...Prisons have always been an important integral part of the criminal justice system and the society as a whole. Although, prisons differ between countries and it changes over time. To some extent, the functions of prisons all operate in the same facilities. Not surprisingly, there are two somewhat conflicting debates when it comes to the argument of the effectiveness of prison. Some have argued that prison is a useful institution that does work to prevent reoffending. Whereas, some have argued that prison is an ineffective institution that does not work to prevent reoffending. Yet the question itself has far too many layers to be analysed in order to reach a consensus whether or not prisons are truly fulfilling their purpose. This essay will...
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..."Mind Control: Orwell, Huxley, and Today's Reality - Zen Gardner." Zen Gardner. N.p., 03 Sept. 2014. Web. 30 Oct. 2015. Zen Gardner a literary journals on “How the World Work” wrote a literary comparison of 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Relating the dystopian novels by showing the comparison of mindcontrol from both novels. This reliable source talks about further on in the article about how today's society is Nothing like the fictional place of Oceania in the ways of how society works. But in the ways of mindcontrol use in orwell's novel is very critical and surveillance is very much like today's society. This sources is very reliable in the ways it is put with facts to back up opinions and the credentials of of the author with a degree from Stanford. This literary journal is a great source with the thesis question I picked for my project. It gives me a different view on mind control in 1984 and how mind control is in today's...
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...Beale, Lewis. "Opinion: We're Living '1984' Today." CNN. Cable News Network, 3 Aug. 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2015. Lewis Beale a CNN journalist wrote a news story on how George Orwell's 1984 is happening now in today's society. Beale goes on to tell on how the government is constantly monitoring citizens through social media and surveillance cameras in public areas. using fear to shape citizens into the civilians the government wants them to be. He compares today's society to the scary futuristic community Orwell imagined. Lewis tells on how today's society is willing to give up freedom and their right to privacy because of fear. That the government uses fear to spy on everyone, he gives the example of the government using terrorism as way to spy on citizens through social media. With this article being opinion based, Beale makes it clear and understandable for the reader to see his viewpoint. It has a easy to read layout with bold titles making it clear on what each paragraph is about. The Fact that the article was published on CNN, makes it...
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...Comparison Essay In the films EdTv and The Truman Show, the protagonists experience how the loss of personal freedom in their lives affected not only them, but the lives of the people around them. Specifically, the loss of personal freedom and control in there lives are seen through the “love interests” that the characters encounter, how Ed’s and Truman’s “overseers” interfere with their lives’ and what each character is willing to due to reclaim the personal freedom and control in their destinies. Throughout the plot in both films, Ed and Truman encountered love interests that derive from either fake love or staged love. In The Truman Show, Truman first spots Lauren sitting under a tree and immediately falls in love with her. However, because the choice to choose one’s love was not Truman’s to make, the “overseers” of The Truman Show interfered with his life. They hired an actor to play the role of Truman’s girlfriend and later wife. Similarly, in EdTv Ed begins to date Shari after comforting her. However, both Ed and Shari soon realize the conditions of their relationship began to change as Ed quickly becomes surrounded by his fame. This increase of involvement that the audience now has in Ed’s life makes them believe that they have the right to judge Shari which causes her to loose some of her personal freedom and control in her life. In both films, the protagonists’ lives become broadcasted over live TV regardless of what those said characters...
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...policing, while emerging as a new industry, is not a new phenomenon and predates the existence of public police as witnessed today (Wilson 1994). Public and private policing have many similarities, as well as differences and the distinction between public and private police are often blurred. Private police look and behave like public police and describing their function often involves a comparison of the activities and responsibilities of the two. Despite the differences, public and private police tend to mirror each other to a certain extent (Nalla & Newman, 1990). The increase of private policing has been in response to many changes in society such as the increase of "mass private property" (Shearing and Stenning, 1983) in the form of large shopping complexes, cinemas, large retail stores and large compound style housing estates or gated communities. These require constant surveillance for the safety of shoppers and residents. In fact, adequate security has become one of those value-added extras that attract customers and residents. Technological advances, such as high-tech video surveillance cameras, computers, mobile phones, and satellites have increased the need an increase of security personnel for monitoring, investigating and analyzing. Private policing has been described in many different aspects such...
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...Asses the contribution of postmodernism to sociologists understanding of crime and deviance in todays society. Some sociologists believe that we now live in a post-modern society that has a distinct set of characteristics in comparison to modern society; Postmodernists reject the views of the modernist theorists as they claim that they are metanarratives (big stories). They believe that sociology needs to develop new theories so we can fully understand postmodern society, as society is constantly changing it is marked with uncertainty and therefore society is split into a variety of groups. This essay will discuss the changes that have taken place in postmodern society and how this impacts upon our understanding of crime and deviance. Postmodernity has brought changes from modernity these changes include independence and choice. There is less focus on science, postmodernists reject scientific research methods in their research therefore postmodernists are criticised for being subjective. Lyotard argues that society is expanding due to the economic and scientific growth, knowledge is no longer a tool of the authorities, and we now have choice and freedom to believe what we want. Whereas Baudrillard argued that we are isolated and knowledge is filtered through businesses such as the media. We pursue the images attached to products; we now live in hyper-realities in which appearances are everything. This has lead to ‘death of the social’ which is a breakdown in social solidarity;...
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...Do we now live in a ‘panoptic’ society? Discuss through the ideas of Michel Foucault. This essay will examine French social theorist Michel Foucault’s (1926-1984), concept of Panopticism. It will give an example of the way it can be observed, through contemporary society. Firstly, it will cover a general aspect of Foucault’s work, regarding his historical method and his understanding of madness, power, knowledge and the body. It will discuss the idea of the Panopticon and how it shaped the idea of discipline and power. Furthermore, it will examine one element of Foucault’s theory, and how it could be applied in contemporary society, through the subject of security in public places. Foucault’s 1964 work Madness and Civilisation, studied the evolution of madness from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, showing the evolving change of how madness was perceived over time in society. During the time of the Renaissance, Foucault found that people who were ‘mad’ were seen as liberated (Foucault 1967). However, the classical age in the seventeenth century created ‘enormous houses of confinement’ which reduced madness to silence (Foucault 1967:35). The mid seventeenth century saw madness associated with confinement. These institutions housed people who were poor, unemployed, prisoners and insane. In 1656, the ‘Hôpital Général’ was founded in Paris and could be seen from the start, that it was not a ‘medical establishment’, but rather a sort of ‘semi-judicial structure’ (Foucault...
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...Comparative Criminal Justice Essay 1 The goal of comparative studies is to extend a person’s knowledge of people and cultures beyond his or her own groups. Some comparative scholars have a better understanding of their own society and of ways that society might be improved. When thinking about research in comparative justice, there are two questions that we should ask ourselves; what is it that we want to compare? What are the strategies of comparison or the perspectives of comparison? There are issues and problems that when comparing you have to deal with both internal and external to the system of criminal justice. There are multiple perspectives that are to be used: historical, systematic, relativistic, and cultural perspectives. First is the Historical perspective, which is the perspective of understanding the history and the evolution of criminal justice. Before the rise of the nation states in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, most of the world societies were ruled for centuries by different monarchies, kingdoms, and colonial powers. China, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, all had some kind of historical or traditional law. As for China they were under a traditional law that demanded that any offender must confess and voluntarily surrender. But this somewhat changed when the Qing law was reinforced, this caused the obligations to change by making provisions for alternative sentencing for those who surrendered and by lengthening the limitations...
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...Choose one global crime as a case study and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the transnational policing of this crime. This essay focuses on money laundering and argues the effectiveness of the transnational policing of this crime; money laundering is one of the world’s most prevailing organised crimes. This essay firstly defines policing from contrasting viewpoints of different philosophers as well as identifying modes of the police. I will explore the modes of policing and various definitions of policing; this essay considers definitions and approaches to policing through a transnational concept with influences from prominent figures within the ideology of transnational policing. The conventional process of money laundering is clarified together with implications of the how this global crime effects other crimes as well as society as a whole. Aided with two case studies I give examples of how money laundering takes place; taking into hindsight the effectiveness of the policing of money laundering. This essay also addresses the connection between money laundering and the risk society theory whilst also taking into consideration the contrasting views of domestic police modes and transnational police modes. Through addressing ways in which money laundering is combated through global organisations such as Interpol, I critically address significant notions of the policing of money laundering. Policing is typically understood as a method of crime control; however the...
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...how hard his mother and his therapists were on him because he knew this would help him in the long run. I’ve come to my own realization of something rather similar here in college. Teachers no longer baby us, rather they expect us, as adults to be able to work without constant pressure or surveillance, which we were constantly under in high school. This means more newfound responsibilities for me as well as the other freshmen, and it also serve s as a means of increased freedom. I appreciate that professors are not coddling me, because this is teaching me responsibility and self-reliance, which will definitely be crucial in my future success. It of course is a huge adjustment, and was initially pretty difficult to keep up with all the new requirements and the various assignments I had been assigned. Yes, I did miss a few assignments, such as this essay, and an online math quiz, but both of those miscues have opened my eyes and are forcing me to play closer attention. This very much correlates with Bryan constantly falling, and getting up, and his attitude to learn from his mess ups that helped him push forward. With the increased responsibility, more freedom also comes about. In comparison to high school, I am currently in class for much less time, which gives me more time for extracurricular and campus involvement. Bryan did not allow his dilemma to prevent him from doing things, instead he started doing even more things with his so called dilemma. This relates to me, because...
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...El-Youbi Karima Dr. Achibat Academic Writing II (AWT1002/12) March 31, 2016 Comparison and Contrast Essay Celebrities and Ordinary People: What Is the Difference? Lifestyle is a term used to refer to the way people live, reflecting their entire range of values, activities, and attitudes. In fact, there are different lifestyles depending on the different categories of people. In this essay, the focus will be on the differences between celebrities and ordinary people lifestyle in terms of privacy, look, and self-satisfaction. One of the main differences between ordinary people and celebrity’s lifestyle is privacy. Actually, celebrities do not have enough privacy; their lives are spattered all over the globe. They are always under surveillance, even when they are doing simplest things as their fans want to know every specific detail about their private life. Even their families are pulled into spotlights. They cannot talk, walk, date, or even get married without taking into consideration their image in the media and their status within the society. For example, Cameron Daiz was shot years ago on a nude beach taking off her clothes; she made of herself the subject of critics and media criticizing her action even if this is her personal life. Unlike celebrities, ordinary people have enough privacy in their life. Ordinary people can do whatever they want and their life is far from being splashed. They can walk, dress, and have fun as they want. For instance, a freshman can...
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...Explicitly, this essay examines the following central research questions: what major differences and similarities can be identified between two different views on the subject? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the vision? Finally, the main findings of the paper will be provided. This paper is supposed to demonstrate that, even though, not the representatives of the same branch, nor the same service, Douhet’s and Guderian’s views on different aspects were, with minor exceptions, generally quite...
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...Abstract This essay will focus on the application of Correctional Theory and the effective assessment of the correctional institutions. Criminal Justice System Introduction To comprehend the definition of corrections a person must examine the reasons of correctional punishments in addition to discovering how criminals have been punished during the course of history. Correctional theories distinguish the rationale for what the correctional system should be and how it should be applied (highered.mcgraw-hill.com, 2005). Theories of Correction Theories of corrections consist of three factors. First, there’s the objective or purpose of corrections. These have a tendency to highlight both restraining the offenders and restructuring the lives of the offenders (Cullen, Jonson, 2012). Secondly, each theory has an unreserved or obvious outline of exactly how the correctional system should be organized, together with policies, practices, and organizational structure. Theories also generate opposition for the reason that everyone requires that the correctional system be structured in a different way. Third, theories make a claim of effectiveness. Supporters declare not only that a theory’s goal is moral but that their theory can also be executed successfully (Cullen, Jonson, 2012). Main Theories of Corrections Incapacitation Deterrence Rehabilitation Community Restraints Structure, Discipline and Challenge ...
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...with well-designed, consistent, and thoroughly implemented policies. Specific policy measures varied but were generally aimed at easing supply-and-demand constraints faced by private entrepreneurs. Some of these interventions were direct, and others, indirect. On the supply side, for example, the capitalist states helped facilitate the availability of capital, labor, technology, and even entrepreneurship. Thus supply of capital was boosted at times by superior tax collection and public investment, at other times by using publicly controlled banks to direct credit to preferred private firms and sectors, and at yet other times by allowing inflation to shift resources from both agriculture and urban labor to private industrialists. In this essay there will be two ideal-typical historical patterns of how state authority is organized and used in the developing world: neo-patrimonial states and developmental state. Firstly the term neo-patrimonial has been used for the state that perform on the basis of patron-client relations and personal rules. Neo-patrimonial states often emerged in societies with weak private sectors, but instead of strengthening the private sector, these states appropriated scarce economic resources and diverted them everywhere but toward productive investment. Inconsistent economic policies, failure...
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...Airlines is still lost and several search and rescue operations have taken place but sadly, there is no clue about the exact location of the plane. Fortunately, there are several technologies available which can help in finding the exact location of aircrafts but commercial airlines are still stuck on to the old and outdated ones. In the age where internet is available 50000ft above in aeroplanes, methods such as streaming data live and installing new and improved FDRs and CVRs are possible. At the moment, most commercial aircrafts use High Frequency radio and only military planes use Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast to report their position and other important data to the Air Traffic Control. High frequency radio reporting is done manually where the pilot tells the ATC the exact coordinates and other readings every 400 miles whereas in Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, satellite communication and Global Positioning system (GPS) are used to report information to the ATC(Yang, 2013). It is quite obvious...
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