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The Pennsylvania System was based on total isolation from all other people to allow the inmates to think about their crimes commit and allow the inmates
Crime, Law, Administration of Justice Professor: Kelly McGeever 04/25/18 Topic- Reflection on lock-in by John Pfaff Provide your reflection on the book and argument The justice system in America caused mass incarceration to become overpopulated from the 1970s to 2000. The reason being people were sentenced for more minor crimes which resulted in prisons to become overcrowded. Based on the book Lock In by John Pfaff, the three main reasons causing mass incarceration in America were; long sentences, war and drugs, and prosecutors.
On July 1st 2017, Dr. Anne Fowler, Professor, Louisiana Tech University, approved a title for proposed long report by Elise Johnson, student, Louisiana Tech University to study the American prison system and the direct correlation to slavery and find viable solutions to resolve the increase incarceration rates. The author begins performing research to gain a better understanding of the American prison system, focusing solely on the Texas prison system. Reason being the Texas prison system leads the way with punishment, of petty offenders (simple burglary, theft) and serious offenders (sexual assault, murder). Then materials were collected via the world wide web, and the local library, regarding the origin of slavery, and the penal system.
The Pennsylvania department of corrections is connected to law enforcement. It is connected to law enforcement because in law enforcement you are catching people that are breaking the law and when you talk about corrections they are trying to help these people and punish these people for the wrong that they have done. Also, in corrections in prisons there are more laws that are getting broken and the people in corrections have to deal with it. The only difference is that instead of dealing with the criminals on the street you deal with them in the jail or prison. Sometimes this could be even more dangerous because some may not have anything to lose for what they do.
The major periods in the development of prisons involved; The Penitentiary Era (1790), which had the philosophy or rehabilitation deterrence, mostly developed in Philadelphia. The Mass (Congregate) Prison Era (1825), which had the philosophy of incapacitation deterrence, and was developed in Ney York State Prison. The Reformatory Era (1876), which had the philosophy of rehabilitation, developed in Elmira Reformatory, NY. The Industrial Era (1890), which had the philosophy of incapacitation and restoration, developed mostly in NY, CA, and IL. The Punitive Era (1935), which had the philosophy of retribution, developed in Alcatraz, CA.
Periods leading to the 1970's that created mass incarcerations The population of imprisonment of the American prisons greatly increased from 1970’s most of them being the blacks and their residential areas depict low standards of life. As of, Simon, (2014), the causes of incarcerations in the ninety seventies was as a result of the new directives which stated that vindictive sanctions was to be placed to the United States community if they do not arrest law breakers. Social factors such as unemployment and poor living standard increased imprisonment rate, during this period African Americans were mostly affected because politicians and law enforcing agencies believed that such group of people would commit crime frequently.
New York in the 1800s New York, New York is a bustling city, with many fascinating things for the eyes to look at. Horse and carriages, otherwise known as cabbies, fill the streets. The occasional parade marches through the city, whistles and drums playing in unison. New York City may seem like a lively and promising city, it does have its negatives as well. The medical treatment in the city is not the best, and the punishments for crime in the city were also jarring.
Crime and Punishment in Colonial America In Colonial America, crime and punishment was a new idea that was just started to be formed. During this time, they had a different set of rules and regulations that had to be followed in their towns and states. For each town, or even state, they had their own rules to follow, based on the men in charge during this time. They had punishments that would not be allowed during this day and age because they were inhumane and unlawful. Crime and punishment are what kept everyone in line; they were rules and regulations that everyone had to follow, no matter who you were or how much money you had.
Poor living conditions in prisons emerged because judges were inclined to send more people to prison than the space that was provided. Therefore, prisons became over crowed and hard to handle. Living spaces in prisons got smaller and more prisoners has to share their place with someone else. Security at the prisons also fell downhill, as male guards saw the women and young children as prey for rape. Most prisoners were either brutally assaulted and/or rape while in
As previously discussed, previous policies that have been enacted, such as “reasonable suspicion” has led to the growth and acceptance of stop-and-frisk. As a result of policies such as these, mass incarceration is an incredibly profitable area of our society. However, history in general has prepared our economy for such policies. Slavery was used to keep plantations running with no cost to plantation owners. When slaves began to fight back, physical cruelty was used to keep them working for little to no compensation.
What would happen if you got shipped to a different country just because you stole something? There are many types of punishment there is hanging, torture, prison, and many other ways. Douglas Hays, J.M Beattie, J.A.Sharpe, and Manuel Eisner have done there research to prove what kind of crime and punishment there were. One fact is, “From the assumption that criminal law broadly expresses the social norm, it is easy to conclude that crime of all kinds is deviance.” Says Douglas Hays.
Topic: Prison overcrowding General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to identify and describe the key reasons and issues of prison overcrowding. Introduction Attention Getter Imagine being locked up in a confined space with little to no air conditioning, concrete walls, concrete floors, poor sanitation, rowdy peers, no soft comforts of a home, and a lack of the everyday basic needs.
(revolving doors) b) If they are trying to make prisons so bad, why are 3 out of 4 prisoners returning within 5 years (Bureau of Justice) II. Population- what is it made up of? a) As of 2014 there is 1,561,525 people in jail (BJS) b) 1,448,564 men c) 112,961 women d) Why do we have the most incarcerated people?
Ashley Acea Acea1 Professor Ruggiero CJL 3512 June 3, 2015 Pennsylvania v. Auburn System The Pennsylvania system and the auburn system were the foundation to the prison system we currently have in our criminal justice system. Many of the prions that were around during the 19th century were built off of the Pennsylvania or auburn systems. Both of these systems throughout the years have had many critics that have pointed out their flaws and imperfections; but at the same time they have shown all the things that they have done correctly as well, and those are the elements we still use in todays correctional faculties. In this essay I will take you through the pros and cons of each of these systems, along with each systems rich history and the reasons why I feel that the auburn system was the superior prison
introduction In the early 1800s The prisoners were treated very poorly and were known as nothing because of their outlawed crimes. At one point over two thirds of all prisoners were on the hulks. Conditions in the prisons were terrible. Outbreaks of disease such as cholera killed lots of prisoners during the Prison and Asylum Reform because of the insanitary conditions on board.
