Analysis Of Juvenile Facilities

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In this report, I want to describe how Pendleton juvenile facility handles its “students” compared to the Pendleton penitentiary handles its inmates. While discussing the differences in styles used by both the juvenile facility, and the maximum facility, I want to compare how the age of the facility and their effects on how their prisoners act out while serving time at the facilities, and the layout of the facilities has on how the inmates and students interact with one another. Also with the different styles used by both the juvenile, and the penitentiary, have an impact on what kind of rehabilitative programs that can be offered to provide assistance and guidance while inside both facilities. Also with how the level, and numbers of the inmates

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