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    Community Corrections

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    Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model, integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion ("front-end") with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the second model, some states have instituted programs in which correctional officials may direct already sentenced offenders into alternative

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    Corrections History

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    History of Corrections How a society deals with its members that disobey its established rules has been an issue for which all societies have been faced. A Paleolithic cave drawing in Addaura, Sicily depicts a scene of several humans circling one bound human in such a manner that any movement would cause choking. This suggests that even prehistoric societies utilized organized and ritualistic punishment and that the community participated in this punishment. It also suggests that punishment was

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    Genetic Correction

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    Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Genetic Correction of Huntington's disease Induced pluripotent stem cells are derived from some control method, and patients can act as the major starting point for the in vitro differentiation and get into human being brain cells for diagnosis of some novel treatment for major human diseases without going back to the same limitations connected with embryonic stem cells. Many groups have carried out various researches on Huntington disease using

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    Issues In Corrections

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    On October 1, 2015, I was approached by the Director of the Department of Corrections to take on a newly opened warden position over the state’s only medium level women’s prison facility. I felt honored that he would consider me, but I had hesitations because I’ve been the warden of a men’s correctional facility for over 15 years. Men and women correctional facilities are vastly different. The Director continued to follow up with me on this decision, very persistent that I was the most qualified

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    Race and Corrections

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    Race and Corrections Sheronda Allen Arizona State University CRJ 305- Laura Owen Minorities remain overrepresented in crime, offending, victimization, and all stages of the criminal justice process especially confinement. Overrepresentation alludes to a situation in which a greater part of a particular group is present at various stages within the justice system than would be expected based on its part in the general population (Rosich, 2007). Minorities have always had a

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    basic elements of any organizational structure is leadership, implantation of rules, and division of labor. In both the corrections and non-corrections industry these three play a vital role. Industries use organizational structure to put crucial positions over the different needs of operations. Many divide this structure into departments (Argyris & Schön, 1992). In a corrections facility officers interact with the inmates, while being low level members of the

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    Prison Corrections

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    that you must have a good sense of humor to do this job. If you don’t it will lead to an early grave from stress” (Cowey, 2012). This statement is true from the highest position of authority to the lowest position. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) houses juveniles and adults that have been convicted to state prison and provides programs and services during their incarceration to help them successfully re-enter society. Some of the services that are provided in the

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    Corrections In America

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    Corrections in America Introduction According to Forbes, the top three most challenging careers in the United States include being a pilot, firefighter, and military personnel majorly due to the life risk involved (Karsten, 2017). Others include police work, events coordination, public relations and media jobs, and taxi driving. The criminal justice system provides working opportunities for a variety of jobs ranging from lawyers, judges, and policemen, to border patrol, child protection, immigration

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    Corrections Trends

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    Corrections Trend Evolution Roshanda Washington CJA/394 July 10, 2013 Tamra Washington Correction Trends Evolution Prisons are at a higher demand in this economy. As our world expands there are more crimes that are on rise and more individuals who are being sloppy and being caught for the crimes that they are committing. With more people being captured that leaves less space to house these criminals. We face more problems now than we did in the earlier years, now individuals are committing

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    Sexual Correction

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    Method Participants. Seven thousand thirty two adult male inmates and one thousand nine hundred thirty six security staff members will be randomly recruited from the Department of Correction (DOC) from seven (Prison 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) midwestern prison facilities to participate in a sexual assault survey. The participating prisons will remain anonymous. Sample: Prison 1-maximum security population 1,077 inmates, 557 staff, prison 2-maximum- medium-minimum population 1,680 inmates, 395

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