A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners. There have been many incidents as far as prison riots and they have been a big problem for many prisons. Prison riots have not received that much attention in the past years and that is a big problem. Some researchers believe that prison riots occur because of overcrowding and prison conditions. There have been many cases where inmates were killed, because of prison riots or even guards being killed. Featured
the streets by imprisoning them longer so they do not continue presenting a threat against society. California’s “Three Strikes” law is the focus of much controversy because of the extensive sentencing they mandate. Some offenders receiving lengthy prison terms do not always commit violent or serious felonies, and subsequently enter claims for appeals based on violations of
mule and essentially receive the same prison sentence. Federal prosecutors yield too much power; judges may be arbitrary in their sentencing. It is unethical if two people who commit the same crime get a different sentence, based off the mere fact of the judge’s lenience. Eliminating judicial discretion and discrediting case specific information can also potentially lead to over-criminalization, i.e. low level offenders tend to receive longer federal prison sentences than that of a high level offender
The criminal justice process has many procedures that can vary depending on the jurisdiction of a case and crime. The process has many steps and contains a extensive process that takes time. Contingencies are unpredicted future events that effect outcomes of proceedings as well as trails. “A number of proceedings must occur before a final decision in a criminal case is reached. For example, bail must be determined, pleas entered, hearings scheduled, and motions heard” (Wright, 2013, Sec. 1.5, Para
“I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.” – Nancy Davis Reagan The quotation above means that if capital punishment was a crime deterrence, more people would be alive today because life imprisonment will release those prisoners after a period of time and they will return to murder people again. As a result, more people will be killed whilst the convicts will get life sentenced instead of execution. Instead, if death penalty was adopted more lives will be saved and only
The idea of private prisons was introduced in 1969. Private prisons do not have to rely on the government in order to get sufficient goods and services. During the 1980s, incarceration rates skyrocketed. Because the United States needed more facilities to house offenders, and running a prison is very expensive, the privatization of prisons took place. Private prisons can supply goods and services without relying on the government, and they can make a profit in this industry in the process.
ill offenders”. This type of court targets defendants who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and need treatment rather than incarceration. Mental health courts are an effort to reduce the amount of people with mental illnesses in jails and prisons. Many people with mental illnesses will come into contact with the criminal justice system when what they truly need is effective treatment. The first mental health court
Abstract The presence of severely mentally ill persons in jails and prisons is an urgent problem. This review examines this problem and makes recommendations for preventing and alleviating it. Results and Clinical studies suggest that 6 to 15 percent of persons in city and county jails and 10 to 15 percent of persons in state prisons have severe mental illness. Offenders with severe mental illness generally have acute and chronic mental illness and poor functioning. It appears that a greater proportion
to make decisions for a child as a parent would and to act in the best interest of the child – the ultimate goal of the courts was rehabilitation and future reintegration, not punishment . In the 1960’s, the decision made by the Supreme Court in the case of In re Gault meant that juvenile offenders were afforded a number of constitutional rights that they were previously exempt from, such as right to legal counsel, privilege against self-incrimination and rights to an appeal . Although the intention
socialization around them who may rub off on them and change their way of thinking. The goal of the system is to rehabilitate and get the offender back to their life, but not let the offender follow others bad decisions who cannot help it. There was a study done on reasons why the juvenile justice system needs to be reformed or abolished. There were 5 reasons given to why there needs to be a change. The first is that the unnecessary incarceration of the offenders. In 2010, there were 59,000 youth under