Rick Holland American Corrections Phase 4 IP Professor Dawn Howell 12/15/14 “Objective jail classification (OJC) is a process of assessing every jail inmate's custody and program needs and is considered one of the most important management tools available to jail administrators and criminal justice system planners. An effective system of inmate classification will reduce escapes and escape attempts, suicides and suicide attempts, and inmate assaults.” (NICIN, 2006) Upon being convicted of a crime worthy of a prison sentence the convicted criminal are referred to a reception area for classification. This classification determines what facility and what level of confinement he or she will receive. In the State of California,” upon arrival to a prison Reception Center, the inmate must go through the reception and classification process. This could take up to 120 days.
A Corrections Counselor will evaluate the psychosocial functions of an offender and evaluate how he/she needs treatment to transition back into society. The Corrections Counselor needs to look at the rehabilitation that is most effective for each individual while they are an inmate. Treatment can include counseling and educational services as well as surveys from the inmate to help in aiding
They STOP THE INCARCERATION AND START THE REHABILITATION 15 participate in anger management courses and substance abuse counseling if necessary, and do manual labor on the facility grounds or in the community. (Clark, 2013). Although shock incarceration is a better solution then adult prisons, it has been criticized over its incidents involving abuse of inmates by staff. (Cullen, 2012) Punishment and rehabilitation are a major part of the criminal justice system and will be effective in controlling crime if there is a way to incorporate the two factors to work together. Punishing and following up with rehabilitation through community supervision can help prevent crime.
[i] The concept of a post incarceration syndrome (PICS) has emerged from clinical consultation work with criminal justice system rehabilitation programs working with currently incarcerated prisoners and with addiction treatment programs and community mental health centers working with recently released prisoners. This article will provide an operational definition of the Post Incarceration Syndrome (PICS), describe the common symptoms, recommend approaches to diagnosis and treatment, explore the implications of this serious new syndrome for community safety, and discuss the need for political action to reduce the number of prisoners and assure more humane treatment within our prisons, jails, and correctional institutions as a means of prevention. It is my hope that this initial formulation of a PICS Syndrome will encourage researchers to develop objective testing tools and formal studies to add to our understanding of the problems encountered by released inmates that influence recovery and relapse. Post Incarceration Syndrome (PICS) - Operational Definition
Self-harm, suicide and intimate partner violence are examples in which a counselor should be actively assessing levels of safety and risk of a client. When it comes to members of one’s community’s safety being at risk, the community mental health workers and law officials approaches to mentally disabled members should be evaluated. Counselor Safety In the article, A Survey of Safety Training in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Programs by Davis, Schultz, Anderson, and Bartley (2009), the article discusses the importance of safety training including counselor competence in identifying and responding to threatening incidents, communication, critical incident debriefing, and prevention, as well as conflict and lifestyle management. The authors express the importance of infusing safety topics into counselor education programs. An important concern in the counseling and social work field is the counselor or social worker being a target of violence.
Behavioral Health Court Observation Grand Canyon University NSG 323 July 30, 2014 Behavioral Health Court Observation Mental Health Courts are utilized specifically for people who suffer with psychiatric disorders and have been charged with a crime. The goal of the court is to address the psychiatric problem and mental health needs that the defendant is facing. According to Varcolis, “The purpose of the court is to deal with the crime in a way that addresses the person’s mental health needs” (Varcolis, 2013). In mental health court the primary focus is the psychiatric disability rather than the crime committed. The crucial role of case management, social services, case workers, counselors and medical healthcare workers all play a crucial role in helping an individual with a psychiatric disability.
To further examine the data the utilitarian ethics approach will be used. It is important to remember that utilitarian ethics considers the consequences of actions. Indentify the Problem: Assisted suicide is it ethical or unethical? Is it right for a physician to assist a patient to kill themselves? This is the main focus of assisted suicide and the justification of the situation has been at debate for a long time.
Probation and Parole Terms Paper Beth Centeno CJA/234 June 26, 2012 Gregory Breslin Probation and Parole Terms Paper Probation and Parole Terms must address the client’s issues that led them, or could have caused the reason they committed their crimes. For instance, a drug/alcohol abuse treatment plan for clients with a history of drug and/or alcohol abuse could benefit the client to overcome issues of abuse that may have led them to commit a crime such as: Driving While Intoxicated. A discussion for three clients on the roster for probation/parole will show Team A’s rationale for the conditions chosen for each client. The teams’ rationale of conditions will include outcomes after
It is almost certain that an employee will witness some form of negligence at any given time, and will be accountable for their actions. Any healthcare professional seen to be carrying out unsafe practice will be deemed accountable. During this essay the author will begin analysing and discussing both legal and ethical implications, healthcare professionals encounter on a day-to-day basic while in clinical practice. It will begin by discussing the scenario encountered during the second year of placement in relation to autonomy, consent, fluctuating capacity and refusal of intervention and nursing responsibility, making reference to earlier law cases which relate to this scenario. Within the Healthcare profession today authors debate
The nature of a crime determines the level of a prison, if a person committed a more violent crime; it is likely that he would be sent to a more secured level of a prison. A review is made of all the material collected about the prisoner, including the presentence report. A classification committee, which includes a custody staff member, makes the final decision at what level (there are five classifications levels - I through V) to house the prisoner based on recommendations made by a processor who has evaluated all the reports and test results. (Michigan.gov, 2014) In order to explain the classification levels for inmates, one must understand the levels of security. All prisons erected in the United States have some level of security where inmates can be housed.