Imprisonment and detention

Apartheid vs. Ingsoc “George Orwell’s 1984 is the expression of a mood, and it is a warning” (Fromm 313). Despite Orwell creating the haunting dystopia of Oceania as a warning to humanity of our self-destruction, the world seemed to go blind to its recreation in South Africa. Britain colonized South Africa and created a white minority rule, just as Orwell depicts the Big Brother and the Inner Party running Oceania in 1984. Both Orwell’s Oceanic world and the South African government formed…

This purpose can only be achieved if the period of imprisonment is used to ensure as far as possible, the reintegration of such persons into society upon their release. In order to make this possible, Rule 4(2) also states that prison administrations and other competent authorities should offer education, vocational…

In China there are currently 500,000 people being detained without charge or trial. China also holds the most executions out of any country in the world. Though the exact number of executions is classified by the state, but an estimate of 3,000 executions were made in 2014 alone (AmnestyUSA.org & Telegraph.co.uk). Ever since the Communist Party of China took control of the government in 2012, the Chinese government has locked down on citizen’s rights and violating their privacy. Those who speak…

Jack Porter UNESCAP Role of Capital Punishment in Modern Society United Kingdom Oceanside High School The four most prominent practitioners of capital punishment include Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, many of which are located in the Asia-pacific region. Additionally, most countries in the Asia-Pacific region create false statistics in regards to their use of the death penalty. The processes of a fair trial for an individual are often overlooked due to the amount of money and time spent…

In inner city Detroit, the drug trade runs everything. From family dynamics, to source of income, to education, participation in the drug trade is a deep seated practice ingrained in the lives of many African American adolescents. In Luke Bergmann’s ethnography, Getting Ghost: Two Young Lives and the Struggle for the Soul of an American City, Bergmann describes his experience, following the lives of two teenagers and their families engaging the social institution of drug dealing. Dealing is…

As for Latinos, they “face the suspicion that they may be illegal immigrants, subject to arrest, detention, and even deportation.” (Harris, 130) The Supreme Court even allowed border patrols to considered Mexican appearances as suspicions to pull them over, to question them, or detain them about their immigration status. The court even claims that a Mexican appearance is relevant to catching illegal immigrants. (Harris, 131) This has profiling written all over it and what makes it surprising is…

Travis Hirschi’s Control Theory states that deviance occurs when a person has no control over their environment; they stray from norms and commit crimes. Travis Hirschi also believe that humans want to belong and that criminals are made when one’s bond to society is abated. Using Hirschi’s Control Theory, crime rate is low in Japan due to conformity being crucial, the publics’ view of prison, and the punishments in prison being harsh. Juvenile delinquency rates are also low; a factor…

article entered the correctional system before the age of eighteen, they never received a high school diploma, and they were labeled as felons upon their release. As a result of the failing educational system that pushed them out and lead them to imprisonment, these individuals made a living through illegal means. The motive for why youth became involved in drug trafficking is best explained by Mohamed and Fritsvald’s dorm room dealers’ example. The dorm room dealers are motivated by economic…

Good morning/evening everyone. Today I am here to talk about an issue that has been plaguing Australia for many years. Forced marriage. The Australian legal system aims to provide safety to the community, by providing an effective and impartial justice process for the community. Although that safety is there, a major crime is still slipping through the cracks. Forced marriage is a topic that no one would like to believe is happening. It is usually an underground practice that is hard to…

In Bolivia, female penitentiaries are not different from the male penitentiaries. One of the female prisons is worse than the majority of its male counterparts. For example, the San Sebastian female prison is far more overcrowded than other prisons. Juveniles convicted under the Bolivian correctional system are not differentiated from adult criminals and housed under the same prison, with no separations. Adult criminals and juvenile criminals receive very little to no rehabilitation programs to…