Overcrowding In Prisons

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    Union Effects

    The Effects of a Union R. Butler HRM 531 November 12, 2012 Melany Felton The Effects of a Union California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) represents correctional officers of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation along with correctional officers of the California Youth Authority. Supervisors of both departments have the right to join CCPOA, for representation, under what is called the “Excluded Employees” Representation Act (ccpoa.org). They are dedicated to

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    No Man Should Be an Island

    Review on the Effects of Prisoners in Long-term Solitary Confinement Mary Blanchard Argosy University Abstract This literature review examines the effects of short and long-term solitary confinement on individuals, especially those segregated in prisons and so-called "Supermax" facilities. The hypothesis is that while short-term confinement does not appear to cause serious harm, long-term confinement is detrimental to prisoners, particularly to those who are mentally ill. The evidence concludes

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    Social Justice Versus Criminal Justice

    Running head: SOCIAL JUSTICE This is a sample paper for Dr. Matthew Robinson’s class … CJ 5150, “American Justice System and Social Justice” at Appalachian State University The paper is not be used for any purpose other than illustration for students in the class!!! Social Justice versus Criminal Justice Appalachian State University Social Justice versus Criminal Justice In this paper I will discuss how different aspects, policies

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    Marijuana and the Economy

    How Marijuana Legalization Would Effect the Economy Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................... Page 3 Economic Growth …..................................................................................... Page 3 Policing Efforts …......................................................................................... Page 4 Illegal Immigrants …........................................................

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    The Relevance of Peacemaking Criminology

    The Relevance of Peacemaking Criminology David Esposito Troy University Abstract The realm of peacemaking criminology rests within the social conflict theories. Peacemaking criminology is a perspective that seeks ending crime through transformative and restorative justice methods to help people create peaceful solutions to crime. Peacemaking criminology can be implemented in society to focus on healing families currently touched by crime. The implementation of peacemaking criminology would be

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    Legalization of Illicit Drugs

    The United States is by far the richest and most powerful country in the world. We citizens take for granted luxuries that people of other countries can only dream. Yet in our society there are serious social issues that for reasons unknown are not being addressed. One of the most important issues that typical politicians are afraid to address is that of what to do with the nation’s illegal drug problems. Although we hear terms like The War on Drugs and Drug Treatment, a fresh approach to this issue

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    Death Penalty

    2.6 Opportunity Cost. 8 2.2.7 Cost-effectiveness. 9 2.3.0 Social Aspect # 2.3.1.0 Deterrent Effect # 2.3.1.1 Ineffectiveness # 2.3.1.2 Counteract as an Incitement # 2.3.1.3 Lack of Viability # 2.3.2 Discrimination # 2.3.2 Overcrowding Problems # 2.4.0 Ethical Aspect # 2.4.1.0 Human Rights # 2.4.1.1 The Universal Declaration # 2.4.1.2 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights # 2.4.2 Rights of Criminal’s Family # 2.4.3 The Pain of Capital Death #

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    Is the Current Criminal Justice System as Fair and Effective as We Can Reasonably Expect

    re-offend, and in some cases the accused themselves need the protection (Sarre et al 1999). Biles (1990) documents that the annual prison census conducted in 1990 shows us that out of 1,843 remandees, 4.3 per cent spent over one year in custody and 13.3 per cent of those served between six to twelve months. Due to this lengthy remand period, we are now seeing an increase in our prison population, mainly that of remandees rather than convicted

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    Grand Island Nebraska Crime Rate Is a Problem

    PG 1 GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA CRIME RATE IS A PROBLEM GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA CRIME RATE IS A PROBLEM RACHAEL KUSZAK KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LOGIN COLLEGE COMPOSITION II DAVID HAYES CM220-48 12-17-2013 PG 2 GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA CRIME RATE IS A

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    Judicial System: Deception In The United States

    is not the case in many cases. Many cases have come to light, because of some men being released from prison after so call evidence prove that they were not the culprits. How sad is that? The judicial system was designed to only lock

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