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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complaint against the juvenile if the case is a misdemeanor offense (State Legislative Responses to Violent Juvenile Crime1998). That was later revised even more to punish even status offences of the juvenile in 1997 as the war on drugs grow and juvenile violence grew in the United States and
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in the Northern Ireland Prison Service the one that springs to most people’s minds is Hazel Stewart as she was all over the news when her crime took place and they even made a television series about her called ‘The Secret’ where James ‘Jimmy’ Nesbitt played Colin Howell who was Hazels companion in the murders of Trevor Buchanan, 32, and Lesley Howell, 31. But this is a high profile case and not representative of the norm. Most people never get to see the inside of a prison and a lot of people don’t
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important throughout the death penalty debate: retribution and the sanctity of life. Argument: Death penalty is a crucial punishment which violates human and constitutional rights of people, thus it is the only possible measure to protect society from violence and repeat crimes. Those favoring the death penalty often argue that society must express moral outrage at -- and condemnation of -- heinous crimes such as murder. Proponents of death penalty typically consider deterrence to be one of its fundamental
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We discard unstable people into prisons and tell them to fix themselves along with their problems without help or guidance, but when an untrained whelp, young canine, discharges on the floor we don’t just kick them outside to fix something they’re unaware is wrong. Yes, if a criminal does something against the law, they most certainly should be locked away, considering when dealing with people who have a mental disorder, isolating them for the crimes they commit will not truly help them change to
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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 because they must gather accurate date. Putting offenders with different needs together can lead to violence issues among inmates. There is also an increase possibility
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Control Unit Prisons Built to house the “worst of the worst” control units and control unit prisons have exploded throughout the system as a means to house, monitor, and control the most violent, rebellious, and unmanageable of prisoners within the system. Or do they? The article “From Alcatraz to Marion to Florence: Control Unit Prisons in the U.S.” paints a striking picture that reveals many of the inhumane practices used in these prisons, which are more often than not used
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Cons of Capital Punishment Capital punishment has been around for years and the debate whether it is moral and justified is always being addressed. Most people can agree that one is either for or against the death penalty. This section of the paper will present arguments supporting the view that an “eye for an eye” is not a valid method of obtaining justice for crimes committed. Is it our job to decide who gets to live and die, and more importantly, is something as severe even evident through
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question that unfortunately has no easy answer. More and more people in America feel that if this country cannot stop illegal drugs, drugs should be legalized and controlled. Many people feel that this will eliminate the senseless violence that often goes hand in hand with illegal drugs. Although moral issues collide head to head with the idea of legalizing drugs, it seems legalization is the answer to the problem, but it is this proposed solution that has society
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the executing and those who are related to the felon. Some people often think about the victims family and the victim. People don't really think about the felon's family, I would think the felon and the victim would much rather they be in jail or prison than executed. Executing can even make a town, not as fun or can make it gloomier. The people that actually do the executions have been known to suffer the most trauma. The executioner has a job that is to kill people who are “bad” or did something
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