Habitual offender

noticed that there are a few left in the state of Massachusetts. In august of 1992, MCI- Bridgewater was opened up. When they first opened by this was meant to be an “alternative” for first time offenders. When one was sentenced to this program, they had to endure military- like drills and exercises. Some offenders chose to go to a boot camp for they wouldn’t have to do a longer sentence. But, now the crime rate has gone up since then. There is only a certain number of inmates that are…

incapacitation and its progress with high rate offenders. She states in her article that selective incapacitation is supposed to reduce crime early in an offender career. Auerhahn (1999) believes that a lot of attention has been devoted to inquiry into the potential consequences of selective incapacitation. But the evidence has been overlooked by other researchers and politicians in this particular area. In this article, a study was shown that incapacitng offender that continue to commit…

brain disease. A type of brain disease that subjects people to habitual take illicit or addicted drugs that are detrimental to ones well-being without any control or self- regulation. The criminal justice system has been dealing with ongoing drug abuse issues among juveniles and adults offenders in prisons and as well as those who are released into the public. Since incarceration alone is has not been effective in rehabilitating offenders because of recidivism, the criminal justice system and…

will not increase, this has been proven by numerous states who have enacted sentencing reform and alternatives to incarceration and now are reaping the benefits. New York rolled back on their harsh mandatory sentencing laws and began sending drug offenders to drug courts and since then they’ve closed multiple prisons, have low recidivism rates, saved the state and taxpayers millions, and now New York has the lowest crime and incarceration rate out of any large state in the nation. Texas stopped…

From ages one to two, a person’s brain enters a critical developing stage, where a child learns how to communicate, show their ability to perform physical actions, think logically and abstractedly, and allow for the brain to control the organs and muscles that a person needs to survive with. The next critical stage, in which a brain enters development, begins during the adolescence years, where teenagers learn more than ever (aside from ages one to two). When a youth commits a crime and then…

My answer to this would pertain to opposite roles involving African American police officers or law enforcement agents and the White American offender or victim. The majority of the statistic reports and general information in this reading material is based on White American law officials and how they respond to, or react to, criminal acts committed by the African Americans and the racism involved…

“Substance abuse versus substance dependence: Implications for management of the DUI offender.” First, Criterion one is habitual substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major obligations to include work, school, or home typically resulting in numerous absences or poor work performance related to substance use, as well as, substance-related absences, suspensions, and child neglect (White, 2007). Secondly, habitual substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous and…

facilities. Numerous studies have been conducted to evaluate the costs and benefits of boot camps for juvenile and adult offenders. However, the main concern for the existence of boot camps is whether or not they are effective in reducing recidivism. The reality is, boot camps are less than or equally as effective as any other…

goals are not exclusive and at times overlap in achieving its purpose. Furthermore, one goal is not better than another, but rather one would be more applicable in certain situations than another. Deterrence can be defined as sanctioning convicted offenders to reduce crime by…

States’ prisons are so crowded. Researchers have developed and tested several theories as to why criminals exhibit antisocial behaviors and, ultimately, end up in prison. Numerous scientific studies have confirmed that biological, environmental, and habitual factors can dispose individuals to antisocial behavior and…