Some of the techniques used by some prisons are to have counseling service (Trulson et al., 2008) for gang members. This is to try to get into the mind of the gang member to see how they can break them of gang life and dependence. Keeping very aggressive gang members in the same prison (Carlson and Garrett, 2008) is an alternative as well. Studies have shown that aggressive prisoners seldom prey upon those inmates that are aggressive as well. A constant threat of violence between inmates could ultimately cause them to cease being aggressive and violent.
If the criminal justice system does not get recidivism under control, prisons will continue to grow. I do believe additional changes can be made in response to overcrowding prisons. Get tough legislations need to be abolished. There is no evidence that get tough legislations deter individuals from committing crime. This is partly because many individuals lack the legal knowledge to know the consequences
Discursive Essay - Does prison work? This question is far too simplistic for a yes or no answer. Prison has four main aims firstly, retribution; to punish an offender who has broken the law, the punishment will reflect the seriousness of the crime and the level of moral fault. Secondly, protection of society; which takes criminals out of the circulation of crime and stops other people in society from becoming victims. Thirdly, rehabilitation; the use of effective counselling and educational programmes help offenders reform themselves.
A probation officer will ensure that the offender meets the conditions set by the court. Failure to meet the conditions will result in the withdrawal of probation, and the offender will like face imprisonment. A person can be sentenced to prison or jail instead of probation based on the crime. The severity and type of the crime governs the facility an individual will serve out his or her sentence (Schmalleger, 2009). The goal is to punish or rehabilitate an individual while ensuring the safety of the general public.
In my county we have a lot of sexual offenders and the county is not that big we need to get a hand on this and let them know we won’t allow them to hurt another child or adult. In conclusion we have discussed community correction and how it affects society. We have also talked about my hypothesis about community corrections and its effectiveness in the criminal justice system. We talked about foreign countries and their prison systems along with the United States system. I think that Community Corrections is a wonderful opportunity for individuals to get a new start at life and should continue to help offenders in the
SuperMax Prison The question is “are supermax prisons doing what they were intended to do?” My answer will be No. Just like other prison it is a lack of supervision to me. Supermax meant to be a prison to keep closer eye on the inmates. They know what the prisoner in prison for. The supermax is not tough like they use to.
Jordan Potter Juvenile Justice Position Paper May 8, 2011 Abstract: The Juvenile system always looks right to rehabilitation for the crimes being committed, when every crime deserves to be seen by a judge no matter how minor they may be. If a minor were to bring a weapon to school, they are brought into the Juvenile Bureau by the intake officer, placed into a holding cell, photographed and fingerprinted if the juvenile is age 14 or older, and asked a series of questions. The parent’s/guardians are called to come pick up the juvenile and the usual punishment for such a crime is suspension from school which might as well be a chaperoned vacation and the juvenile cannot leave the house without an adult. Many cases are not even taken
Criminal: A person who commits or has committed a crime (Worldreference.com, 2011). Abstract This research proposal seeks to determine whether correction employees can educate inmates well enough to help them become law-abiding, productive citizens at the same time trying to minimize the overall cost incurred in educating these inmates. In addition, the paper will investigate on the effects of obtaining a GED in prison and study whether inmates who obtain their GEDs in prison of Tennessee will less likely to re-enter prison.
Huffington Post writer, Paul Heroux, who is a government administration and criminal justice consultant, also having worked both in a state prison and county jail, argues that those who feel that parolees receive handouts are mistaken because they know how difficult it is to have to pay bills, work, take care of children, etc. He also mentions that those who feel this way do not have a criminal record, that they are blessed with family and friends that support them as well as not being required to abide by laws that prohibit them from working and living in certain places (Heroux). The common thinking of locking up inmates and throwing away the key proves erroneous because abandonment and harsh punishment do not solve the issue of them learning from their mistakes. They only feel fruitless and doomed to what they know despite of how much they want to change, so this is the leading cause of why they recidivate. Much of this anger is the fact that their futures are filled with impediment and aversion from the ones they need the
Incarceration further reassures society and the victims that a criminal will receive a fair punishment. Moreover, incapacitation or incarceration protects society from career criminals, and criminals who pose a serious threat to members of the community, but the fact of the matter is by doubling the prison term for armed robbery is not going to correct or solve the underlying issues that force one to commit the act of robbery and in return, the prison systems will continue to