Prison Term Policy recommendation Proposal CJA/314 04/25/12 Mr. Hewitt Prison Term Policy Recommendation Proposal As the criminologist advisor to a member of the Georgia State legislature, I was chosen to do research for the bill that would double the maximum prison term for anyone convicted of arm robbery. My boss knows it a popular bill but have concern whether it is a good one. My job is to make some recommendation in regards to if the bill is passed will it be beneficial to everyone in of Georgia. “The prison term policies are sentencing guidelines that are created by Congress and the State Legislature to provide judges with bases for sentencing those individuals found guilty of committing a crime to ensure that each person is treated equal without discrimination” (Sentencing guidelines, 2010). According, to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program it list these offenses robbery, forcible rape, and murder etc.
Assuming that young, petty lawbreakers may be deterred from braking laws, simply by introducing the possibility of a public flogging, has some flaws to it. Jacoby neglected to bring up, what I would call the perfect argument to this topic. People who already intentionally commit crimes in today’s American society are fully aware of the possible repercussions for their actions. Despite this knowledge they continue to commit crimes that could land them in jail. I could argue that even more crime could result in effect to fewer prisonable offences and more humane forms of corporal punishment.
A startling 293 murders were reported in 2010 in Los Angeles and 32 murders for Long Beach and yet it is even more shocking to know there are far more forcible rapes that occur in both of these areas. I would think that population size, diversity and other environmental factors have something to do with the differences in these numbers. The murder rate seems to have decreased while forcible rape increased in both cities, with an additional 630 incidents in Los Angeles and an additional 102 incidents in Long Beach. On the other hand, for the past several years, crime rates have dropped continually. The Los Angeles Police Department reported in 2008 that
In the criminal justice system of many countries, the purpose of imprisonment is to punish the criminal, prevent further crime and to rehabilitate the offender. How rehabilitative do you think the prison system is? The prison system is influential in rehabilitating the offenders. It seems to change the lives of offenders by providing different types of rehabilitative programs. First of all prison system provides the Vocational education training (VET) which helps in gaining the employment in future and therefore likely to work in the civilized society and less likely to reoffend (Weatherburn, 2004).
This idea that Americans have in their brains- that prison “works” seems to mean that it reduces crime. Upon further investigation, I’ve learned that prison not only impacts crime, but it sets up the perfect way for criminals to derive new plans to commit more crimes. Back in 1993, Terrie Moffett, a psychologist, wrote a paper about his idea that there are two different kinds of prisoners. The less serious kind of prisoner, known as “Adolescent-limited”, usually are young men, who commit crimes more so for fun, while being part of gangs, or other reasons, end up maturing and giving up their lifestyles and moving on. The other kind is “lifelong-persistent” prisoners, who commit crimes repeatedly and end up on a never-ending cycle in the criminal justice system (Why Prison Doesn’t Work: An Essay).
In this paper I will tell you what justice means to me in general as well as what it means to me as a future juvenile probation officer. In general, justice to me means that a criminal must be punished for the crime that he/she has committed. To be just and fair, the punishment must fit the crime. For instance, you would not want to seek the death penalty for someone who only committed burglary and you would not want to give someone only one to two years in prison for murder. The punishment should also increase for repeat offenders.
Categorically Treating Criminals to Reduce Recitivism By Paul M. Spaulding Jail Operations November 12, 2010 Statement of Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of recidivism and portray a jail program that might reduce its rate. With the benefit of research conducted through analyzing studies and statistics, interviewing those who work within the criminal justice system, as well as personal observations, this paper will outline the details and nuances of such a jail program. More specifically, this paper will demonstrate the necessity of adult correctional treatment as an instrument to reduce the rate of recidivism and successfully reintegrate former offenders back into the community. Summary Page Through researching the semantics and nuances of penology, there would seem to be several promising methods to reduce recidivism and aid the reentry of offenders back into the community successfully. A thorough and detailed process of classification is key to not only housing offenders in appropriate locations, but also determining what sort of counseling or programs available might best serve the individual offender’s potential for rehabilitation.
Rather than put these people in jail where they just sit till they get out why not have a different type of jail where they are housed and rehabilitated with appropriate treatment and awareness? Statistically when a person is rehabilitated for a crime such as being arrested for drugs I would think they would get something out of being treated and educated on the cause and effect of this type of life style. I feel the same about the prostitution angle, to me that is not a violent crime, although it is against the law it’s still not violent. Again, these people can benefit from going into a program that can assist, inspire and change these offenders into becoming law abiding citizens. There certainly is a difference between violent or hate crimes versus nonviolent crimes.
Sentencing Sentencing Katie Miller CJA/314 Criminology February 10, 2013 Krista Hall Axia College/University of Phoenix There are many things that must be considered when presenting a Bill to increase sentencing. This particular Bill would double the sentence for armed robbery. At first glance, the Bill appears to be a good plan, but is it really? This report looks at many factors that would be influenced by this Bill. After considering these factors, a recommendation will be made on whether or not this Bill would really be beneficial.
However it presents some very useful information. The strong idea that comes out of it is that in general terms juvenile drug delinquency has strongly increased from 1990 to 1999. This shows that the current U.S. drug policy is at the worst inciting drug delinquency and at the best slowing it down. The article also shows that the use of detention for drug offense cases declined since 1990. This could mean that other means than detention are used to treat delinquents, but the article underlines the fact that this is probably due to a limit of available juvenile detention bed space.