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inflated ego. In many cases, citizens commit crimes that if they were caught it could possibly land them on probation. However, many of those citizens are not the typical offender on probation. Probation is an alternative sentence that suspends jail or prison time for eligible offenders so they can complete conditions such as community service, pay restitution, or complete drug treatment. Probation and parole can include many types of citizens that commit crimes such as driving under…

The Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three written by Mara Leveritt is a nonfiction story about a 1993 murder of three eight-year-olds and their three teenage killers. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr., better known as the West Memphis Three, abducted three children, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steven Branch, on May 5, 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas. The children were last seen playing together around 6:30 p.m. the evening they went missing.…

The Difference of The Other Wes Moore. Some people choose to be doctors because their fathers were a doctor. Some people choose to be in gangs because their father was in a gang. Throughout the common wealth of America is a circle of ideal, almost a call, to raise up the standards of living of those who feel that their America dream has been ignored. In his book, “The other Wes Moore”, the author, Wes Moore, makes a wide variety of statements toward not just the broad range of society like…

Anomie: A breakdown of social order as a result of a loss of standards and values. -This is important because the breakdown of social order is a key ingredient in the social control theory as the population becomes more dumbed down and less aware as the citizens stands and values descend. Differential Association Theory: people learn to commit crime as a result of contact with antisocial values, attitudes, and criminal behavior patterns. -This is important because as more people allow their…

One: An expert on page one hundred and twelve from Hassine explained the bureaucracy of prisons. Hassine explains: “You see, all existing prison systems are nothing more than an extension of an entrenched originating prison bureaucracy. Therefore, the potential for change in any prison system is limited by the inherent nature of its founding bureaucracy. And, despite popular belief, contemporary prisons are not new institutions rising atop the ashes of discarded older ones. Actually, they…

Asperger’s, according to Asperger Autism Spectrum Education Network, is a neurobiological disorder on the higher-functioning end of the autism spectrum. In Mark Haddon’s British novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher Boone, a fifteen year old child with this disorder, tries to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. Along the way, he overcomes multiple obstacles Asperger’s provides him. I am clearly unlike Christopher for various reasons. Christopher…

the decades to the Jim Crow laws and in present day, the prison system. Since the coming of our ancestors two centuries ago, our people have been mistreated and denied basic rights. Prior to watching The 13th, although I was not ignorant of the present issues in society, I was definitely unaware of the severity and depth of institutional racism. While instilling a great fear within me, this film informed me of the great evils of the prison system and has motivated me to action. While watching…

In “Why Prisons Don’t Work,” Wilbert Rideau claims state prisons will never improve the lives of criminals and lower crime rates in other states. There are four reasons to consider for dramatic shift to make prisons legitimately functional: 1) Resulting with a “silver bullet” instead of turning a criminal’s life around, 2) Keeping a prisoner long enough can make a man embrace inmate life, 3) Not focusing on the main threat of the young potential criminals, 4) Not giving enough opportunity of…

lives in prison.” (Johnson & McGunigall-Smith, p 328) Life with parole is the most humane way to treat the murderers. It’s not putting innocent lives in danger because they aren’t being let out into the world, but at the same time it’s not letting them off easy because they will be spending the rest of their lives dealing with what they have done. Basically the convicted murderer is being sentenced to death in prison. They are trading their civil lives, their ability to live outside of the…

Re-integration When considering the process of re-integration, our group discussed the importance of pre-release programs and post-release programs. We found it important to focus on preparing the incarcerated individual for life outside of prison in order to ensure their success in society after imprisonment. We also thought it was crucial to provide the proper support and resources to the individual once released, so that they can maintain by staying on track and reach their goals not only…