convicted of driving under the influence? Are you guilty of this crime? Drinking and driving is still a major problem in the world today and I believe that more severe penalties should be implemented for first time offenders to perhaps reduce the high recidivism rate. I believe if I had a stiffer punishment for my first DUI, I might not have gotten a second DUI. Statistics don’t lie. About one-third of all drivers arrested or convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence of
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Community Corrections Research Project Ethan Ray CCJS 201 Introduction to Corrections 20 April 2015 What is community based corrections? “Community based corrections are sanctions imposed on convicted adults or adjudicated juveniles that occur in a residential or community setting outside of jail or prison. The sanctions are enforced by agencies or courts with legal authority over the adult or juvenile offenders. Community corrections programs are generally operated by probation agencies
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them. In conclusion, there is still a long and endless debate between the same society trying to convince and prove why criminals with mental illness should be or not incarcerated. Keywords: mental disorder, criminals with mental disorders, recidivism, bipolar disorder, criminal rates. Incarceration of people with mental disorders I. ABSTRACT II. INTRODUCTION III. MENTAL DISORDER a. Definition i. Mental illness b. General causes † c. How common
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Relevant Research ..Ignition Interlock Research presented by Beck, Rauch, baker and Williams (1999) present that the purpose of an ignition interlock license restriction program is to reduce recidivism in groups of individual who have committed an alcohol traffic violations. An interlock device prevents an intoxicated individual from starting a motor vehicle. Paul R. Marques et al. (1998) states further that The new NHTSA guidelines attempted to differ the preoccupation with accuracy and advocated
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Minors and Violent Crimes ENG 215 August 27, 2014 Minors and Violent Crimes Juvenile crime has been a national crisis for quite some time. Research from 2010 showed that there were approximately 225 arrests for violent crime offences for every 100,000 youth between the ages of 10 and 17. The violent crimes committed by juveniles has been reported to be at its highest during the after school hours. Research has also shown that approximately 8% of all homicides in the U.S. were committed
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Future of Corrections Heather Rhodes Angie Guzman Lady Cruz Jessica Olguin University Of Phoenix CJA/394 February 8, 2012 There has been a great amount of change in the philosophy and practices of sentencing and corrections in the past 30 years. In the first seven decades there was a strong emphasis on rehabilitation that lasted until 1970’s. The focus on rehabilitation gave way to the focus on fairness and justice which was considered the “just deserts” model. Then the sentencing
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Risk-factors for Arson Thankfully, over the past year the rates of arson in the US have dropped around 3%, according to the FBI preliminary semiannual crime statistics. While a decrease in crime is almost always a good thing, understanding what risk factors are associated with the crime, and knowing what can be done to further prevent the crime from occurring in the first place, are integral parts of further deterring a specific crime. However, when people think of arson, they rarely know what factors
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As we see with the case of Howard, the judge considered him eligible for the diversion program in 2014. Prosecutors argued against Howard’s eligibility for diversion, informing the judge that Howard previously requested for drug diversion in 2011 and was rejected. However, Justice McLaughlin ruled against the prosecutor recommendations, arguing that prior prison terms hasn’t helped and believed that diversion was the best method to treat and hopefully rehabilitate Howard (Pang, 2015). After the
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The U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Program states that more than 650,000 ex-offenders are released annually from a state or federal prison. The Department of Justice has implemented a re-entry program; this is when offenders make a transition from prisons and/or jails. The cost of housing an inmate in a federal or a state correctional facility is approximately $20,000 to $25,000 per year. The re-entry population consists all individuals that are returning to society who have been
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Abstract This paper is written in response to an assignment set by Ashworth College. The student is asked write a paper on the budgetary pressures and cuts faced by all levels of government, and explain how to justify to the tax-paying public an increase in expenditures on prison treatment and rehabilitation programs. To respond to this assignment, the student undertook desk research, wrote and submitted this paper. Keywords: prison treatment, rehabilitation programs, cost, expense, investment
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