Essays on Department Of Corrections

California in 1851 initiated its first correctional institutions that were run by the state. CDCR’s history can be fully traced to 1912 when it was called California State Detentions Bureau(California Department of Correction & Rehabilitation, n.d.”). Then in 1951 the name changed to California Department of Corrections, and then in 2004 changed its name to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (California Department of Correction & Rehabilitation, n.d.”). Currently the CDCR is managed by Secretary Scott Kernan and Ralph M. Diaz who is the Undersecretary (“CDCR Executive Staff, n.d.”). The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is ...

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Lambert, E. G., Minor, K. I., Gordon, J., Wells, J. B., and Hogan, N. L. (2016). Exploring the Correlates of Perceived Job Dangerousness Among Correctional Staff at a Maximum Security Prison. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 00 (0). DOI: 10.1177/0887403415623618. The signs of mental health disorders do not reveal themselves at work most of the time. Only in rare and isolated instances, will the potency of the problems manifest. In addition, the other correctional officers and staff might not have adequate knowledge to corroborate evidence. Hence, this peer-reviewed paper will provide the parameters for testing. The variables, components, variances, and ...

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Introduction The correctional system in the United States is a complex and overcrowded problem in recent times. The staff in these facilities is often undertrained and overworked. They lack the professional experience and due to heavy attrition rates, are unable to operate any reliable mentoring programs. This gap increases the stress which exceeds the paradigm of work and invades the private lives of the correctional staff. This paper unlocks the psychological problems that fester correctional staff in the United States. Annotated Bibliography 1. Lambert, E. G., Minor, K. I., Gordon, J., Wells, J. B., and Hogan, N. L. (2016). ...

Introduction

Juvenile correctional approaches in the United States centers around the best interest of the child. Young children below the age of 18 fall into the juvenile category. The system offers to purge any criminal record after a stipulated period of time and at the completion of certain terms. The juvenile records remain sealed from public record during this time and are rarely unsealed in spite of exceptional circumstances. Juvenile offenders are first part of a meeting between the State prosecutors to discuss the options of community service for nonviolent crimes. Only in the event of not reaching a conclusive ...

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Rehabilitation of mentally ill in prisons and jails: issues and concerns

The California Department of Corrections (CDC) in 2005 added the term “rehabilitation” as a part of the agency’s official title, becoming the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or the CDCR. However, the change in title did not result in a change of philosophy in the treatment of prisoners in the United States. Though the reintegration of the methodology of rehabilitation officially entered the regime of the CDRC, there is little or no evidence that the methodology has significantly changed (Berkeley- University of California, 2009, p. 277). Berkebile (2010, p.1) reported that by 2009, California’s penal facilities ...

Introduction

In the following project I have researched and summarized the main provisions of the statutes as they relate to the questions of arraignment, state sentencing issues and sentencing alternatives in the state of Virginia. Another part of this research covers the issues of practical application of these statutory provisions in the everyday work of courts and correctional institutions. In the Lesson 1, I have researched the initial procedure of arraignment in the light of its practical application during the work of the court.

In the Lesson 2, I have summarized the statutory provisions which regulate the issues of probation, parole and sentencing alternatives.

In the Lesson 3, I have briefly outlined the community correctional programs and how the ...

Law

Executive Summary This essay will present recommendations on how to improve the present policies and programs for children with incarcerated parents in Florida. One of the major program types for incarcerated parents is the Special Parent-Child Visits. This special type of program will provide opportunities for the parents to spend extended time with their children on-site inside the prison grounds. These types of visits may be in the form of overnight or special occasion visits which cover special programming efforts, meals and crafts, camping in a structured and well-supervised area inside the prison (Ferro, 2007, p. 27). This report ...

Prison Gangs

Prison Gangs Gang violence has been a reality of the American people since not long after the Revolutionary War, though at that time the legitimacy of the predominant gangs was in question. The resurgence of gang life didn’t occur until after the 1870’s and then escalated into the 1940’s, when crime rates soared thanks to a nation that had become largely divided thanks to several contributing factors such as race, ethnicity, money, and control over illegitimate businesses. It’s not entirely clear when prison gangs became such a notorious aspect of the penal system, but one thing is ...

Overview

The Department of Corrections has changed its mail room policy to reduce the risk of contraband inflow through the mail and to reduce its burden on existing correctional officers. The measures taken include the introduction of a postcard that inmates can use to communicate with the outside world. According to the Commissioner, this postcard will end the flow of contraband through the mail and more easily managed by the existing staff. He also believes that this measure will reduce the overtime burden of staff. The inmates, their families and lawyers see this measure as a violation of the First Amendment; they ...

Purpose of Classification Systems

Classification systems are used throughout the US prison system. In common with similar approaches in other states, California’s Department of Corrections (CDC) uses such a system in the interest of increasing the efficiency of utilization of available incarceration facilities. For example, by assigning offenders to the most appropriate type of prison accommodation, the highest security accommodation (which is also more costly to operate) is reserved for the prisoners for whom that higher level of security is considered necessary. Issues such as the likelihood of misconduct in prison and the escape risk have to be taken into account, too (Berk & ...

Briefly discuss and analyze the role of the police, the court and the Department of Corrections in the Juvenile Justice System. Based on the research presented in the textbook identify and analyze the method you feel best addresses juvenile delinquency in terms of reducing future recidivism. The primary goal of juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate youthful offenders. Each state has its own juvenile justice system and the implementation of the statute involves various departments that include the police, the court and the Department of Corrections. Each department takes different roles in the implementing the juvenile justice system. ...

California Department of Correction has been faced with numerous challenges that put a strain on their finances. The state itself has experienced fiscal setbacks, whereas the prisons keep receiving inmates at a high rate, leading to overpopulation. It has been observed that neither the early releases nor parole would solve this crisis. The reason is because most of the inmates who finish their sentence either by being pardoned or other release strategies, tend to come back sooner with other penalties. Funds used to sustain the inmates and maintain the correctional facilities comes from various sources. One of the sources being the ...

Government, on behalf of society, has long grappled with discovering ways to protect communities from sexual offenders while, at the same time, determine effective ways to treat the offenders. Sexual offenses span a wide range of behaviors from public indecency to fondling to buying or selling children for the purposes of prostitution. One difficulty in creating services for sex offenders is that as a group they are as heterogeneous as the general population. No distinct group of causal factors has been identified, and there are numerous types of offenders. Sexual offenders come from every segment of our society, may be any ...

In the recent past, Alaska has experienced overcrowding in its correctional facilities. Although this is a problem that has been there for quite some time, the population growth in Alaska’s prisons sky-rocketed very fast as compared to the rates in other states. Though this is the case, it is very difficult to attribute this increase in incarceration to definite causes. As at now, Alaska is among the eight states of the highest growth in prison population. Currently, its rate is one out of 36. As at today, there are over 6000 people in prison, either on electronic monitoring or ...

Introduction

Parole refers to the release of a prisoner after they have completed their prison sentence. It occurs at some point during the imprisonment where most prisoners will be eligible for release on parole. It involves an agreement made by prisoners where they comply with certain conditions given to them before they complete their maximum sentence period. Basically, parole does not mean that prisoners have been set free or that they have completed their sentence, they are still under strict supervision and if they engage in any criminal activity they will be taken back for imprisonment. Parole however differs from an ...

Based on the Monthly Statistical Report for July 2013 for the Fiscal Year 2013, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Population Trend Summary which includes the ADOC Jurisdictional Population as of July 2013 is 32,341 (Thomas, Alabama Department of Corrections). The ADOC Custody Population as of July 2013 is 26,618. The ADOC In-house population as of July 2013 is 25,231. On the other hand, the ADOC in-house population trend summary that is composed of close security facilities for the month of July 2013 is 8,152. While the medium security facilities is 12,543 for the ...

Introduction

Georgia Department of Corrections is one of the agencies of the government which is tasked with the responsibility of operating prison systems within the state of Georgia. Georgia is one of the states of the United States. Currently, the headquarters of Georgia Department of Corrections is found in Tift College. This college is situated at a place that is known as Forsyth which is found in Atlanta. Initially, the headquarters of the Georgia Department of Corrections was located at the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Veterans Memorial Building. This specific building is also found in Atlanta. The headquarters of Georgia Department ...

Organization Design

Personnel management is one of the major functions that are normally carried out by the management team. It is a management function that is classified under human resource manager. This is because it is a management function that is directly involved in matters that pertain to the management of human resources. Personnel management entails the classification, and evaluation of human resources. After the classification and evaluation of human resources, the personnel manager determines the human resource requirements with respect to the achievement of the objectives of the organization. Organisations need to utilize their human resources in a manner that will enable them ...

Alabama Department of Corrections

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), which is headed by Commissioner Kim T. Thomas, has a total of fifteen major correctional facilities located in the different places within the State. Along with these major facilities, the ADOC also has thirteen Work Centers and Two Private Facilities. ADOC’s mission is to provide programs that will rehabilitate convicted felons in a humane and secure environment with the help of professionals in managing the facilities and they prepare the offender for their social re-entry (state.al.us). The Department’s correctional programs are usually engage with offenders who able to work, attend programs for ...

Introduction

According to Georgia Code of Conduct, the criminal procedure state that an individual can be subject to life without parole, life imprisonment, or death penalty. However, if he/she pleads guilty of misdemeanor or felony, the judge is entitled to fix the sentence of the number of weeks, months or years within the limits prescribed by law as a punishment of that crime. The judge is entitled to suspend or probate all or part of the sentence consistent with the provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 8 of Title 42. Additionally, the judge also has the authority to revoke the probation ...

Introduction

Corrections facilities constitute one of the key components of the criminal justice system in the United States. The correction systems are either institutional based or community based. To this extent, the correction system includes probation, parole, prisons, jails as well as community based corrections. This paper seeks to explore the various processes of each of the correction system. The paper also evaluates the trends in the development and operations of the corrections and examines the organizational and administration functions which indicate the operations and financial demands of the corrections. In conclusion, the paper shall make an assessment of technology, ...

The Criminal Justice System is made up of series of parts with distinctive goals. It is a form of social control which seeks to ensure that the particular criminal law of the land is followed. The criminal justice system comprises three main components mainly; the law enforcement, the courts and the corrections units. All these components need to work in co-ordination but also independently without usurping the function of another. At the initial stage of the criminal trial process does the law enforcement unit come in. the law enforcement is charged with the arrest of the offenders, conduct of investigations ...

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This research paper seeks to explore the gang and security threat groups in American correctional facilities. There has been a rise in gangs in prisons which accounts for the rise in crime both inside and outside the penitentiaries. It is instructive to note that the gang members are taking advantage of the loopholes in legislation presented by the freedom of religion to further their agenda. These gangs pose a danger not only to the correctional officers who are normally attacked, but also the outside world where they carry out crimes in an organized fashion. Ever since the terror attack of 911, ...

Introduction

A prison is a place where law breakers are confined or interned by concerned authority. Prisons are denied the freedom of movement and free interaction with other people. In many countries, prisons are governed by the government. Nevertheless, increased prisoners population and an attempt to cut costs has led to privatization of some prisons. This has brought about mixed reactions with some parties arguing against the privatization move whilst others arguing in favour of privatization of prisons. Privatization of prisons is an arrangement in which prisoners are confined by third parties which are normally contracted by the ruling government. The ...

In the State of Georgia, the war on drugs has taken a trajectory that essentially mirrors the law and policy enforcement system. The proponents of this system believe that Georgia specifically and the United States of America in general will be able to solve their problems through the institutions of justice and maintenance of the rule of law. These proponents argue that society essentially encourages deviant behaviour only if the environment is facilitative. In their opinion, all that is necessary is the establishment of a workable legal system. The proponents of the legal system could not be further from the ...

Introduction

There are lots of positions available in the justice and correction industry waiting to be filled by qualified—in terms of skills and educational background, applicants. As a brief background, correction is an umbrella term used to describe different possible functions and actions that may be carried out by a particular state department (e.g. supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, and punishment) towards individuals who have been incarcerated or convicted of crime. Other functions of a corrections department include imprisonment, parole, probation, and even re-imprisonment for particular cases. Every independent state usually has a dedicated department for monitoring and regulating corrections. In the state of ...

INTRODUCTION

Overcrowded jails filled with violent inmates. Prisons segregated by race. (deliberate fragment). The California prison system currently holds approximately 316,000 inmates across 33 state prisons and dozens of other facilities of varying levels of security (CDCR,gov, 2012). More than 30,000 of these inmates have life sentences. 93% of inmates are male, 7% female; 11.7% of the prison population of California are parole violators. Almost 39% of the prison population of California is Hispanic, 29% black, 27% white and 6% other (CDCR.gov, 2012).

Parole and sentencing legislation in the state of California is far from unique in ...

I chose my essay to be ‘an argument for making the death penalty mandatory for murders’ because it has been a dilemma in the society. There have been sections advocating for its abolishment and those for its reinforcement. However, statistics show that murder rates are increasing and break outs in prison increase due to advanced technology, hence there have been calls to make the death penalty for murder mandatory so as to rid offenders from the society and prevent the crime reoccurring. To make my essay stronger for the portfolio, I did revisions in the four sections of the ...

Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...