Running Head: INTRODUCTION TO ARGUMENTATION Introduction to Argumentation Viengdavanh Cordero EN 1420 1. The chosen argument is B, “Prisons should focus more on rehabilitation and education than on punishment.” This argument will be presented to a group of law enforcement agency and then to a group of educators who are doing volunteer work in a prison. 2. Law enforcement agency: a. Strategy i. This is a group of law enforcement agency who I will assume have the knowledge of law
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Rehabilitation Process Paul Wall CJA/234 – Introduction to Corrections November 18, 2013 Instructor- Barry Lewis Rehabilitation Process Rehabilitation is a vital part of the criminal justice system process. The ultimate goal for any convicted offender is to return to society a better person. There are several options in the prison system when it relates to a prisoners release such as parole, and mandatory release. Probation and community corrections are both options judges
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do, but are right back into them a few months later. You then have some inmates that take advantage of the fact that the prisons offer rehabilitation for it’s prisoners that decide to take advantage of it because they want to turn their lives around and want to actually be able to have something once they do finally get out of prison. Prisoner rehabilitation is when the prisons do something and use resources in order to “make the prisoner a better person (Foster, Chapter 13, 2006)”. While a violent
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Rehabilitation Stacy Budig CJS/230 September 25, 2011 Scott Joubert, Instructor Rehabilitation is a word that is heard often in the prison setting. Rehabilitation is defined as specific programs applied within the prison setting or outside intended to bring about the end of criminal behavior. Prisons have programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Anger Management classes that are available to inmates while in prison. Such programs as these are meant to help rehabilitate the criminals.
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topic that all five of us found interesting, but we finally conceded on the topic of prison reform. Next, we had to determine if the topic of prison reform was relevant. So we researched prisons to be more informed about it, we found out that the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. This fact alone made our group question the efficacy of our country's prison system. The topic of prison reform was highly researchable, since there was a plethora
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Rehabilitation Paper Luanne McKnight CJS/230 03/03/13 Edward Harris, MS Rehabilitation Paper According to an encyclopedia, rehabilitation means “to restore to useful life, as through education” or restored to good condition, operation, or capacity.” (Wikipedia) Prisoner rehabilitation has gone through many changes over the years. In 1871 the national Congress on prison and reformatory discipline believed “crime was a moral disease, of which punishment was the remedy.” (Foster, 2006) the
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Rehabilitation Paper Julieann Leofilos October 09, 2011 Rehabilitation in prison is any program that makes people better or reduces criminal behavior (Foster, 2006). It can also include one religion, which is the biggest program in our prison today. Number two is recreation such as sports and groups. Number three would be arts and craft where artistic expressions are stressed (Foster, 2006). Number four is service groups which includes fund raisers and juvenile group homes (Foster, 2006)
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CJS 230 Week 8 Assignment 4 Rehabilitation paper Professor Anthony Nici April 21, 2013 Rehabilitation is a word that is used often within the corrections, in the prison setting. It is an attempt to change an individual attitude and behavior. There are programs that are to prevent habitual offenders, help a criminal get to their normal state of mind and not to be punishing for their action that may cause the criminal to change and become an outstanding citizen that follows the rules instead
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incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, and restoration” (Schmalleger, 2014, p. 341). Each of these represents a different philosophy which stems from a different understanding of human nature. Retribution and incapacitation are the only ones that are truly forms of punishment. Deterrence is a philosophy based on the threat or fear of punishment, and restoration is a goal of sentencing to help make victims “whole again” (Schmalleger, 2014, p. 343). I will discuss rehabilitation later in this paper.
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ENG 105 Why Rehabilitation Works and Imprisonment Does Not The drug epidemic is something that has affected many families all over the world. Drug abuse puts a lot of stress on parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents – anyone who is part of the home (“Alcohol”). Along with the drug epidemic comes the criminal activity to obtain the drugs. Our nation’s prison population has exploded beyond capacity and most inmates are in prison, in large part, because of substance abuse: 80% of offenders
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