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(ABC News, 2002). The national average daily cost of care, per prisoner, is $58.00 (Prewitt, 2002). The basic assumption behind ...
"California Governor Pete Wilson proposed adding 2,900 correctional employees to the California Department of Corrections -- more ...
What could possibly be good about stress? It is a natural motivator as well as a barometer of life. If an individual lives each ...
because of their greater medical needs (Himelstein, 1993). A survey by the Rand Corporation found that longer jail terms cannot e...
venues, inclusive of Alcatraz in San Franciso Bay, California (86). The design of such facilities radically altered the advent of...
population. The figure had been in line with a previous literature review which suggested that about 6 to 15% (1999, p.210) of peo...
give a greater equality to those who do not have the political or economic power (Reiman, 2000). The role if position is im...
(32%)" (Anonymous Drug War Facts: Prisoners, 2002; prison.htm). Another study indicates that, "As a result of increased prosecutio...
brought forth by the Stanford Prison Experiment. There have been many ideas bandied about regarding prison. Angela Davis for examp...
health problems than the general population," meaning that health care is a priority even before the individual enters the facilit...
truth that was eventually revealed. While we may argue he could have looked for the truth, rather than running from it, thereby sp...
to make changes to the society. this becomes more evident when we note that "While the number of offenders in each major offense c...
incarcerated for a drug offense accounted for the largest percentage of the total growth (59%), followed by public-order offenders...
executed in the United States in 1995, the most since 1957. With more than 3000 inmates on death row nationwide -- more than any t...
In seven pages this research paper explores ancient 'prisons' in a consideration of Old and New Testament lands of Rome, Greece, E...
In seven pages this paper examines the substitution of prison time with halfway houses in terms of effectiveness and finds some of...
In fourteen pages this paper considers the causes and possible solutions to U.S. prison violence. Eight sources are cited in the ...
In eighteen pages this paper discusses a proposed program and financial plan for the prevention of inmate suicides in prison. Eig...
In twelve pages this research paper discusses crime sentencing, politics, and the controversy surrounding legislative guidelines r...
at a full 25% above their capacity (McMurry, 1997). Though some have blamed increased recidivism rates and decreasing prison effe...
This paper consists of thirteen pages and contrasts and compares the prisons in the United States and Sweden in terms of their sim...
This paper consists of four pages and considers the societal roles juvenile halls and prisons play regarding youth crime. Three s...
luxury, not a right. Television and Internet access are another issue. Why should a prisoner be given...
the adults in his life frequently quarrel and vent their frustrations physically; he, or a member of his family, may suffer one or...
This research paper consists of six pages and considers abuses in the prison system with regards to women's treatment with such is...
In twenty five pages this paper examines the control issues associated with prison inmate recreation and considers whether or not ...
In twenty pages research conducting, reading, and application of research findings are considered within the context of a Prison R...
In ten pages this paper discusses prison inmate filing of frivolous lawsuits in the U.S. in a consideration of statistical data an...
In ten pages this paper presents an overview of a corrections officer position in a discussion of the prison system, use of firear...
In five pages a literature review is presented regarding drug abuse in prisons with linkage between the abuse of substances and re...