Overcrowding Essay

Today, a large portion of incarceration is due to the criminalization of drug possession and use. In terms of low-level offenses such as drug use and possession, many individuals believe that to solve our nations drug problems and overcrowding of prisons, the process of decriminalizing drug use needs to be implemented in order to stop focusing all the attention on getting convictions, and more focus on preventing addiction in the first place so that it will not result to mass incarceration…

Some issues are internal while others are external. Internal problems consist of punishments not equal to the crimes committed, federal prosecutors having too much power to decide the punishment for offenders, and the overcrowding of prisons. External problems are more in relation to life after imprisonment for nonviolent offenders, the impact these punitive sentences have on family structures and the creation of the revolving door and recidivism in poor communities. Internal…

and has produced significant injustices” (qtd in Horwitz). Changing America’s approach to crime, specifically drug crimes, and incarceration would allow the country to reduce spending, and overcrowding in prisons. Changing the way nonviolent drug crimes are charged and sentenced would also help reduce overcrowding, and make room for people who committed violent crimes. According to Molly Gill, “Lengthy mandatory minimum sentences are cruel, inhumane, and degrading because…

traditional schools.” This shows that students in a year-round school achieved better test scores than students in a traditional school with a long summer vacation. In addition, year-round schools also help with the issue of overcrowding. Many schools struggle with overcrowding and have no solution to this problem. However, year-round schooling can help with this issue. Year-round school students do not have to attend at the same time as other students. This means that not as many students will…

attended college? Is college the right choice for everyone? I personally do not believe that college is the right choice for everyone because, all high schoolers have a different aptitude for learning, with every graduate attending it might cause overcrowding, and lastly there are many different options after high school that graduates can choose from that works for them. Every single person is different, so that means everyone's brains work differently. While some students love school, and…

1.What is the role of correctional administrators in the public sector? Answer: Marksmanship , security, supervision of groups and inmate head count/searches. 2.Discuss the development of public and private sector management and administrative practices. Answer: It has developed from a form of physical punishment,Public Hangings and shaming. To now evaluate and confine a person for future reprimand. A now more humane approach to punishment of crime. 3.Discuss the historical ideologies within…

Until the mid-1970s, the main principle of the criminal justice policy in Canada had been rehabilitation of the offender (Klassen, 2016, para. 4). Offenders participated in rehabilitative programs, such as further education, psychological counseling, and work training to prepare them for their reintegration into society (Klassen, 2016, para. 4). In the mid-1970s, people began to question the effectiveness of rehabilitation, and there was a renewed interest in stricter ways of deterrence (Klassen…

collapse disorder (CCD): a mysterious occurrence that affects seemingly healthy bee hives by killing the adult worker bees. While the cause of colony collapse disorder is not yet known, the main theories are that CCD is caused by a new disease, overcrowding,…

the State of California were extremely overpopulated, and that “overcrowding has overtaken the limited resources of prison staff; imposed demands well beyond the capacity of the medical and mental health facilities; and created unsanitary and unsafe conditions,” (Katsh 113). Overcrowding has caused the prison staffs to be unable to adequately treat those with medical conditions and those with mental illnesses. At times the overcrowding became so severe that for suicidal inmates, there were not…

Imagine the anticipation of millions of students as they wait for the final bell to ring, the signal that announces the start of summer break…but it never comes. As “horrifying” as that sounds, that has been the norm for 10% of publicly-enrolled students, or about 3,000 schools residing in the United States according to the educational company, Niche on their statistical data about year-round schooling. This issue has been debated time after time and is widely loathed by many adolescents; most…