Corrections

This article informs about the influences of state punishment and private prisons. Although state punishment is an important aspect of either prison system, this particular article opens up for more questions and ideologies of the private prison systems to occur. The main question that this article argues is why both the public and prison systems are capable of falling so far below the obligations that they must fulfill? This particular study looks into this question through inferring a deep…

In the documentary film Where to Invade Next by Michael Moore he visits a various number of countries across Europe to experience how Europeans view and handle certain social issues. He quickly notices how these views differ immensely from the way Americans see and handle these common issues such as education, healthcare, nutrition, and more. He invades these countries to see what kind of enlightening tips they have to offer and how America has the potential to grow and greatly benefit from…

Symbolic Interactionalism would be the best choice of theory to analyze the increase in white collar crime in an area. Because this theory is built around a central idea that people are active in creating their lives, using this approach would allow me to understand the contributing factors which might be causing a rise in white collar crime. Some of the contributing factors affecting an individual are the smaller groups which an individual learns the behavior, acceptance of deviant behavior…

Lisa Godinho with the tittle of Probation Officer at Kendall County Court Services is agreeing to be interviewed. There are several reasons as why interviewing a probation officer was my choice. The main one being the importance of rehabilitating an individual, which probation officers take a huge part. They rehabilitate an individual by supervision to ensure their offenders are behaving themselves, ensuring the offender does not commit another offence. There are however several cases where…

It is no secret that all over the country people are arrested everyday for crimes such a murder, rape, and manslaughter. What many people aren't aware of is that the government is providing these felons with free education. Many prisoners take advantage of this and receive their GED or a college degree such as an associates or bachelors degree. This is significant to our country because while these people are being rehabilitated for what they have done they are also advancing themselves with the…

The F2052SH has been replaced by the ACCT, as the F2052SH needed to be developed in order to more effectively monitor suicide prevention. The ACCT is a plan which can be opened by a member of the prison staff, if they see them as at risk of suicide or self-harm (Prison Reform Trust, 2012). This was put in place in order to act as a care plan system which will allow prison staff to help to calm a possible suicidal act, build on a prisoners strengths and reduce their vulnerability. It also is in…

Punishment such as fine and probation were part of criminal justice system in preventing crime. Fines can be used in crime prevention and was more effective for less serious offenses committed by the first-time offenders as well as even for all age groups of recidivists (Feldman, 1993). Coldwell (1965) has listed the advantages of fines as a punishment in crime prevention which include of no stigmatization or upset of family life in term of relationship, the offender has no longer need to…

In Jeff Jacoby's essay "Bring Back Flogging," he argues against the American public's acceptance of the current state of the criminal justice system by comparing its consequences to an alternative method of flogging. By employing irony throughout the whole essay, he builds up his argument to defend a seemingly outdated method of punishment—flogging—over imprisonment, encouraging the audience to find a reasonable solution to the violence and ineffectiveness of prisons. Jacoby's unfavorable word…

Working in the jail environment can be difficult because of how many inmates go through the jail because some many be there temporarily while they wait to be transferred to prison (Pollock, 2017). Since these inmates do not stay for long and the large number of inmates passing through, it’s difficult for officers to learn about them (Pollock, 2017). Jails pose a higher potential for smuggling and the inmates are under a large amount of stress when they enter the facility (Pollock, 2017).…

Moore looks back on his first film, Roger & Me, about the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's decision to close several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Moore tries to go into the General Motors head office in Detroit to speak to the Chairman but was denied access. Due to this, he feels as the many times he tried they never allowed him access. He says its “about time” someone let him in and that he has good ideas. He then moves on to talk about President…