Variations of intensive supervision can make it difficult to determine if it is effective way of reducing recidivism. ... Over the years boot camps have shown that they alone do not reduce recidivism, so many states have developed and utilized wilderness survival programs that teach the group how to problem solve and work out their problems rather then fighting; and job corps, which teaches a young offender a productive job skill and helps them obtain their GED. ... Staff members need to have competitive wages, with salary increases based on job performances, and benefits. ... Halfway hou...

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Is it effective in deterring crime, primarily murders? ... The death penalty is not an effective way to deter crime. ... Many people believe that the death penalty isn't an effective way to deter crime. ... This fact also forbids the death penalty from being 100% effective. ... The death penalty is not an effective way to deter crime. ...

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An important reason for this trend is that probation is less expensive and seems to be more effective for many offenders. ... Furthermore, effective rehabilitation and education programs are not always available in institutions. ... The more people who are involved in resolving an issue, the more effective it will be. ... The job objective for a probation officer with the City of Little Rock is to design and monitor corrective action plans and programs for Criminal Court probationers and to provide court security. The essential job functions are: 1. ...

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These arguments will prove that the Probation Service is not a soft option' for offenders, but rather an effective alternative for sentencers, who understand that custody is not the only, or always the most effective, form of punishment. ... It operates within the Governments Correctional Policy Framework, contributing primarily to the Home Office Aim 3, to ensure the effective delivery of justice, through efficient investigation, detection, prosecution and court procedures. To minimise the threat to, and intimidation of witnesses and to engage with and support victims and the Home Off...

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In our correctional system, this type of counseling exists, but is it effective? ... For instance, we could give them a chance to acquire job skills; which will improve the chances that inmates will become productive citizens upon release. ... For instance, we could give them a chance to acquire job skills; which will improve the chances that inmates will become productive citizens upon release. ... The reason behind this thinking is that prisons supply thousands of jobs to the economy. ... Improvements in job training, counseling, and halfway houses for rehabilitation must be brought to the ...

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The government has taken it into it's hands to control an aspect of it's citizens lives that it has no right encroaching on, and it's doing a very poor job of it. ... This is an incredulous amount to spend on a project that has shown absolutely no sign of being effective. ... They will have to ignore the fact that the Drug War has been one of the most costly, and least effective programs in our countries history. ...

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One example is how an inmate reveals that they do not receive any compensation for the job they perform in the program. ... The hypothesis that the program would be effective in controlling delinquency did not have a scientific basis. ... If there were suddenly no crime then the prison and legal systems would cease to exist, thereby eliminating many jobs in the process. ...

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In some of the 57 countries, capital punishment is only banned for ordinary crimes and still effective for military crimes or crimes committed in exceptional circumstances such as wartime (Doan, 2). ... The murderers would do such jobs as clear roadway paths and clean up garbage. ... If the death penalty is not an effective way to deter crime, then what is? ... This was effective because if you think about it, if I was to rob a store, first I would look to see if any police officers were around. ...

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While most correctional systems have implemented objective classification systems that have become quite effective in identifying inmates for the general prison population, less attention has been given to accurately classifying inmates who pose a higher risk and may require special management within the prison setting. ... Selling drugs is addictive also because when drug dealers get out of jail they cannot find a job so they return to the streets and to the same job t...

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The juvenile justice system does a good job of preventing healthy developmental growth of condemned youth by exposing them to more potential violence with the waiver of being tried as an adult. ... Research shows that their approach to juvenile rehabilitation is scientifically proven to be effective in youth behavior. ...

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Prison has never been an effective measure of crime control. ... Prisons would be doing a great job if prisoners were ready to get into the work world, get a stable job, and start contributing to society. ...

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The criminal justice system clearly is not perfect. There are many critical issues that it is facing. I am going to focus on four of these critical issues. The four issues that I have chosen to focus on are: racial profiling, corruption of police officers, the bail system, and the rehabilitation of ...

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There are some alternatives to penitentiaries, like electronic monitoring, probation, and hard labor, but more research needs to be done to determine if this is effective or not. ... To try to increase rehabilitation, we should teach them job skills; that will improve the chances that inmates can become productive citizens once released. ... Citizens and prison systems must utilize improvements to job training, counseling, and halfway houses to increase rehabilitation. ...

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Reynolds at his MSNBC column does a good job of summing up the problems that many Americans have to abolishing the death penalty. ... Videotape is an idea that many people who've never had a job in law enforcement favor, but it's simply asinine when one considers the rules of evidence. ... It's not right, but more importantly, it's not effective at keeping the rest of us safe. ... Fear of death my certainly phase them, and if it dosen't, death itself will do an excellent job. ...

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Prison Overcrowding The prison population quadrupled from 1970 to 1990 (Clark). Prison overcrowding is quickly becoming a major financial and controversial problem in the United States. The prison population is increasing rapidly, length of sentences must be reconsidered and drug offenders should go through rehabilitation programs. Prison overcrowding has become a major concern in the United States. The war on drugs has caused a devastating increase in the population of prisons across the country (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). ...

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Community corrections allow offenders to make reparation to the community and recompense to the victim, to maintain relationships with their families, and to sustain a job with the hope of helping them to grow out of crime into responsible citizens (Vass 1990, p.39; Tomasic and Dobinson 1979 p.61). ... In regard to crime, rates of imprisonment were not diminishing, and it had not been established that community alternatives were any more effective in reducing crime than custodial measures. ...

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The last program that I will be discussing is the National Guard's Youth Challenge program, statistics continually prove that it is successful and it has even been recognized as one of the Nation's most effective and cost efficient programs dealing with youths. ... Conclusion ​Given all of the financial feat with the "Beyond Scared Straight" series and the other documentaries, I think we should challenge them to donate a portion of its profits to a program that benefits the at-risk kids so they can provide the juveniles with jobs and other necessary resources. ...

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Juvenile court-based services were more effective than confinement (Loughran, Mulvey, Schubert et al., 2009). ... However, if a juvenile justice system were doing its job in protecting public safety, higher-risk offenders would penetrate the system more deeply and evidence higher recidivism rates i...

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Being locked up with nothing to do but serve time, can drive an incarcerated man or woman to the point of suicidal ideation. Suicide in prison is more widespread than any other place outside of prison and is the leading cause of death for inmates in custody. There are many factors that exist that re...

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