Corrections And Treatment

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    Criminal Justice Career

    you have chosen an exciting career path that is constantly developing. The question is, what type of job would best fit you? There are plenty to choose from, but I would like to really focus on a few today such as probation, parole, and community corrections, such as prison and jails. While many people think probation and parole are equivalent, they in fact have many variances which I will explain to you. But why choose a career in criminal justice? In today’s day and age, it is no longer a safe job

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    Mandatory Prison Education Program Analysis

    As a warden if I had to make the chose of saving six programs, I would be saving the following programs. The first program would be Mandatory Prison Education, were all prisoners will have to have some type of education before they leave the facility of prison, if they are going to be serving more than three year in prison. I always say an educated person sometimes make better choices in life. Knowledge is a powerful tool in life to make better choices and gives you better opportunities in life.

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    History of Juvenile Correction Philosophies and Facilities

    Name Teacher Juvenile Justice 113 I1 Date History of Juvenile Correction Philosophies and Facilities To talk of the history of juvenile correction philosophies and different juvenile correction facilities, one should understand a brief juvenile justice history to bring us to a point where a correction philosophy or correction facility would be needed. Dealing with juveniles in criminal matters can be traced back as far as the beginning of time. However, early Europe in the fifth century A.D

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    Correction Programme

    Community corrections initiative is rooted in local and community-based programme which is implemented by the non-governmental organizations. In a couple of years there has been an increase in the bureaucratic control, increased offender populations and a growth in the budgetary constraints which have called for a comprehensive approach in the community corrections management. The Wisconsin department of Corrections administers the Wisconsin parole and probation programme, which falls in the Division

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    Case Study Research Paper

    condition of probation for a first offense. If a person convicted of a first offense is found to be in violation of probation or an act in violation of an order of the court related to drug treatment, the person may be incarcerated upon reinstatement of probation. Participation in an appropriate drug treatment or education program is a required condition of probation and each person enrolled in a program shall pay for participation in the program to the extent of the person’s financial ability.

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    Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966

    The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 and the Incarceration and Disparate Treatment of Other Undocumented Persons Emillia Victoria Roque Florida International University INTRODUCTION From the beginning of is time, the United States has been a country built upon a strong foundation of leading ideals that has attracted immigrants from across the globe, which through their own hard work, trials, and triumphs, have been able to help shape America to what it has become. People are

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    Competing Theories

    Theories of Corrections Ruth Cushman American Intercontinental University March 11, 2012 Competing Theories of Corrections Correctional theories are series of interrelated propositions or assertions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and define criminal behavior. There are many different theories that have been created over the years to help explain the relationships between criminal behavior and punishment. The theories of corrections have no

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    Recidivism

    include: * Medical treatment model which refers to medical intervention prescribed medication aiming at reducing recidivism by reducing biological, biological impulses that led to a particular crime. * Rehabilitation model which is based on assumptions that criminal activity or behavior is caused by some factors. * Community model is whereby released inmates are kept under parole in their society whereby they do community service. * Retribution as a form of correction that focuses on evaluating

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    Historical Policy Comparison

    States boarders, which it did not at first. Globalization policies force a global cooperation among criminal justice systems around the world, whereas drugs and sentencing policies force cooperation among police, courts, and corrections. Nonetheless, the police, courts, and corrections play a similar role of implementation of the criminal justice policy. Organized crime has been in the United

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    The Great Depression

    Running Head: CORRECTIONAL THEORIES 1 Competing Theories of Corrections in The Criminal Justice System Nicole Yaniero AIU Online Running Head: CORRECTIONAL THEORIES 2 Abstract In today’s system, there are several competing theories for what approach should be taken to improve the correctional system. Certain strategies, such as punishment and rehabilitation, have different goals. These goals, in most cases

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