Prison Overcrowding

Topic 1 My first impression of the probationer was that he was an angry individual, who I would have difficulty getting to follow the rules of probation. I felt like the original probationer probably did need to be sentenced to incarceration instead of probation, due to his prior criminal history and family background. My impression changed greatly when meeting with the alternate probationer. The alternate probationer seemed like he was genuinely interested in following the rules and accepting…

Ernest Van Den Haag begins his article asking if the death penalty deters more than life in prison. Haag says that even though life in prison is unpleasant, it is still very different from taking the life of a person. He says that 99% of people on the death row would rather be in life sentence (Pg,392 right column). I think anyone would prefer to stay alive, but isn’t a life sentence just like the end of a persons life? They will be confined to a cell for the rest of their life. Haag also talks…

moving parts, and it can be complex. One of the things that nearly everyone thinks of when they hear the term “criminal justice” is jail or prison. The purpose and types of jails, the advantages and disadvantages of private prisons, and the identification of the challenges of prison life are the subjects that will be covered in this essay. Are jails and prisons really necessary? Are they to be considered inhuman? Is it really better for a person to be isolated from the rest of the world? These…

Beginning in 1166, Henry II began building jails including the Newgate Prison in London. During this time, courts were established along with the first legal textbook which became the precursor to Common Law (Timeline: Prisons in England, 2006). Furthermore, the modern jury was set up with twelve men to adjudicate regarding land disputes (Timeline: Prisons in England, 2006). Later, in 1215, the Magna Carta was signed by King John which marked the beginning of English judicial rights, which…

been played by any other actor, He drew me into his character and the whole movie. Having worked in the prison system and then fifteen years in the county jail I could name at least 200 men and even women who I witnessed struggled with the gang mentality of the Arian Brotherhood. Even after their release quite a few made it years without reverting back to the old ways, some re-entered the prison system and others perished from gang violence. I could have easily have been in Derek’s shoes while…

Communications 111 Kendra Hietpas Informative Speech General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To tell my audience how Dorothea Lynde Dix’s prison reform impacted the world. Central Idea: Dorothea viewed this issue as a major problem with our society and took matters into her own hands to change it. INTRODUCTION Attention Getting Material I want everybody to close their eyes. Dark, cold, chains, starvation. Open your eyes. What you just imagined were the daily issues that mentally ill…

The issue of the death penalty and whether or not it is an efficient crime deterrent relates to economics because in order to truly answer the question, one must weigh both the marginal costs and benefits of this practice. Using economic analysis, one is able to gain a better understanding and look into the benefits and costs related to the death penalty, and ultimately are able to determine whether or not the death penalty is an efficient deterrent. When weighing the two different sides of…

Introduction There is a significant problem with crime in the United States. Prison sentences are long, harsh and damaging to inmates and prison sentences do little to deter criminal behavior. Furthermore, a portion of criminals, in the prison environment, either enter the prison environment with a mental illness or they develop a mental illness while incarcerated (Steadman, Osher, Robbins, Case, & Samuels,2009). A significant way to reduce criminal behavior in the United States is to prevent…

By only using prison as a punishment it does not allow the offender to see the implications of their actions. Restorative justice should be used more to reduce recidivism, according to a study in the United Kingdom after using restorative justice. The recidivism rates were down by 27% after two years. (Taylor and Thorpe.…

The two sources I will be analysing and comparing are both in favour of a de-crease in capital statutes but for very different reasons and together they are repre-sentatives of a change in mentalities towards capital punishment in the first half of the nineteenth century. The first primary source under study is an extract from the Report of the select committee on criminal laws. This committee was set up in 1819 by the House of Commons and was expected to publish a report on the state of…