system. If an inmate has a tendency to start fights, or other dangerous situations, then they are most likely going to be either taken to a higher security prison, lose privileges, or in some cases receive more severe punishments in regards to their time in prison, and sentencing. Due to the fact that juveniles are targeted more frequently in adult prison systems, they tend to have a larger self-defense tract record. In many cases, juveniles are punished for being involved in a fight, that originated with an adult...
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...Drug Activity and Rehabilitation in Texas Prisons Amy Garza COM/172 June 30, 2014 Carrie Kendall Drug Activity and Rehabilitation in Texas Prisons The state of Texas has over 40 state prisons, and over 15 state jails. Among these facilities 30% of incoming inmates in 2011 were sentenced for drug offenses. While serving time in Texas prisons, some inmates resume their illegal drug activity for many reasons and refuse rehabilitation. Oddly enough, “the state of Texas has one of the lowest drug treatment admission rates, but one of the highest incarceration rates in the country” (Dunklee, Leete, J.D., & Renaud, M.S.S.W, 2013). These facts express how drug activity, both in and out of prison, is an ongoing dilemma. Rehabilitation programs are offered but inmates cannot be forced to open up to such teachings. The system serves as a revolving door for illegal drug use and trade. There are many reasons why people become involved with illegal drug activity behind bars. One of the most popular reasons why inmates continue to break the law is because of money. Statistics show that over 58% of men incarcerated in Texas are fathers. Assuming that most inmates lie about such facts on government surveys, it is estimated that the true number of incarcerated men who have children is much higher. “These men are used to selling drugs, or other such fast money schemes. To think that they will be satisfied with a high school diploma and the financial security it offers is ludicrous”...
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...Introduction to Argumentation: Education and Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates Nicole Watford ITT Tech June 22, 2013 Education and Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates The strain on law enforcement agencies to control crime could be greatly reduced if we were able to decrease the number of repeat offenders by offering both rehabilitation and educational resources to those inmates eligible for parole. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, (http://www.bjs.gov) released prisoners with the highest rearrest rates were robbers (70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), motor vehicle thieves (78.8%), those in prison for possessing or selling stolen property (77.4%), and those in prison for possessing, using, or selling illegal weapons (70.2%). Much of the prison population is made up of inmates that have never obtained a high school diploma. An inmate being paroled with nothing to show for his or her time except for a prison record will discover it very difficult to find gainful employment. Most find it easier to return to the actions and behavior that led to their imprisonment, which is why fifty percent of former inmates return to prison within three years of release. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is also key in reducing the rate of prisoners being readmitted to the prison population, “77% of convicted jail inmates were alcohol or drug-involved at the time of their current offense” (James, 2002, p. 2). According the Legislative Analyst’s Office of California...
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...Rehabilitation Paper CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections September 14, 2014 In this paper, there will be thorough evaluations made about issues revolving around in prisons. It is a sticky topic being that reformers look to see if a prisoner can be rehabilitated in order to regain entrance into functioning society. Once this information is accessed, then can the prisoner be eligible for forms of release, including, parole, probation, community service, and other methods of early release. The main function in the correctional system has been, in the past, to rehabilitate criminal offenders and teach them how to become citizens who live a life free from crime. Some rehabilitation programs used to reform inmates include counseling, health and fitness programs, academic programs and religious programs. This is the basis for the discussion presented in this paper. The topics to be discussed include, defining rehabilitation, the origins of rehabilitation, prisoner rehabilitation and society, and the suggested improvement of rehabilitation. All of which are imperative to the understanding of the rehabilitation of prisoners. The definition of rehabilitation in the prison setting is, “something that makes a prisoner a better person” (Foster, 2006). Now, with this definition there is much controversy. The problem is, when speaking on making a prisoner better, you still have to wonder, is the prisoner better all around, or is he just better at becoming a different type...
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...found interesting, but we finally conceded on the topic of prison reform. Next, we had to determine if the topic of prison reform was relevant. So we researched prisons to be more informed about it, we found out that the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. This fact alone made our group question the efficacy of our country's prison system. The topic of prison reform was highly researchable, since there was a plethora...
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...Rehabilitation in prison is more like rehab for criminals who are serving time in prison. Every prisoners in prison are supposes to go through rehabilitation before they are release back into society. Sometime prison rehabilitation does not work and prisoners are release back into society without being rehab proper. In many case, prisoners return back to prison because they do not receive the proper rehab in prison the first time they were in. I believe that prison is not the best place for rehab because prisons seem more like a place where people have to do where they have to do to survive. Many prisoners do not think about rehabilitation in prisons because they are too busy thinking about how they are going to survive in a bad environment. I also think that many prisons destroy people before they rehab them. Many people who have serve time in prison normally go right back in when they get out of prison. I know many people who have serve time in prison and soon return because of what prison life have turn them into. I think that prison need to really think about rehabilitation a little more than just trying to keep prisoners lock up forever. Prisons seem more like a cage for animals than a place where criminals go to get rehab. Many prisoners do not get rehab and others become more of an animal than a person that is trying to do right in life. I am not saying that everybody in prison does not get rehab but, rarely not that many prisoners get the rehab they need while in...
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...Rehabilitation Paper Pamela Gilmore CJS/230 11/06/11 Rehabilitation Paper Prisoner rehabilitation has been started to reduce the incidence of recidivism Prisoner rehabilitation reduces the need for prisoners re-offending. There are several methods or disciplines of prisoner rehabilitation. Some prisons provide faith based prisoner rehabilitation where religion is used to encourage inmates to adapt some moral values for example, Idaho Correctional Institute introduced prison-based dog training program called Inmate Dog Alliance Project Idaho where prisoners receive training to train dogs from animal shelters. The prisoners learn a joy, a compassion and responsibility that can come from raising and training a dog, as well as skills that can help prisoners find a job when he or she is released from prison. Inmate drug abuse treatment focuses on simultaneously reducing offender substance abuse and criminal behavior. (Inside Prison, 2011) Some early eighteenth and twentieth century prisons were proponents or rehabilitation polices. Early the early 1820’s American prisons such as those at Auburn, Ossining and Pittsburgh implemented rehabilitation principles. The early programs isolated convicts in order to remove him or her from the temptations that had driven him or her to crime and to provide each inmate with time to reflect on his or her deeds. This belief that all convicts would return to his or her inherently good natures when removed from the corrupting influences...
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...ENG 105 Why Rehabilitation Works and Imprisonment Does Not The drug epidemic is something that has affected many families all over the world. Drug abuse puts a lot of stress on parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents – anyone who is part of the home (“Alcohol”). Along with the drug epidemic comes the criminal activity to obtain the drugs. Our nation’s prison population has exploded beyond capacity and most inmates are in prison, in large part, because of substance abuse: 80% of offenders abuse drugs or alcohol; nearly 50% of jail and prison inmates are clinically addicted; approximately 60% of individuals are arrested for most types of crimes test positive for illegal drugs at arrest (“Alcohol”). Although the current system emphasizes putting addicts in jail, it would be more beneficial for them and society to enter into inpatient rehabilitation. The relationship between drugs and crime is very complex. At the most intense levels of drug use, drugs and crimes are directly and highly connected. Serious drug use can amplify and prolong preexisting criminal activity. There are essentially three types of crimes related to drugs: Use-Related crime: These are crimes that result from or involve individuals who ingest drugs, and who commit crimes as a result of the effect the drug has on their processes and behavior. Economic-Related crime: These are crimes where an individual commits a crime in order to fund a drug habit. These include theft and prostitution. System-Related...
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...Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper Punishment versus Rehabilitation The criminal justice system has four objectives. They are deterrence, punishment, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. Of these four deterrence, punishment, and incapacitation typically work together. Anytime a person commits a crime, punishment and rehabilitation are needed to address the problem swiftly and effectually. (Punishment vs. Rehabilitation: A Proposal for Revising Sentencing Practices, 1991). When the offender moves from prison to a step-down unit as they get closer to his or her release, they tend to have other issues other than drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and this is what causes recidivism. Research has shown that many prisoners in super maximum units experience extremely high levels of anxiety and other negative emotion. When released, often without any "decompression" period in lower security facilities, they have few of the social or occupational skills necessary to succeed in the outside world (Rehabilitate or Punish, 2003). Craig Haney, Ph.D. states, "This is what prison systems do under the emergency circumstance, they move to punitive social control mechanisms. But it's a very short-term solution, and one that may do more long-term damage both to the system and to the individuals than it solves (Rehabilitate or Punish, 2003)." Throughout this paper, I will be a discussing the strengths of punishment, and how it deters the offenders...
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...Rehabilitation Paper Hope Washington CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections June 16, 2013 John Feltgen The goal of the prisoner's rehabilitation programs is to reform the prisoners from committing crimes and assisting them in starting normal lives without any criminal activities. Rehabilitation of criminals helps greatly in reducing the number of repeat offenders who return to jail after not being able to settle into a normal life outside the jail. Criminal rehab also helps in solving the issue of overcrowding in many prisons. The best rehabilitation programs for prisoner will not only be helpful for the criminal but also the society at great. Many people say that prisoners can’t be reformed and whatever punishment they get for their crimes, irrespective of that they always return to their old habits. After surveying it has been seen that after undergoing rehabilitation programs, many prisoners are reforming and returning to normal life. Despite its barbaric origins in the medieval dungeon and torture chamber, since the late 18th century prisons have combined elements of punishment with elements of rehabilitation. In 1779 the British Government passed the Penitentiary Act, which made the rehabilitation of criminals a function of all prisons. Since then, while imprisonment has remained the central form of punishment in the criminal justice system, the emphasis on correction rather than punishment has steadily increased. Rehabilitation techniques vary according to the nature...
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...Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper Punishment versus Rehabilitation The criminal justice system has four objectives. They are deterrence, punishment, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. Of these four deterrence, punishment, and incapacitation typically work together. Anytime a person commits a crime, punishment and rehabilitation are needed to address the problem swiftly and effectually. (Punishment vs. Rehabilitation: A Proposal for Revising Sentencing Practices, 1991). When the offender moves from prison to a step-down unit as they get closer to his or her release, they tend to have other issues other than drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and this is what causes recidivism. Research has shown that many prisoners in super maximum units experience extremely high levels of anxiety and other negative emotion. When released, often without any "decompression" period in lower security facilities, they have few of the social or occupational skills necessary to succeed in the outside world (Rehabilitate or Punish, 2003). Craig Haney, Ph.D. states, "This is what prison systems do under the emergency circumstance, they move to punitive social control mechanisms. But it's a very short-term solution, and one that may do more long-term damage both to the system and to the individuals than it solves (Rehabilitate or Punish, 2003)." Throughout this paper, I will be a discussing the strengths of punishment, and how it deters the offenders...
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... Highley Teens and the Prison System Teenagers all over the world are being sent to prison the youngest age of fourteen years old. Imagine being raped at the age fourteen and there is nothing you can do about it. “Children are five times more likely to be sexually assaulted in adult prisons than in juvenile facilities and face increased risk of suicide.” Throughout this paper the dangers present for a teenager in prison, why they should be in a rehabilitation center, and talking about the expenses if every teenager were to go to prison will be explored and detailed. Although juveniles commit similar or in the some cases the same crimes as adults they should not be incarcerated in the same facilities as adults. In fact depending on the crime teens should have multiple options for rehabilitation. Teenagers do stupid things growing up. In many cases prison is seen as the first and most convenient option. Rehabilitation should be an option because at adolescence the brain is not fully developed. Rehabilitation can help these teenagers with the choices they make. If teenagers want to keep making the same mistakes then rehabilitation is not going to change the choices they make and maybe they should go to prison and realize rehabilitation was better and trying to help them. Rehabilitation is encouraging in making adolescents go to school and better their education and life choices. “If the rehabilitation is done in the early years of a child offending...
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