Essays Tagged: "Prison overcrowding"
Nonviolent Criminals - Is Incarceration the answer?
clear that the most effective way to turn a nonviolent person into a violent one is to send them to prison," says Harvard University criminologist James Gilligan. The American prison system takes nonv ... kes nonviolent offenders and makes them live side-by-side with hardened killers. The very nature of prison, no matter people view it, produces an environment that is inevitably harmful to its resident ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Overcrowding in America's Prisons: Can rehabilitation help lower the growing numbers of repeat offenders?
Overcrowding in America's Prisons:Can Repeat Offenders Be RehabilitatedThesis Statement and Hypothesis:Prisons in America are ... ed, understaffed and I believe put very little emphasis on rehabilitation.Introduction:The American prison system was set up to rehabilitate prisoners so they can meld back into society as productive ... d budget deficit. Where is the rehabilitation that once was used, it has all but disappeared in the prison system today.Statement of the Problem:Anyone who watches television or even reads a newspaper ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Making Crime Pay! - David H. Dallas 2003
liticians and voters alike, has spawned an avalanche of mandatory sentencing laws which have led to prison overcrowding and ballooning costs to the taxpayers. Over the next five years, the federal and ... prison population is projected to increase to 1.6 million. The annual maintenance cost of a single prisoner is estimated at $30,000 (Reynolds 1).Crime Pays!In order to defer prison costs, politicians ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
The challenges confronting a Corrections Manager/Administrator
onfronting a Corrections Manager/Administrator is increasing accountability, civil service, unions, prison overcrowding, special needs inmates, and upgrading correctional personnel. Increasing account ... ity directly impacts the ability to manage because wardens no longer have absolute control of their prisons or direct access to the governor. Civil service directly impacts the ability to manage becau ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Prison Overcrowding talks about why prisons are overcrowded, and solutions to it
The prison system in an integral part of every country. In order for a country to provide safety for its ... der for a country to provide safety for its citizens, the prison system must be operating smoothly. Prison overcrowding occurs when a penitentiary must accommodate more inmates than it was originally ... when a penitentiary must accommodate more inmates than it was originally built for. Overcrowding in prisons is a major obstacle in providing complete safety for Canadian citizens. Currently of the 49 ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Overcrowding in Americas Prison system analysis
Prison OvercrowdingOvercrowding in Americas prison system is a relatively new phenomenon. It has bee ... vely new phenomenon. It has been in its current, problematic state since the 1970's. The problem of prison overcrowding has not come from higher crime rates. The majority of the changes have come from ... e of locking up criminals because they are "bad" is what spawned this. Because of this attitude the prison system in America is in need of serious reorganization. Since 1980 most states have one or mo ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Prison Overcrowding
Prison overcrowding is one of the largest problems facing the American criminal justice system today ... y think this issue does not affect them, but the problem becomes important when overcrowding forces prisoners to be granted early release. "In cases of extreme brutality, the sentence served by crimin ... rly release. "In cases of extreme brutality, the sentence served by criminals can be short. Because prison space in the is tight, each offender can be accommodated only briefly. Prison overcrowding ca ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
Overcrowding in America's Prisons: Can Repeat Offenders Be Rehabilitated
Prisons in America are overcrowded, understaffed and I believe put very little emphasis on rehabilit ... lieve put very little emphasis on rehabilitation. American prison system was set up to rehabilitate prisoners so they can meld back into society as productive citizens. Instead, factors such as high c ... d budget deficit. Where is the rehabilitation that once was used? It has all but disappeared in the prison system today. Anyone who watches television or even reads a newspaper has seen examples of th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Prison Overcrowding: Causes and Solutions to Fix the Problem
Prison overcrowding is a major problem in our criminal justice system and it continues to be a hotly ... es to be a hotly debated topic as to how we should address the problem. One of the main reasons our prison systems have a problem with overcrowding is drugs. More specifically, the "war on drugs" star ... atory minimum sentencing and truth in sentencing are two policies which have sent drug offenders to prison and kept them there for longer periods of time. The continuing crusade against drugs has appr ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Case Summary: The Murder of Jessica Lundsford
red his new address, where he lived across the street from Jessica. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but he was paroled in 1980 because of prison overcrowding.Couey's niece, Madie Secord, testi ... ardation cannot be executed.The court can chose between two sentences, the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole, the only two options available in accordance with Florida ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Prison Overcrowding
Prison overcrowding is one of the largest problems facing the American criminal justice system today ... ars in the United States (Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003). The exploding prison population has been propelled by public policy changes that have increased the use of prison ... n the availability of parole or early release, and the ?War on Drugs? campaign. The overcrowding of prisons has many negative effects on prisoners. Because the experts do not agree on how to solve the ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Community Corrections: Is it really a sensible alternative to prison?
e push for alternatives to incarceration has, in large part, been in response to rapidly increasing prison populations.Community corrections can be defined as a set of interrelated programs designed t ... er management and conflict resolution. In addition, community corrections also serve as a remedy to prison overcrowding. For instance, after completing a portion of their prison sentence, parolees are ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding
ity of Phoenix Criminal Justice Administration CJA 453 Juan Campos February 5, 2009War on Drugs and Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is a major problem1in our criminal justice system and it con ... ues to bea hotly debated topic as to how we should address the problem. One of the main reasons our prison systems have a problem with overcrowding is drugs. More specifically, the "war on drugs" star ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays