The point of these programs is to scare juveniles away from crime-how officials have decided to do that is to bring at-risk youth into prisons where they can take a tour and submerge themselves into the prison life for a couple of hours. ... The sheriff explains how the troubled youth can overcome obstacles and tries to motivate them to accept responsibility and focus on developing their character. ... I don't think it is possible to change a juvenile's/teen's mind in a couple of hours. ... Conclusion ​Given all of the financial feat with the "Beyond Scared Straight&quo...

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How does the society portray Aboriginals? ... Even though there are still some major alterations to be made in the criminal justice system on behalf of the Aboriginals, Gladue has been one of those changes that could be the answer to all problems. ... Even if you have different colored skin, different religions, or different cultures, we are all humans and the discrimination needs to be eliminated. ... So I can see why @Native_Pride would have an issue with the mindset of most "white" people: we kind of earned it.... How is it that we allow having a Mayor as an admitted drug user, but Aborigi...

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How media portrays crime and the effect it has on the public In our everyday life, we rely on many different forms of media for both information and entertainment; from news channels, to television, even the video games we play all fall into the category of media. ... It's important to take a close look at our beliefs, the reality, and its affect in order to get a better understanding of how we as a culture change and adapt to ourselves. ... When people think of criminals they often think of a minority (Volsky 2013). ... If youths being thought of and told they are delinquents or vandals,...

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I personally thought that the methods of punishments incorporated were very unreasonable and inhumane, and it was interesting how their sole purpose of punishment was to retribute rather than to deter or rehabilitate. ... I believe this change alone was very significant. ... The book discussed about how all individuals are products of a particular past; that individual personal histories shape who and what people are and how they think and act. ... Rather, criminals should be classified and individualized so that they can receive treatment. ... However, I still believe that we have a long wa...

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There he changed his major from history to sociology. ... Sutherland thought America was experiencing a cultural conflict in relation to the laws that govern our society. 6. ... Deviant behavior is often thought of as abnormal. ... It is generally believed that what is labeled deviant depends on cultural definitions and therefore is subject to change as the definitions change. ... When we think of crime, we usually think of interpersonal violence such as rape, assault, murder, or property crimes, such as burglary, theft, and robbery. ...

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In this essay, what will be examined is what organized crime actually is, how the media represents it, and how media representations affect society including the public, police officers and political individuals. ... Words and images about organized crime are manipulated through the media so that any scientific truth gets lost or disappears in the ways in which we think about organized crime and criminal groups (Lyman and Potter, 2015, p. 56). ... Lyman and Potter (2015) argue that the media changes the public's social reality of organized crime, and in turn, the producers provide us wi...

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The choice they made should be based on if they think the teen will re-offend or not. ... That is not what is changing though, punishments are now moving towards a more meaningful and constructive solution to a problem which can and will be fixed with rehabilitation and alternative programs, which are in all likely hood to benefit the community, versus an incredibly expensive hard punishable sentence which you must out live only to be released more knowledgeable in crime to re-offend again, as jail promotes criminal activity, and we are using tax payers money to promote criminal acti...

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(Potash and Walker, 1987) In Australia in the nineteenth century as many as 80 persons were hanged per year for crimes such as burglary, sheep stealing, forgery, sexual assaults and even, as well as for murder and manslaughter. ... "We universally and consistently oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances. ... £ SBS NEWS REVIEWS 2003These comments mark a significant change in Australia's attitude to the capital punishment. ... They thought that without the death penalty, the message will be sent to the criminal that they can kill anyone out of the fatal compensation. ... In a...

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I will stress how it should be the discretion of the judge to individualize the sentences based on the offender's mitigating factors, and background. ... That can be the greatest deterrence for many offenders if they can get the actual help they need to keep them out of jail and become productive members of society. ... " When other factors are not being considered in the sentencing process, it eliminates the cost effectiveness due to every crime being punished the same way even if not proportionate to the offence. ... We need to utilize the resources that we have such as counseling,...

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