Essays on Waldron

My Friend

I have a friend back in my homeland who I talk to, almost every week, through Facebook Chat. She is my childhood friend. We grew up in the same street. I felt close to her as a friend because she was very nice to me and our parents are also friends so they would always see each other whenever there are special occasions. My friend is one year younger to me, so I am a little protective of her. Unfortunately, I needed to leave our homeland and settle here to study. So, in order to make sure that our ...

Historical Origins of Correctional Enterprise

Correctional systems are institutions for rehabilitating criminals. They include prisons and community- based systems. After being convicted in court, criminals may spend time in correctional systems away from friends and family. There are different types of correctional systems classified according to the government level in which they function: private, local, state or federal. They can also be classified according to the level of security, age, and gender (Waldron, et al. 2009). Most correctional systems run Correctional Enterprise programs that provide opportunities for prisoners to learn new skills, be productive, and responsible. This initiative’s objective is to instill values ...

Understanding transgender conundrum must begin with making clear distinction between the following fundamental terms sex and gender. Many people knowledgeable or not refer to both terms interchangeably. In essence they consider the two terms to have the same meaning while mostly because of lack of a reason to think otherwise. People who face a lifelong body dissonance understand that the two terms are different and do not carry the same meaning. Sex is the actual physical state of being either male or female, it is a biological aspect of the body based on chromosomes. Gender on the other hand ...

Prison Design:

Prison design has to accommodate inmates by separating them with regards to the following two considerations: gender and degree of offenders. There can also be considerations on classifying and housing inmates according to their mental statuses. To successfully keep the society safe from medium criminals who are likely to get notorious, the prison will have two compartments that are designed differently. A radial design compartment will be used for inmates that show tendencies of risky behaviors. A campus design will serve for those inmates that are less harmful and expected to go back to the society (Waldron, 2014). Evidently, ...

Introduction

The Massachusetts Correction Institute in Concord for men will be used as an example for this research. People in the society need to feel protected and secured in their homes. This fact is what causes the government to formulate security measures such as the correctional institutions that will be used to punish and rehabilitate criminals. In order to understand the topic of correction and punishment, it is crucial that one should be able to define their meanings. The word correction has many different meanings. However, in the criminal justice system correction is described as the rectification of one's behaviors. ...

Inclusion and Children with Disabilities

Exclusion of children with disabilities is a controversial issue. All over the country, children with disabilities as well as their families are not fully enjoying their fundamental human rights and are facing constant barriers to inclusion in society. Marginalization of disabled children deters them from realizing their full potential in life. Though there has been a positive change toward positive perception of children with disabilities, what people refer to as inclusion is not what inclusion implies since there are many incidences of differential treatment not only to children with disabilities but also to their families.

Different people describe inclusion ...