judicial system must be designed in a manner that it does administer punishment to those who commit a crime. In this case, those accused of committing crimes are put on trial and a verdict is given as to whether they are innocent and or guilty. Various researches have been done and pointed out that juveniles tend to take a longer period to comprehend their actions when incarcerated as a result of the differences in emotional responses and or reaction as compared to adult offenders. Emotional outbursts…
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system must be designed in a manner that it administers punishment to those who commit a crime. In this case, those accused of committing crimes are put on trial, typically in family court and a verdict is given as to whether they are innocent and or guilty. Various research has been conducted and pointed out that juveniles tend to take a longer period to comprehend their actions when incarcerated as a result of the differences in emotional responses and or reaction compared to adult offenders. Emotional…
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facilities, they are then incarcerated in the state training schools with the serious offenders. Another case was Barbra Oles, mentally retarded, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, girl who served a seven-year term for truancy. These are children who should have never been incarcerated. He also lets us know that these are the children that run wild because of ill-conceived and outdated state laws. When Wooden spoke about the runaways he gave us the insight of the grisly details of sexual abuse to the children…
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collapses, and when over half of the prisoners are under the influence of drugs or alcohol which increases the probability that all inhibitions are on hiatus (Wright, 2010). Effectiveness of Punishment – Effectiveness of Rehabilitation While incarcerated As a parent I try to think back to when I was growing up in hope that I can understand the mind of my sixteen year old son. I have many theories on the subject of punishment. First when envisioning the fundamentals and standards that my generation…
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conduct and sociocultural inequalities. Individually, most citizens rarely think about the possibility that those who commit crimes have children, even though many of them do. Currently, there are close to 2 million American children with one or both parents serving a sentence in a United States correctional facility. Not surprisingly, recent policy reforms to promote change in practices of the criminal justice system have paid little consideration to their negative effect on the children of prisoners…
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There is an increased amount of homelessness among chemically addicted females participating in drug and alcohol treatment at Southwest Nu-Stop in Philadelphia County. A research study was conducted to determine the causal factors that contribute to the increase in homelessness among women entering drug and alcohol treatment. A search of the literature revealed that there is an increased amount of homeless women in treatment who do have appropriate information about transitional resources in their…
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compared to male offenders, female offenders are less likely to commit violent crimes. Although, the majority of crimes committed by women are non-violent, at present female offenders make up less than 10 percent of the total number of individuals incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails (see attachment 3). Additionally, pathways to crime, offense patterns, and needs prior to and during incarceration, vary significantly from that of male offenders (Chesney-Lind, 100-102). Furthermore, because of these…
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Even though it would be safer for other children if the child who committed the crime be tried as an adult, but it is not safe for the child who committed the crime. They are five times more likely to get assaulted, twice as likely to be beaten by staff and 8 times as likely to commit suicide if they are tried as adults. Children who commit violent crimes should not be tried as adults. Children are more susceptible to negative behavior than adults are. Children don't have the intellectual or moral…
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that I use to be a foster child. Therefore I have formulated a proposition to educate those unaware on some of the grating conditions adolescents face in and out of foster cares, and encourage the government system to crack down on negligent foster parents. This is an ethical dilemma that needs to be solved simply because it affects everyone. My three younger siblings and I have experienced the system first hand. Some of us are lucky enough to find a forever home that take us in, but others will not…
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Martin. In that case, an innocent black guy was walking through a neighborhood and was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain by the name of George Zimmerman. Zimmerman claims that Trayvon appeared as a “suspicious person”. George Zimmerman contacted the police…
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