Recidivism

There are a lot of challenges that face those individuals who are or have been under the supervision of the Department of Corrections. It is very imperative to note the importance of employment on recidivism rates of offenders. However, the U.S. economy is additionally affected by offenders and their employment rate. A study conducted in 2010 on ex-offenders and the labor marker found that having a felony conviction cause a significant reduction in an individual’s employment rate. Essentially,…

Alternatives to Detention Since incarceration has been proven to be ineffective for reducing crime and delinquency. I propose an emphasis on rehabilitation. Instead of locking up juveniles, the juvenile judge should make it his or her goal to divert youth offenders away from secure detention facilities and instead use dispositional alternatives that better match the need of the child. Studies have shown that smaller, intensive programs can work when they are run by well-trained staff who can…

In the text, Brian Davenport analyzes two types of leadership and the means in which each style responses to suffering. The first style of leadership explored is Servant-leadership. The idea Servant-leadership was introduced in the 1070’s, and there is still debate regarding what the term means (Alavi, R., 2016). Researchers continue to attempt to define and clarify the leadership method. However, one explanation describes the word as one who is motivated to serve others while creating an…

Everyday more and more juveniles are placed in adult prisons and pay the price for their actions, but sometimes this is not always the case. “Around 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced or incarcerated as adults in the United States every year. On any given day, around 10,000 juveniles are housed in adult jails and prisons – 7,500 in jails and 2,700 in prisons, respectively” (Curley). When juveniles are put in adult prisons it is merely to make their sentence harder on them, but because of most…

an extended amount of time without human contact. Proponents of solitary confinement urge that public interest takes precedence over the well-being of a high profile criminal. Additionally, proponents argue that solitary confinement decreases the recidivism rate amongst high risk criminals. Conversely, opponents insist elongated solitary confinement violates the eighth amendment on the basis of cruel and unusual punishment. In addition to the eighth amendment, researchers suggest that solitary…

The prevention and reduction of recidivism rates can be achieved through Adult Diversion Programs where individualized intervention programs are developed by Diversion Program Specialists. “Diversion programs function to ameliorate the problem of overcrowded courts and jails, reduce overall…

would be interested in this because most progressive colleges today have some form of credit that they can give to their students that acknowledges the volunteer work that they put into something like this. When statistics show a severe decrease in recidivism because of involvement in programs, it places more of an urgency on the need to increase participation and growth of these programs. With no shortage of classes and an incentive for the inmates to participate, there would be more of a…

Introduction/Rationale: Occupational therapy in the criminal justice system is an emerging area of practice in the United States. Occupational beings in the offender population often face homelessness, substance use, and mental health concerns that inhibit access to occupation, health care, and stability. Occupational justice enables occupational beings in the offender population to experience new, health promoting occupations designed to positively affect individuals and communities.…

Incarceration, sanctions and control, community programs, and treatment are the four main approaches to the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders. Prisons are designed to remove the offender from society, restricting civil freedoms, and limiting the individual’s capability to make liberated decisions (Schmalleger, 2014). Although incarceration is one of the most severe punishments, the other methods also implement similar traits to incarceration. Sanctions and community programs offer…

Americans. The prison population is expanding at a phenomenal rate, often beyond the capacity of the existing system to accommodate the expanding ranks of the incarcerated. The focus for many is increasingly on rehabilitation as a means to reduce recidivism and consequently reduce the number of individuals who must be placed in prisons every year. In the early 1990s, the number of people jailed in the United States topped one million (Waldman, 2013). By 2000, that number had doubled, and by 2003…