The supervisor did not plan or intend for the inmate to be knocked out and to later end up in a coma, because he was more or less genuinely interested in the inmates safety at the time he was beating himself up in his cell. Even with well trained correctional officer or any law enforcement officer there can always be a chance that something may happen unexpectedly. I think that with this
I will give my views as I have seen them through the eyes of a prisoner in the hopes you will have a better understanding. Utilitarianism is the belief that moral rules should be the choices made to society that promotes happiness to its members (Mosser, 2010). Utilitarianism is said to have a foundation for decision making, whether it is ethnical or moral. There are some issues with this type of decision making. Everyone does not agree that you should be happy no matter where you are at.
Community Corrections Paper Community Corrections Paper CJS/230 October, 28th 2011 “Those small relatively inexpensive changes in the right places can do much to increase the likelihood of successful community corrections.” Community Corrections Abstract In this paper, I will be discussing how community correction has an effect on society. I will also give you my hypothesis about community correction and its effectiveness in the criminal justice system. I want to describe prison system in other countries, and also show you how other nations practice imprisonment in their countries. I hope this paper will give you much in insight on Community Corrections. Community Correction also known as probation or
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
In this case, the broken window is a signal that the community in New York was neglected, causing others to commit other types of crimes too. Once the window is repaired, people will feel less neglected and refrain from committing other crimes. However, recent studies and experiments, discussed in Caitlin M. Jones’ article “Genetic and Environmental Influences on Criminal Behavior”, show results that both contradict and support Gladwell, stating that genes also play a vital role in the outcomes of individuals’ behaviors. Other theories have also emerged; one of the more surprising ones coming from economist Rick Nevin, discussed in Shankar Vedantam’s “Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity”. Here, his theory argues that a high level of lead exposure leads to more violent behavior due to lead being a neurotoxin that causes impulsivity and aggression.
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
I do believe we should not coddle them with taxpayer treatment programs that a lot of them enter and exit repeatedly. But, on the other hand, if those treatment centers do offer some sort of success, then it a good thing to offer them in hopes of the offenders not depending on drugs and having to commit crimes to get those drugs thus reducing crime, the courts, jails, and prison population. Drug treatment programs are less expensive than prisons and more effective at helping people turn their lives around. Many of the programs available to inmates are provided by organizations like AA and NA, which send volunteers into the prisons. Most of the volunteers are previous offenders who have changed their lives and now want to help other change their life.
Sitz has to do with the police having the right to have checkpoints to catch people drinking and driving. The court reasoned that checkpoints are designed to eliminate immediate hazards posed by intoxicated drivers. This ruling may not seem substantially important to policing at first glance, but I feel keeping the public safe is a top priority for the police. These checkpoints enable the police to temporarily detain people who are, at that moment, a very serious threat to the public. The checkpoints have probably saved thousands of lives and this would not be possible if the police could only check for intoxication after someone has violated the law.
There is only about a 3% difference with the retention of a private lawyer or a public defender as to how often counsel plea bargains a case(Associated Content, Inc., 2010). Showing that plea bargaining truthfully helps the criminal justice system in the aspect of the over crowding issues that have greatly increased over the years, but as well it helps the criminals get back to the streets in a shorter amount of time. Leaving a greater opportunity for those criminals to enter back into society doing the same things that got them into trouble in the first place. Meaning that plea bargaining is a positive thing , but also in some ways has no purpose if those criminals that bargain are just going to get lesser charges and reduce a lengthy sentencing so they can get back out and do it all over again. Thats why I believe that plea bargaining should be reanalyzed to find ways in using this aspect as well as making sure that the accused has learned their lesson while having a lesser chance of entering back into society with the intent of returning to old habits.
Meaning that as long as the people on probarion can follow the rules and regulations and want to go straight, then this program will work as it was designed, to asure the American people that the criminal has changed his or her ways and wants to be a productive member of socity. Although, I think there are a few bad apples out there that tack advantage of the system and get released in to the parole/ probation system that are just trying to get away with another lie or misdeed, so that they can contenue their life of crime and not have to work like everyone else to have a good life. References: Allen J. Beck, P. T. (2001, October 3). Trends in State Parole, 1990-2000. Retrieved October 31, 2010, from BJS: Bureau of Statistics: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=822 Bonczar, T. P. (2008, August 3).