Detention

Chapter One: A Stagnant Decision Lead To Future Detention Being stagnant in making effective decision detains ones future. Everyone is destined for a better living. Every individual is meant to have a better position in life. A lots of people this days whose destiny is not accomplish is because they have stoop low and never want to make effective decisions that can take them to their destination. There are individuals out there that are working in an organization and…

Recently I was watching Beyond Scared Straight, a show that broadcasts a juvenile crime prevention program that takes place in prisons around the U.S. In this episode a 17-year-old boy, Jerahn, was facing up to 35 years in jail for credit card fraud. Many would agree and say yes that this boy being nearly an adult should be mindful of his own actions and deserves his sentence. While others,like myself, believe that he should receive a less severe punishment and not be tried as an adult. Each…

India’s Juvenile Justice System Juvenile delinquents have been around since the beginning of time, it is no different in India. Ever since there have been prisons juvenile have routinely been housed in adult prisons right alongside adult prisoners. In this paper I am going to cover the historical makeup of the main laws that have to deal with juvenile justice in India. I will also cover rehabilitation system and what it does for juvenile delinquents in India, the legal system and its traditions,…

Odalys Baby Garcia September 18, 2015 CRIJ 3304 Scared Straight Juveniles do not know firsthand experience of what it’s like to be in a real prison; they think they do but in reality they do not. In the documentary entitled Scared Straight directed by Arnold Shapiro is a program developed to scare juveniles straight instead of having them live a life of crime. The program takes place at Rahway State Prison, NJ where they have inmates—called Lifers—of different criminal records terrorize…

Most people experienced a thrill when they saw their crush, had an adventure or many other reasons. But unlike most people 15-year old Alyssa Bustamante is different. She experienced a thrill when she beat, strangled, stabbed and slit the throat of an 8-year old girl. "I strangled and beat her and now she’s dead. I don’t know how to feel at the moment. It was amazing. As soon as you get over the” I can’t do this’ feeling, it’s pretty enjoyable" she wrote in her journal about her experience.…

The American population is conditioned to trust and accept any information that the United States government provides to them. Although there are many individuals in these branches that are fighting for the people, there has been countless incidences when the populace has been deceived. The film “Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties” examines the Patriot Act, and how, in a time of crisis, the United States government used the distress of the American people to gain ultimate power.…

Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a prison for suspected and confirmed terrorists that opened in 2002 in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Most detainees come from Afghanistan or Iraq and have been arrested before (Nolen). Guantanamo is located on a naval base on the southern tip of Cuba and has housing, schools, stores, and many other accommodations for detainees. The camp has cost over four million dollars for the US government to maintain (“Guantanamo”). Today, as…

Some people are optimistic when it comes to the world around them, they see the good in the bad and hope that it shines. The proverb Gold glitters even in mud can be about optimism and originates from lithuanian culture.Even when things go bad there might be something good,gold is still gold even when it's dirty. The proverb fits into today's society because people believe that optimism is a good thing. People believe that it's good to stay positive. The importance of living by the lithuanian…

States has always been proud to broadcast the legal innovations the country creates in terms of fair and equal treatment to citizens in the sovereign nation, but a glaring mark on their record will forever change their legal history. Guantanamo Bay detention facility has been a controversial topic ever since its creation in 2001 by President Bush. It was a symbol for success against the War on Terror as the US filled it’s cells. After the initial year, people began to question who these…

Julie Harper Professor Tiffany Soma Political Science 101 November 15, 2017 Current Event: Obama’s Release of Guantanamo Bay Prisoners On President Obama’s third day in office he ordered, “The detention facilities at Guantanamo to be closed "as soon as practicable, and no later than one year from the date of this order” (Rath). This event caused a mix of emotions and opinions among United States citizens, which would be case in all of former President Obama’s orders surrounding Guantanamo Bay…