concerns for drug use. During this time law enforcement agencies around America began cracking down on marijuana uses and the individuals selling it. Agencies like the DEA, Border Patrol, and Forest Rangers have to deal with marijuana operations more than any other drug. This war on marijuana has yet to slow down and is a dangerous business. This cash crop is one of the, if not the most, sought after illegal drugs used in America; Officers shouldn’t waste their time fighting a war that is never ending
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that would rarely produce prison sentences in other countries. And in particular they are kept incarcerated far longer than prisoners in other nations. Criminologists and legal scholars in other industrialized nations say they are mystified and appalled by the number and length of American prison sentences. The United States has, for instance, 2.3 million criminals behind bars, more than any other nation, according to data maintained by the International Center for Prison Studies at King’s College
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Everyone says they want to reduce prison populations, but here comes the hard part, are politicians and big corporations willing to reform criminal sentencing policies? The silenced sentencing reforms pursued by states include allowing offenders to shorten their prison time by participating in different penalty methods, such as rehabilitation programs, thus decreasing the ever-growing overcrowding rates. Moreover, prison would be more effective if the time in prison was used to prepare the individuals
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Broad Topic: Incarceration Narrowed Topic: Effects of imprisoned mothers on under-aged girls. Research Question: How does the imprisonment of mothers affect the development of under-aged girls negatively in America? According to (Raising Children Network, 2018) child development is " the term used to describe the changes in your child’s physical growth, as well as her ability to learn the social, emotional, behaviour, thinking and communication skills she needs for life. All of these areas are linked
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discrimination from white people. Racism in America is like a form of xenophobia. White people harass the people who are not so powerful or who they just don't like. Discrimination is the leading cause of violence in America. It is a strange phenomenon that we are continually scrambling to make sense of. It is evident in our judicial system, schools, and it powers our politics. There are cases of discrimination in our schools, justice system, and prisons. The three articles discuss the causes, effects
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History of Prisons R May 23, 2012 The History of Prisons Both state and federal prisons were designed to serve the same purpose. They are alike in the sense that they both confine criminals. At the same time there many differences in which make each system unique. Both are primarily operated by state governments. Adults convicted of felony crimes may be imprisoned in one of the approximately 1,800 state, federal, local, or private prisons in America. State prisons confine felons
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Jail and Prisons Comparison Adis Hodzic CJA/234 Introduction to Corrections Professor Anthony J. Pekich March 6th, 2014 In considering the jails, as well as state and federal prisons, and in modern America, one must understand the historical contexts in which the three institutions were conceptualized and put into practice. Then a discussion of the reasons behind the drastic recent growth off these three ancient institutions must be had. Finally, a review of the security classifications
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that being the case, the United States, while being considered one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world boasts the highest “rehabilitation” rate in the world. The staggering part remains that not only do we have the highest prison population but our incarceration rate continues to grow as our creativity or desire to solve this problem continues to stagnate. One of the major issues when researching incarceration rates is the obvious elevated rate of young African-American males
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is no surprise that the crime rate is as high as it is. Currently crime rates in Brazil is one of the countries biggest issues. Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world, as well as the largest country in South America, and it shares a border with every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. The fact that Brazil shares its border with so many different countries makes it much more simple for crime to happen. Especially when it shares a border with three of the world’s largest cocaine
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CJA-234 Rehabilitation in prison it is a part of a process of bettering offenders and preventing them from further criminal activity and behavior. The goal of rehabilitation is to re-shape the individuals and prepare them to enter the society with a different state of mind and start a new distant from the crime life.” In modern penology, the real purpose of sending criminals to prison is to transform them into honest and law abiding citizens by inculcating
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