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Recidivism Of Sex Offenders
1,305 wordsSex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels, not to mention those who have been their victims. There are 43, 000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses while each year in this country over 510, 000 children are sexually assaulted (Oakes 99). The latter statistic, in its context, does not convey the severity of the situation. Each year 510, 000 children have their childhoods destroyed, possibly on more than one occasion, and are faced with dealing with the assault ...
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Recidivism Of Sex Offenders
1,225 words... imply notifying the public does not remove the responsibility of the legal system from keeping sex offenders from committing another offense. If the correctional system releases a convicted offender and places him or her on parole they must be supervision. A study found in the Journal of Criminal Justice and Behavior, by R. Hanson and Andrew Harris, looked at possible behavioral indicators predicting the recidivism of a sex offender. They found recidivists generally have poor supports, attit...
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Dollars Per Day Chemical Castration
1,136 words... spatial numbers and even though surgical castration is more severe the end results for chemical vs. surgical are very similar, and a very good argument can be made for the humanity of chemical castration. In a news article, Pro and Con: Is castration a Just Punishment for Sex Offenders a recipient of the injections who had been a repeat offender stated he was finally happy now that the uncontrollable urges that drove him crazy were finally gone. Yes, there are situations were this method wil...
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Correctional Facility Vast Majority
958 wordsRegular Family Visits The family is probably this countrys most valuable weapon in fighting crime. Prisoners who receive visitors, maintain family ties, and are released to a stable home environment are more likely to succeed in leading productive, crime-free lives. Arguably, psychosocial regression is the fate of the vast majority of the prisoners. It is unlikely anyone would escape the common lot, as, according to the researchers, the insignificant minority of the prisoners manages to control ...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Boot Camps
1,749 wordsWith the ever rising prison population in this country, something has to be done rehabilitate criminals rather than just lock them up. Many feel that the new prisons, boot camps are the answer (Champion 1990). I will give a brief overview of boot camp institutions, specifically, about the operation and structure of these, the cost involved with both juvenile and adult facilities, and how effective they really are with regard to recidivism. Boot camps or shock incarceration programs, as they are ...
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Juvenile Justice System High School Diploma
2,383 wordsJuvenile Boot Camps: The Modern Alternative Juvenile delinquency is not anything new; it is a problem that has plagued our society for the past two hundred years. Juvenile delinquency is believed to have started with the emergence of industrialization and urbanization. This same phenomenon later appeared in other countries as they began to modernize as well (Bernard 6). In the past juvenile care facilities and juvenile detention centers attempted to contain the problem of juvenile delinquency. T...
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