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African-Americans and Recidivism Rates

(Taylor, 2009). Most of the prisoners are from poor backgrounds and most have little education (Taylor, 2009). There are seven tim...

Education for Prisoners Is of Vital Importance

locked up while the other half watches it. Prison populations all over the globe are exploding, with the United States as one of t...

Prison Demographics

Criminal justice in this country has been the focus of considerable criticism in recent years. The costs associated with apprehen...

Cabanatuan, a Textbook Operation

mission and saved the American prisoners of war (POWs) being held by the Japanese at the Cabanatuan internment camp in the Philipp...

Stanford Prison Experiment

people with violent tendencies as they used the words "wanted for prison experiments" which could well have attracted particular t...

Keeping the Lid On the Prison Population

todays correctional facilities are failing everyone: the inmates, the guards and staff, law enforcement and society in general. In...

Possible Solutions for Overcrowded Prisons

Problem Exists In 2007, a survey showed that there were roughly 1,775 jails in U.S. towns with less than 100 beds, and this is do...

Social Institutions and Criminology

gangs, organized crime families, and crime in general, sometimes the family is what instigates it. Travis Hirschi for example cl...

Leadership Styles of Nelson Mandela

arrest in 1956 along with more than 150 other passive-resistance protestors, all of whom were charged with treason (Brink 1998). T...

Solving America's Prison Problems

deterrent because the electronic monitoring devices place the criminals at crime scenes that practically guarantee a conviction (Y...

Socrates' Choice to Stay in Prison in Crito by Plato

in violation of the law and acknowledged that he should be punished accordingly. His "apology" was not a request for forgiveness,...

Prison Reform and the Confusion of Conflicting Laws

In five pages the ways in which conflicting laws contribute to confusion regarding prison reform are examined within the context o...

Child Abuse Victims and Whether or Not They Become Abusers in Adulthood

In fifteen pages this research paper considers the causes, definitions, and incidences of child abuse and includes theories, stati...

Euthanasia and the Controversial Dr. Jack Kevorkian

In five pages the controversial practice of euthanasia, the role played by Dr. Kevorkian and his prison sentence are analyzed in a...

Society and Violence in the Prison Text In the Belly of the Beast by Jack Henry Abbott

In 3 pages this paper discusses how Jack Henry Abbott depicted life in prison in his text In the Belly of the Beast. A FREE outli...

'Cloudy Day' by Jimmy Santiago Baca

inventing culture and later revitalizing it, making use of humor and symbolic inversion to illuminate the inevitable contradiction...

Prison Setting and Token Economy Uses

Iin ten pages this paper discuses how in a prison setting sex offender compliance issues can be effectively address through token ...

Parole for Criminals

paroled because the state board of probation and parole deemed it necessary (Reichert 105). According to one report, the nu...

Youth and the Societal Roles of Juvenile Halls and Prisons

This paper consists of four pages and considers the societal roles juvenile halls and prisons play regarding youth crime. Three s...

Comparative Analysis of American and Swedish Prisons

This paper consists of thirteen pages and contrasts and compares the prisons in the United States and Sweden in terms of their sim...

Prison Violence Problems and Solutions II

due to the propensity for violence in prison (Maitland). Prison administrators are responsible for the maintenance of a safe ...

Criminal Recidivism

the adults in his life frequently quarrel and vent their frustrations physically; he, or a member of his family, may suffer one or...

Controversy Regarding Guidelines for Legislative Sentencing

In twelve pages this research paper discusses crime sentencing, politics, and the controversy surrounding legislative guidelines r...

Prisons, Management, and Leadership

In twelve pages leadership and management are considered within the context of prison operations. Six sources are cited in the bi...

Prisons and Jails Compared

less of them because they are state facilities, or federal facilities. The Federal government has gathered data and publish...

Overcrowding in Prisons

a court appearance lasting about a minute (Scott, 1996). The four main purposes for prisons are incapacitation, deterrence, r...

Prison Overcrowding

In five pages the problems of prison overcrowding are discussed with some solutions and freedoms considered. There is no bibliogr...

Violence in U.S. Prisons

In fourteen pages this paper considers the causes and possible solutions to U.S. prison violence. Eight sources are cited in the ...

Disregard for Law and Prison Gangs

In fourteen pages this paper discusses how prison gangs blatantly disregard the law in a consideration of member recruitment, empl...

Corrections, Control, and Privileges of Prison Recreation

In twenty five pages this paper examines the control issues associated with prison inmate recreation and considers whether or not ...