Court Issues Analysis Annali Zieroth CJA/394 October 29, 2012 Troy Hokanson In the following paper there will be an analysis that identifies the current issues facing courts and the court administrators today such as the delays, congestion, and backlog and how these issues can affect the court system. This paper will include a discussion on the future management issues and trends regarding language interpretation services that can impact the court system as well as the court system process
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Memory is defined as learning that has persisted over time that is processed as information and stored to be recalled at a later time. However, do we know how our memories are stored? Memory researchers and psychologist have debated whether we as humans store memories in a single, unitary system or multiple system pertaining to different types of memories. The multiple memory system theory states that memory is stored into different types of memory or storage. Those being short-term vs. long-term
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Correctional officers must have critical-thinking skills because they must be able to rapidly and proficiently solve problems at hand. Correctional officers must also have self-discipline in order to control their emotions when dealing with uncertain circumstances that could possibly include boisterous prisoners or nerve-wracking situations. Negotiation skills are another requirement that correctional officers must possess due to they must be able use negotiation in order to avoid conflict. Interpersonal
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or ethnicity, if you commit a crime you are going to serve time in some type of correctional facility or be state property in some form such as; probation or parole. The type of correctional facility that you will be sent to really depends on the level of crime you commit. If it is a superior level crime you will be sent to a correctional facility but if it is a federal offense you will be set to a federal correctional facility which will each have a different level of security based on how extensive
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The Bland Correctional Center is a level two (Moderate) and level one (Minimum) facility that houses 632 male inmates. The offenders are housed in a four buildings prison system with a total of 14 housing units. There is segregation between the inmates with behavioral or security issues. Bland Correctional Center also serves inmates transferred from jails. Bland Correctional Center includes individuals that have committed a murder, theft, or are sexual offenders. The facility also serves individuals
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Running head: PRISON COMPARISON PAPER Federal Prison Comparison Paper Jessica Cantu University of Phoenix Introduction to Corrections CJA 234 Jeffery Newton November 12, 2011 Federal Prison Comparison Paper There are different kinds of state prisons are: supermax, maximum security, close-high security, medium security, minimum security, and open security. Supermax prisons are permanent lockdown. Maximum security prisons are usually older, larger, walled facilities. They also have
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RECIPE: Braised Meatballs The key to making these meatballs is to brown them first in a skillet and then braise them in a sauce of red wine and tomatoes. Serve them with crusty bread or spaghetti to sop up the sauce. SERVES 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS 10 oz. ground beef chuck or veal 10 oz. ground pork shoulder 2 oz. minced pork fat or unsmoked bacon 2 oz. prosciutto, minced 1 ¼ cups loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves, minced, plus more for garnish 2 tsp. dried oregano 1 ½ tsp
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According to Peters (2011), the involvement of social workers in the correctional system is peculiar, given that those who are involved in the criminal and juvenile system are unquestionably among the helpless and troubled populations that the profession has conventionally served. The youth probation system shares its root with social work but lacks a robust association to it today. The role of social workers in the juvenile correction has diminished. With such discord between these two groups, it
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Invisible Afflictions of Correctional Facilities There is a growing consensus that solitary confinement develops a host of psychological stresses to manifest physical ailments in the form of indigestion, constipation, ulcers, stomachaches, headaches, hypertension, or asthma (Sindee, 2016, p. 177). The ‘bad-news list’ (BNL) gives such exposure to marked convicts that earn a standing to be assaulted upon first glimpse. Several grounds range from unsuccessful chances to repay a drug debt, spilling the
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time. Martha Stewart was assigned to the minimum security women's prison in Alderson, W. Va., known as "Camp Cupcake." It is called that because it is a very low security prison and your time spent there should be easy. The West Virginia federal correctional facility is located in the hills of the Allegheny Mountains; this prison is more than 400 miles south of Stewart's Westport home. Martha Stewart wanted to go to a prison closer to her home so she could be close to her elderly mother. The low security
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