or aggressive behavior; or sex offenders, for whom appropriate treatment may reduce the risk of reoffending” ("Special Needs Offender Law & Legal Definition", n.d.). As more inmates are found guilty and are given prison sentences the prison system has to focus on separating special needs offenders. This separation is necessary to insure safety and balance within the facility. The special needs population can affect both the state and federal level of incarceration
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Dominque Garland Community Corrections Paper CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections September, 2014 In this paper, the information will be used to determine what community corrections are, how community corrections affect society. After this, a description of the foreign country prison system will be evaluated. This is important for the criminal justice process because the system of prisons was based on the English ideas for punishing prisoners. It is extremely important that people understand
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jobs on the planet, having to work with prison inmates on a daily basis and not knowing when something may happen that could endanger themselves or their fellow correctional officers. Keywords: daily, corrections, life, officers, policies, The life of a correctional officer is a multi-prong one. A correctional officer is a staff person in a prison or jail who accomplishes the institution’s mission by maintaining control and order within the prison (Seiter, 2011). While the job of a correctional
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confinement facility, for a period whose upper limit is prescribed by statute in a given jurisdiction, typically one year or less. (TCOs 3&4) Which local law enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers, maintaining security within courtrooms, and running the county jail? (TCOs 3&4) The legalistic style of policing: (TCOs 3&4) Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited by the: (TCOs 3&4) Historically, officers were allowed to use deadly force to prevent the escape
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Community Corrections In this paper, we will be discussing how community corrections affect society. In addition, we will examine my hypothesis about community corrections and their overall effectiveness in the correctional system. Furthermore, we will describe prison systems in foreign countries, as well as how other nations view and practice imprisonment. Moreover, we will discuss what might happen with the United States prison systems if we adopted another country’s prison system. Finally, I will give
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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
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Prison and Jails Anthony Youmans CJA/204 Lexie Williams May 22, 2013 Prisons and Jails The American Judicial System has multiple types of facilities to house those convicted. Those facilities are known as federal prisons, state prisons, privately run prisons, and county jails. The main argument that plagues society today is private prisons. In this paper, one will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of private prisons and will also explain the conflict between safeguarding a prisoner’s constitutionally
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In this paper it will be discussed about the history of jail’s and their place in correction and it’s role throughout history. It will be discussed from the time of King Henry in 1166 to 1995 speaking of the Just Dessert. It will also be discussed the comparison and similarities of the security levels in jails, state prisons and federal prisons, what makes them different or alike. Lastly, it will be discussed about the political policies in place to why there is growth in our criminal justice system
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SENSITIZATION OF PRISONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WOMEN Prisons are less sensitive to the psychological needs of women. There is a growing need for gender sensitization of the prison system. This paper essentially deals with the dilemmas faced by women prisoners in India due to the lack of gender sensitization in Indian jails. Any major program related to well-being of prisoners is focused on men, ignoring the women inmates in prisons all over the nation. The main areas of problems include the
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Prison Life Nikia D. Harris CJA/234 2/24/14 Sentencing Paper When it comes to punishment the State and Federal government handle things not to different from each other. Sentencing in both systems are not too different from each other also. In this paper I will look at the objectives of punishments by the State and Federal systems. We will also look at how sentencing affects State and Federal correction systems. I will also look at determinate and indeterminate sentencing. The
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