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Differences in Jails and Prisons Michelle Elsenbary Intro to Corrections North Carolina Central University Jails and prisons are used in the correctional system as a way to manage people who have acted against the law. Their functions are to deter individuals from crime, punish the individuals who commit crimes and rehabilitate individuals, so that they may be able to live productive lives after they have served their sentence. There are misconceptions about the operations of…

these things to stay sane. Inmates must quickly decide how they are going to spend their time in prison. This depends on what their goals are and who they interact with in prison. Also the acclimation process is important because other inmates and officers can make your time in prison a living hell if you do not succumb to what these people want of you. Prisoners will do anything to adapt to their surroundings. Cravings from the outside world force inmates to do whatever they can to satisfy…

1 Charity McCall Professor Shea Week 7 02 December 2016 Reflection… Part A: Correctional philosophies In the field of Corrections, there are five different philosophies used. These philosophies include deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, retribution, restitution/restorative justice. These philosophies hold a different perspective of the victim and focuses on different areas of punishment. Deterrence is defined as the use of threat to deter someone from committing crime. There are two…

The Geo Group Jose A. Medina Professor Cassandra Garrett Monroe College of Criminal Justice Fall 2015 Abstract The research is concentrate on the GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) formally known as Wackenhut Corrections Corporations, founded by former FBI agent George R. Wackenhut. The GEO Group is a corporation that specializes in providing correctional, detention and community reentry services. For more than 30 years the GEO Group has profited billions of dollars from federal and state policies…

help them get a second chance to change their lives around. The first alternative to prison for juveniles is probation also known as community corrections. During this the individual is allow out of prison but as a curfew and does community service to pay back there debt to society for the wrong they have done. They also have to report to a probation officer monthly or however the courts design that they come before them and, if they don’t show up they will go to jail for a violation. They also…

rehabilitated so that they can be reintegrated into society. 3. Describe qualified immunity. Do private prison officials benefit from qualified immunity? Providing evidence from pertinent Supreme Court decisions, trace its application to private corrections employees. Qualified immunity can be defined as something that “prevents government officials from liability in lawsuits alleging violations of constitutional rights provided a reasonable person would not have otherwise known they were…

One problem faced in the system of corrections is the overcrowding of prisons across the United States. Prison overcrowding is a very tough situation and is a huge concern throughout the United States. Stemming from the governments “war on drugs”, prisoners keep pilling up in prisons with no where to put them, thus creating a problem for the criminal justice system. More prisoners in a prison causes more problems for that facility. As well as increasing the needed cost to maintain and care for…

Abstract Even though problems continue to change and grow the corrections industry must attract people with new ideas to deal with the current and new problems. I will explore different challenges in the overall criminal justice system and they include the overcrowding of prisons, more prisoners having mental-health issues, lack of innovation and limited collaboration. I believe that if these challenges aren’t changed they will continue to have a negative effect on the criminal justice system…

When I read a recent press release about Securus Technologies adding inmate forms to its ConnectUs platform, I was surprised that corrections facilities were still using paper forms. Correctional officers should be keeping prisons safe, not distributing and collecting inmate requests, however, I do realize that prisons cannot buy just any off-the-shelf system; security is extremely important and Securus Technologies is committed to providing inmate self-service solutions that control what…

Rocky Mount Correctional Facility’s mission is to have a secure and safe place for inmates and staff. Our goal is to rehabilitate the inmates so they can return to society as an accomplished and socially rehabilitated person. Our leadership and involvement in our communities are very important to this facility. Our facility is a credited facility by the American Correctional Association. Emergency and safety procedures are our first priority her at the Rocky Mount Correctional Facility.…