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of factors, including socio-economic status and ethnic background; for example, 40% of African Americans have a fear of being murd...
the brutality of the guards. As the prisoners became more submissive, the guards became more sadistic and demanded even more obedi...
juveniles, Ed and David, breaking into and burglarizing the home of an elderly widow, Mildred. This account offers an insight into...
The writer looks at some of the potential influences that resulted in the abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison occurring and continuing. The...
because of their greater medical needs (Himelstein, 1993). A survey by the Rand Corporation found that longer jail terms cannot e...
of homosexual behaviour in male prisons is not something which necessarily reflects the sexual orientation of the participants in ...
What could possibly be good about stress? It is a natural motivator as well as a barometer of life. If an individual lives each ...
authors have done this as well. The book and film Midnight Express shows that other countries are not like the more civilized nati...
In nine pages this research paper discusses John Howard's 18th century prison reform efforts. Five sources are cited in the bibli...
headline: "High-Risk Sex Offenders Identified: Post Reporter, 2 Ridge Residents on List" (Sheppard, 1997, p. 37). On July 7, Mei...
In seven pages this paper assesses the commercial labor uses of prison inmates in terms of the hazards they may pose. Eight sourc...
the level of violence in mens prisons. The limited empirical research available suggested otherwise and the rules were changed to ...
In fourteen pages this paper discusses how prison gangs blatantly disregard the law in a consideration of member recruitment, empl...
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...
nature. Many of my friends inflict a common punishment on their young children of not allowing them to watch television for a cer...
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 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...
punishment.iv It was a close vote of 4 to 3, which means that not all justices on that court believed electrocution to be cruel an...
controlled by government. Questions in respect to government involvement and authority loom large. However, questions are even mo...
p. 3569). Privately subsidized prisons have become a popular consideration as a means by which to offset the exorbitant amo...
it seems that police pursue black people more often. The old "driving while black" mentality seems to be present in America today....
the twentieth century, extremists outlawed alcohol, but that was something that just never worked. People would drink anyway and t...