Why the Radical Pluralism Account Explains the Penal Crisis Better Than the Orthodox Account Name: Robin Ellis Module: Prisons & Penology - June 2015 - Mid-Module Assignment Tutor: Hilary Miller Submission Date: 27th July 2015 Confidentiality: I have read, understand and adhere to the KOL Confidentiality Policy. Academic Integrity Statement: I have read and understood the Academic Integrity guidelines for Kaplan Open Learning and the University Of Essex, and declare that this assignment conforms to all of the rules and regulations contained therein. 1. Summary There can be no doubt that the penal system in the United Kingdom is in crisis. With prisons already overcrowded, the criminal courts continue to imprison offenders at an alarming rate. There are several good reasons for this occurrence, but to explain the crisis, there is a need to delve into the various factors that combine together to create the problem. This report will take a critical look at the problem using the Orthodox Account and again using the Radical Pluralism Account in order to explain why the latter is better than the former. 2. Introduction When analysing and probing various crises and systems, it is often fruitful to look at the subject from at least two differing standpoints, looking for reasons and causes of crisis, weaknesses of structure and seeking clues on the correct way forward. This report will not focus on any solution to the penal system crisis, but will centre
When reviewing Rasmussen’s policies of academic integrity, the first very important step is to ensure that each student is informed as well as equipped to take on the assignments that are asked of them. As the instructor, it is important to continually make sure expectations are placed before the students in a clear, understandable, and attainable manner. Additionally, that resources are made available to help them meet these expectations.
This paper discusses three critical issues in the criminal justice system. It touches on the general issues of punishment philosophies, sentence decision making, and prison overcrowding and focused more specifically on the negative effects of each. Highlighted in this informational paper is the interrelated nature of the issues; each issue affects and is affected by the others. Data and information has been gathered from the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Amnesty International, the NAACP Legal Defense
Society is dependent on mass incarceration to protect all institutions from the dysfunctions. Mass incarceration is a consequence for those that do not want to provide a positive role in society. The penal system’s purpose is to correct the behavior of individuals and return them back to society to provide positive role. It is dependent on the correction officers to maintain order. It is dependent on companies to provide food, medical, counseling, utilities and social services to operate effectively. Companies provide jobs to individuals to ensure that the demand for these necessities are met. Thus the responsibility is shared from all institutions to provide and sustain order in
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The prison system in England and Wales could reasonably be described as being in crisis. Discuss.
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According to The International Centre for Academic Integrity honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage are the six fundamental values of academic integrity. From Erica’s viewpoint of the situation highlighted
The term “Penal Crisis” has circulated the media and academic literature for over 20 to 30 years, and speculation has arisen as to how the penal system can continue to strive on in such a ‘crisis’. Is there really a major problem with the system if it can survive in spite of this?
“Lock them up and throw away the key” – that is usually the headline when in regards to offenders going to prison. However, billions of dollars are going into maintaining prisons, yet the rate of recidivism is around 44% (Pearsons, 2011), so it is clear that prisons are no longer effective. The main argument of this paper is that because prisons are inefficient, they should be abolished so other forms of punishment can be found and acted upon. Firstly, this paper will discuss the function of prisons in regards to penal abolition. Also, it will identify what penal abolition is and explain three alternatives to prison – housing alternatives, restorative models, and
Within this paper, you will find a comprehensive review of the United States prison system, and why it needs to analyzed to better support and reform the people of this country. I plan to persuade the other side (politicians and society) into seeing that the way the prison system is now, is not ethical nor economical and it must change. We have one of the world’s largest prison population, but also a very high rate of recidivism. Recidivism is when the prisoners continuously return to prison without being reformed. They return for the same things that they were doing before. So, this leads us to ask what exactly are we doing wrong? When this happens, we as a nation must continuously pay to house and feed these inmates. The purpose of a prison needs to be examined so we can decide if we really are reforming our inmates, or just continuing a vicious cycle. What is the true purpose of prison besides just holding them in a cell? There must be more we can do for these hopeless members of society.
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The prison systems do not control the number of prisoners sent to jails. However, they have to deal with the consequences of this fact. In the last twenty years, all over the world, it is experienced a rapid increase in the number of prisoners. This growth is not limited to any particular type of jurisdiction or political system - it is observed in all regions of the world. According to the incapacitation effect, the shorter the span of opportunity, the fewer offences they can commit during their lives; hence crime is reduced (Siegel 101). For example, in the United States, the number of inmates in prisons has increased from half a million in
he majority of democratic societies recognise the right to vote as an essential human right. Despite this, there are a number of countries where leaders believe that the disenfranchisement of prisoners, merely as a result of their imprisonment, is a justified and prerequisite manifestation of punishment. The United Kingdom is one these countries but the case of Hirst in 2005 has forced the UK to revaluate its position, and has seen the debate of prisoners’ right to vote resurface in light of this case. In
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