conducting an evaluation of the inmate/prison population and its influence on inmates’ health necessitated the study into the topic. In addition, the fact that the correctional psychology has numerous ethical dilemmas and conflicts makes it wanting to study the topic. Introduction Today, corrections are a complex, high profile operation, which consumes a significant portion of the federal operating budget. This paper will concentrate on the duties of a
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to more serious offenses such as part I crimes. Such crimes tend to lead to incarceration; therefore, there is a cost to tax payers to aid in keeping offenders off the streets of society. This paper will discuss types of offenders such as occasional offenders compared to career offenders; also, this paper will discuss different types of offenses leading to
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The U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Program states that more than 650,000 ex-offenders are released annually from a state or federal prison. The Department of Justice has implemented a re-entry program; this is when offenders make a transition from prisons and/or jails. The cost of housing an inmate in a federal or a state correctional facility is approximately $20,000 to $25,000 per year. The re-entry population consists all individuals that are returning to society who have been
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to become nothing from the moment they are something. The clouds.” Such translucent lyrics can be found written on toilet paper throughout Gonzales and Daughter Trucking Co. This “Road Novel with Literary License” by Maria Amparo Escandon shows readers through fictional first-person accounts from dilapidated books, gossip from truckers on the road and on rolls of toilet paper turned notebook of how a young woman ended up in Mexicali Penal Institution for Women. Escandon compares the women in this
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Social Policy Paper War on Drugs: Take A Stand: Yes, No. Maybe! Learning Team B Kathy Bell Shamlin, Kenneth Fishman, Shorunda Hinton: Instructor: Ms.S BSHS / 355 September 4, 2015 Social Policy Paper War on Drugs; Take A Stand: The Case for Reforming Drug Policy: Most of us cannot imagine a place where it is legal to sell, buy, and use drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, crystal meth, ecstasy
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undergone a substantial increase in prison population. Across the country, prisons are faced with the problem of severe overpopulation. Although crime rates have dramatically decreased over the years, the rates of incarceration have gone in the opposite direction and continue to increase. One of the major underlying factors for the increase lies within recidivism. Repeat offenders make up a large component of the overall prison population. The purpose of this paper is to present the causes of recidivism
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and treatment of youth in the justice system. The four "core protections" of the act are, the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders (DSO), Sight and Sound separation, Jail Removal, and Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC). The "DSO" and "Sight and Sound" protections were part of the original law in 1974. The "Jail Removal" provision was added in 1980 in response to finding youth incarcerated in adult facilities resulted in "a high suicide rate, physical, mental, and sexual assault, inadequate
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Prison Inmates claiming millions in tax refund Over the past few years prisoner tax refund fraud has sky rocketed. According to the article - (Prisoners rake in millions from tax fraud, 2013) “In 2010, more than 91,000 inmate returns claimed $759 million in fraudulent refunds.” 1 That figure was more than double from the previous year. How is it a convicted felon who is behind bars still gets to cheat the system by robbing innocent tax payers of billions in tax refunds on an annual basis
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initially identified and entered into an Endnote library. All abstracts in English were reviewed. Studies were excluded if they were: (1) not in English; (2) published prior to 2007; (3) not focused on prison populations; (4) focused primarily on post-release; or (5) not focused on HIV. Papers were also excluded if they did not contain clear sampling methods and/or study details. After initial review, 295 abstracts were deemed not applicable due to duplication, falling outside inclusion criteria
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