Do prisons stop people from committing crime?Discuss
Do prisons stop people from committing crime?Discuss
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Explain the gender, racial, and ethnic disparities found in sentencing.
Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System from the Sentencing Project Demographic Differences in Sentencing from the United States Sentencing Commission “Prisoners in 2018” from the U.S. Department of Justice “Probation and Parole in the United States, 2016” from the U.S. Department of Justice Describe the gender, racial, […]
Discuss the prevalence of racial disparity within a specific component of the US correctional system (jails, probation, parole, prisons, death penalty, etc.) by referencing at least one scholarly/academic source.
Subject: Criminal Law Discuss your answers in a well-developed reply In your initial post, discuss the prevalence of racial disparity within a specific component of the US correctional system (jails, probation, parole, prisons, death penalty, etc.) by referencing at least one scholarly/academic source. Avoid discussing racial disparity for the US correctional system as a whole […]
Explain how prisons grew because they resolved a political crisis for elites; being tough on crime was politically profitable.
Write an essay explaining how the criminal justice system grew through Law & Order politics, which was a reaction to the socio-political crises faced by elites and created by popular social movements. In other words, explain how prisons grew because they resolved a political crisis for elites; being tough on crime was politically profitable. Then, […]
What does Dr. Gendreau’s think about solitary confinement (also known as segregation)? Is he for it? Is he against it?Discuss
Name and describe each key prison theory discussed by Dr. Gendreau Describe why prisons in and of themselves do not actually reduce crime What does Dr. Gendreau’s think about solitary confinement (also known as segregation)? Is he for it? Is he against it?
Critically discuss the following quote: “The current [prison] crisis has been relentlessly tied to the budget cuts.
Drawing on Sim’s article (2016) on prisons’ budget cuts during austerity, critically discuss the following quote: “The current [prison] crisis has been relentlessly tied to the budget cuts. While the cuts have intensified the crisis, they are not its cause”.
Are private prisons more corrupt than government prisons?Discuss
Prisons Research Question: Are private prisons more corrupt than government prisons?
What can be done to improve it? what are the causes, who does it affect most? how does it affect prisoners and the criminal justice system?Explain.
Overpopulation in Prison 12 pages on the overpopulation in prisons. What can be done to improve it, what are the causes, who does it affect most, how does it affect prisoners and the criminal justice system. Need an annotated bibliography as well using some of the sources I can provide.
How should Texas deal with increasing rates of incarceration? Should Texas decriminalize certain behavior, reduce sentence lengths, invest in crime prevention (such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation), or build more prisons? Discuss.
How should Texas deal with increasing rates of incarceration? Should Texas decriminalize certain behavior, reduce sentence lengths, invest in crime prevention (such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation), or build more prisons? Discuss. Search entries or author
Compare the main types of diversion programs and identify their advantages and disadvantages. Clarify the legal rights of probationers.
Topics covered in the personal research presentation should include a minimum of the following information: (Feel free to add more relevant information/personal experiences/etc) Compare the main types of diversion programs and identify their advantages and disadvantages. Clarify the legal rights of probationers. Evaluate the effectiveness of probation and identify some of the promising programs in […]