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Violence is everywhere. It even takes place within our jails and prisons. Even though incarceration removes a person from the community, it does not necessarily change that person’s behavior or prevent them from engaging in violence. Violence in correctional facilities is very common. This article talks about the percentages of inmates who are arrested for violent behavior, who only served nearly half of their sentence, and those who were recidivists and violent recidivists. These statistics…

What types of services are offered to inmates? "The philosophy under which the jail operates may provide only for those services required by law, or it may advocate education, treatment and work programs"(Bowker,2003). Many different programs are offered to offenders during their time of incarceration. These programs have created not only to reinforce the safety and order of the prison but also to improve public safety by making inmates more productive upon their release back into society.…

Research Topic/Issue: Do you think convicts should be allowed to have jobs? What are the risk, how her society should respond to that? Have they really change their life or is it just an act. Context: Society seems to have an opinion about it CNN talk about how many of the ex-convicts are seeking jobs, and is it fair have the serve there time and learn their lesson. Primary Audience: Adults Thesis Statement/Primary Claim: What make people be in, an out of jail is it the movie we watch the…

Ask anyone about what they think about a former convict and you will likely get a short list of attributes and issues that don’t paint a very positive light. People make mistakes and are expected to make up for those mistakes. Some do and some don’t. This paper will discuss the current prisoner release system, the short comings and ways to help remedy those roadblocks to produce active citizens that are a productive member in their communities. First, where and why the modern prison system was…

At the same time, this shows a great example of how Australian prison system sometimes don’t reform ex-convicted and they come out worse than before. According to the social researcher Tony Vinson documents (Inter Church Criminal Justice Taskforce, 2010) it indicates prison often don’t improve the problems of what cause the ex-convict to keep offending and imprisoning prisoner is unlikely to break the cycle of crime. Another key point, is if the criminal stay to long in prisons it bring a…

Summarize the clips in 1-2 Lines Rick Mercer discussed that the government incites fear in its citizens to ensure obedience in a time where crime is at its lowest. He states that there is nothing to fear but fear itself and the people that benefit from that fear, meaning the government. John Oliver discussed how horribly prisoners are treated, and how the public has become uninterested in the unethical treatment of prisoners. How are the issues discussed in these clips connected to one another?…

The approach to restorative justice is rich with historical and cultural context which predates Native times and differs vastly from the current justice system. In fact, comparing the two is much like comparing apples and bananas; both are fruit however they have differing texture, taste, color, and shape. The current justice system in a multitude of Western societies is primarily focused on identifying and persecuting offenders with little to no regard as to the needs of the victim, the…

guessing a coin flip but individuals still believe they are good at detecting deception (Levine et al., 2010; Vrij, 2006). For example, law enforcement officers, parents, and relational partners all tend to over estimate experience as playing a role in their abilities to detect dishonesty (Vrij, 2006). In reality, experienced law enforcement officers average a few percentage points above chance accuracy detection, parents average slightly higher, while relational partners performed worse than…

Our memories are reconstructive because we change our memories through storytelling. When we tell stories we add in little white lies to make our story sound better and to make ourselves look good and not in the wrong or that we did the right thing. Eventually, over the years our stories and memories become whole new ones because of the fact that memories are reconstructive. Not only do we reconstruct and change our memories through stories, we as humans also mix up where we get information from…

as cost-saving techniques (Tennessee Department of Correction, n.d.b). The state has maintained the accreditation since it was awarded undergoing recertification every three years. The Tennessee Department of Correction focused on providing a safe and secure environment within the prisons while providing rehabilitation to incarcerated offenders. The Tennessee Department of Correction increased its efforts of reform to include community correction in 2012 transferring the supervision of probation…