Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is a problem largely attributed to the increase of drug convictions. Decades of tough-on-crime laws coupled with minimal financing for treatment programs have left prisons overcrowded and under funded. With the advent of crack cocaine and the response of a scared nation President Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs in 1982 (Clear, Cole, & Reisig, 2009). In 1987 congress implemented mandatory minimum sentencing effectively increasing the time served
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of the Decision[1] dated January 12, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 33 of Siniloan, Laguna, which granted the Petition for Correction of Entries in Birth Certificate filed by Jennifer B. Cagandahan and ordered the following changes of entries in Cagandahan’s birth certificate: (1)
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health conditions continue to be supported by only low levels of scientific evidence. Chiropractors continue to treat a wide variety of pediatric health conditions.”1 Despite lack of support by the medical and scientific community, chiropractic treatment of children is growing in popularity, and more chiropractors are specializing in “chiropractic pediatrics.” The International Chiropractic Association offers a post-graduate “Diplomate in Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics” (DICCP) and publishes
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Future of the Juvenile Justice System Paper Christopher D. Herring Kimberly Sumptner Florence Ansong University of Phoenix CJA/403 Kellie Bauss January 24, 2011 Courts The juvenile court system has been around for a long time, dating back to the late 1800s when the United States was putting together some of
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help, attend drug/alcohol treatment, and some sort of family counseling. Stanley Graves has made tremendous improvements after following the conditions of his probation. Upon attending drug/alcohol treatment and frequent AA meetings, Mr. Graves has remained sober for two months. He and his family have benefited greatly from the counseling sessions on dealing with the death of the child. We believe that Mr. Graves is on the right track and will remain sober. Alcohol treatment and family counseling
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have committed rape or murder (Sedlak & Bruce, 2017). Juvenile who were incarcerated for status offenses represent the lowest percentage of the categories (2017). There are a wide variety of juvenile offenders incarcerated in juvenile detention and correction centers. How does the wide variety
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Kinesthetic taping is a versatile treatment option that can be used to promote proprioceptive and muscle facilitation.11 In the case of A.H., a 5 year old girl with idiopathic toe walking, taping for muscle facilitation was a plausible treatment option.11,13 The kinesthetic taping technique chosen for A.H. was intended to promote dorsiflexion and create a functional correction for toe walking.11,13 When the taping technique was changed to the use of athletic tape, the guiding principle behind kinesthetic
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About LASIK About LASIK surgery: LASIK is laser vision-correction in the blink of an eye . The ultimate solution to replacing contact lenses and spectacles. What is LASIK? LASIK stands for ‘Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis’ which means ‘ to shape the cornea within its layers with the use of the Excimer laser’. Hi-tech solution combining advanced computer technology with laser precision: LASIK is a skilled procedure that combines the state-of-the-art computer technology with advanced laser precision
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inmates, aid in rehabilitation and counseling of offenders, search inmates for contraband items and report on inmates conduct. Corrections work is stressful, hazardous, and always challenging. Faced with staggering budget cuts and burgeoning prison populations, correctional administrators struggle to balance limited resources to meet management and treatment demands. After 50 years of relative stability in the proportion of people incarcerated, the prison population doubled in size between
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Plan to Improve Correctional Facilities Patricia Saylor Dexter Levin Corrections November 10, 2013 In general, rehabilitation programs have been effective in reducing recidivism among prison convicts since they are mostly focused on treating the criminal causing behavior of prisoners by eliminating completely the factors or circumstances that drive them to commit criminal acts. Criminologists such as Martinson who conducted research on the effectiveness of rehabilitative programs such as
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