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The four philosophies of the purpose of corrections are retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation. In this discussion I am going to focus on retribution and rehabilitation Retribution (deserved punishment) - is punishment inflicted on a person who has infringed on the rights of others and so deserves to be penalized. The severity of the sanction should fit the seriousness of the crime (Todd R. Clear, George F. Cole, Michael D. Reisig, 2013). In other words, retribution is the…

result of noncompliance. The administrative structure of the Virginia Department of Corrections Probation and Parole consist of the Corrections Operations Director who is George Hinkle, following is the Administrator for Community Corrections, Marcus Elam, and then the Chief of Probation and Parole Erma Torrance. Under Chief Torrance there are three Deputy Chiefs: Aleandro, Schafer, and Taliaferro. Following the Deputy Chiefs are six Senior Probation Officers (SPO), and under supervision of…

“That’s where you came in. To take words like “Asian” and “American” and race and nation and..and mess them up so badly that no one even knows what they mean anymore because that was Dad’s dream. A world where he can be Jimmy Stewart and a white guy can even be an Asian.” (Hwang 68-69). “Passing”, according to Harvard professor, Randall Kennedy, is the “deception that enables a person to adopt certain roles or identities from which he would be barred by prevailing social standards” (Kennedy 1).…

The Urban Legend of Resusci Anne You have probably at least heard of Resusci Anne, but if you learned CPR, then chances are you have also performed mouth to mouth on her. But do you know her story? Or have you ever wondered how she was born? Well, it is now the time to know her story. Who is Rescusci Anne? She is the first CPR manikin ever created. Resusci Anne started from an urban legend, which is told in various ways, but the main details are mostly the same. According to the legend,…

Destiny Mckenzie Teresa Elam, Emily Meyers,Carlee Brogdon The Replication of Osmosis in Cells Introduction: The differences between osmosis and diffusion is slight, but osmosis is the movement of water molecules from high concentration to low concentration, when diffusion is necessarily the same concept albeit without water molecules.Osmosis and Diffusion occur to achieve equilibrium in the cell; to maintain the cell’s homeostasis.Within the experiment two types of solutions were present:…

The number of individuals within the United States aged 65 and older has significantly increased from 35 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2010. This represents a 15% increase and is expected to increase another 36% from 2010 to 2020 for a total of 55 million individuals (Fowles & Greenberg, 2011). The Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds (2011) reported that the growth in this population has…

Q1. What is the Internet? The Internet is a vast physical network that channels data from servers to a multitude of smaller networks through mediums including satellite and cable (Hathaway, 2014, p. 307). Elam, Stepahanson, & Hanberger (2002) explain data is broken down into manageable packets then finally reassembled for enquirer. This process takes place through routers which switch the data to the required destination. Known as TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), this…

Measles is an infectious disease caused by a type of virus in the class of viruses, paramyxoviruses. With measles, a blotchy red rash develops on the patient, starting at the head and typically moves down the body. Many symptoms are found to be a part of this disease, including fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, and tiny white spots developing inside of the mouth (“Measles: MedlinePlus,” n.d.). The vaccination rates for the measles vaccines have increased throughout the years, which…

The portrayal of black women has evolved greatly over time. From Oliva Pope in Scandal to Annalise in How to Get Away with Murder, black women are on-screen professionals now more than ever. Although black women are seen dealing with issues in their stories’ plot, the great majority of these plots take a back seat to the subplot of romance. The success of black women in media is relentlessly measured by their love life. Regardless of the success of their financial, employment, or platonic…

Kingdom was destroyed in the late 8th century in Athens which was a significant city state of the Greek world. The last king (basileus) Kodros was overthrown and an aristocratic administration was established. Thereby, community of nobility called areopagus which was once consultant of the king acquired both legislative and juridical power. As for the executive power, it was given to three archons (namely, government officer) which were selected from nobility for one year. Number of archons was…