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    stood for something more, that is not the case to me. I see a lot of corruption and a lot of nonsense, Especially towards minorities. Anyway, before my disinterest in corrections, I interviewed my father and my brother who are Correctional Officers for the state of California. My father worked for the Department of Corrections for 26 years, he recently retired this year. I had asked him if he enjoyed it, He said that he had enjoyed his career and the pay was very rewarding to him. He had…

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    To me, Correction, basically boils down to the statement of: Fixing what was wrong. In simple cases it may just understanding I had done something wrong today and correcting the process by the following day. Otherwise it may be as extreme as realizing I had done a project wrong, which would require me to start anew and correct my mistakes. But to me, the definition of correction simply means to fix what was done wrong. Jails, prisons, and penitentiaries, whether state or federal, provide the…

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    Medieval Era Corrections

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    Frequently The Medieval Era of Corrections is hardly every considerer when thinking about the modern correctional systems. During Medieval time it was all about punishing one for the crime they commit. Proving ones own innocence had to be done through what is known as trials by ordeal. A person was required one to prove his or her own innocence by surviving the trial. There were such trials as: Trial by Host, Trial by Snake, and Trial by Bitter Water. The Sotah ritual a.k.a the ordeal of bitter…

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    concerns. A prime example is the previous topic where I discussed employment issues, which, unlike the 12% of correction officers who see it as a problem, only ~0.3% of the public sees it as one. Furthermore, understaffing, morale/leadership of correction officers, underfunding, inmate control issues, and a lack of rehabilitation programs are large margins between the views of correction officers and the general public. Simply put, armchair wardens prevent any real change from occurring and…

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    Fourth, a prison industrial complex has emerged. The method that I believe is most important to controlling prison crowding is by reducing the number of people who go to prison by making more use of front-end strategies such as diversion, community corrections, and intermediate sanctions. I strongly believe that if you…

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    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.…

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    Arizona Prison Case Study

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    Mr. Falberg, Thank you for your letter voicing the concerns you have with the Arizona Department of Corrections. You passion for these concerns seems genuine and you have put some thought into your ideas. Staffing our prison system with qualified Correctional Officers is and will continue to be a top priority to all stakeholders including the Arizona Department of Corrections. Staffing our facilities with qualified Correctional Officers is always under review. The hiring of Correctional…

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    Objectives and Efficiency of Community Corrections Community Corrections are programs such as probation and parole whose main objective is to oversee offenders who have been reentered into the community as a part of their sentence. A basic understanding of the definitions of probation and parole are necessary before analyzing their differences and similarities. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics “[probation] refers to adult offenders whom courts place on supervision in the community…

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    The Cost of Justice Name Institution The Cost of Justice The society is governed by laws that regulate individual’s behavior and protect their rights. When a person goes against the set rules, they are considered to have committed a crime. It is the work of the judiciary to administer justice by ensuring that those who commit crimes are punished as stipulated in the law. The judiciary, therefore, looks into a case or a complaint, determines if the accused has committed a crime and…

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    There is no doubt that error correction is one of the most important part in teaching foreing languages. There are a lot of researches over it. In the article “Some thoughts on Anthony Bruton’s critique of the correction debate (Truscott, 2010)” I found that, there are two main perspective in this matter. Anthony Bruton- one of the researchers who encouraged correction. For him, correction is a good thing to do. Therefore, he dismissed the case against correction. This position based on…

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