Extractions: Office for Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Concerns Background: www.uua.org/csw The PDF version of this document includes line numbers for reference. The Current Crisis Although Americans take great pride in the freedoms we espouse, the American prison system violates basic human rights in many ways. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which the United States endorsed in 1948, states in Article 5, No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. American correctional practice often subjects inmates to abusive treatment, such as torture and rape, and neglects basic human needs such as health care and nutrition. Some suspects are detained without charge, legal counsel, or access to family. While indigent defendants have exactly the same rights to competent counsel as non-indigent defendants, in many states indigent defendants are not provided equality of representation. The American penchant for retribution squanders opportunities for redemption, rehabilitation, and restoration of the individual offender. Failures in the criminal justice system have created a disenfranchised, stigmatized class who are predominantly from lower-income backgrounds, poorly educated, or from racial and ethnic minorities. The punishment for crime is often simply separation from society, and the sentence one serves
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Extractions: Criminal Justice Core CJA 101 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Professions CJA 113 Intro to Criminal Justice Systems - Corrections CJA 222 Intro to Juvenile Process CJA 263 Intro to Corrections Casework CJA 280A CE: Criminal Justice Permission is required prior to registration for CJA 280A. Criminal Justice Core 15 credits Related Requirements AD 101 Alcohol Use and Addiction AD 150 Basic Counseling and Addiction AD 151 Basic Counseling Skills Mastery CAS 133 Basic Computer Skills/MS Office Select two out of the following three courses: PSY 201 General Psychology PSY 202 General Psychology PSY 203 General Psychology PSY 222 Family and Intimate Relationships PSY 239 Intro to Abnormal Psychology SOC 206 General Sociology: Social Problems -
Tillamook Bay Community College: Criminal Justice CJA 280, Cooperative education criminal Justice, 3 In OYA facilities juvenile clients receive the treatment and education needed to change their http://www.tbcc.cc.or.us/~proftech/cja1.htm
Extractions: TBCC Home Sitemap Back Search College Transfer and Professional Technical Associate of Science degree - 90 credit hours, minimum, are required. Students must meet college graduation requirements including General Education, math and English competencies Students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should contact that institution for transfer information. Associate of Applied Science degree - 90 creidt hours, including 72 credit hours of required courses and 18 credit hours of General Education courses. Consult a student advisor for assistance in planning General Education courses. Students must meet college graduation requirements including General Eduction, math and English competencies. Juvenile Corrections Certificate - Successful completion of the 50 credit hours of required courses. Persons in the criminal justice field may work in a municipal, county, state or federal law enforcement organization or corrections system. Other positions requiring law enforcement training are available at all levels of government and in private industry. Duties range from crime prevention programs to investigative and uniform patrol duties. Technical skills such as data processing and criminalistics are used to support overall law enforcement operations.
The Fortune Society - Links The Center on Juvenile and criminal Justice is a private nonprofit use of prisons for education, training, treatment, and general rehabilitation. http://www.fortunesociety.org/links.htm
Extractions: Public Advocacy Services Make a Suggestion Search POLICY AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY 360 Degrees is the first interactive web site designed to explore the criminal justice system and its prison population. Through first-person stories and interactive data the site takes a critical look at who is in prison today and why. American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project was founded in 1972 by the American Civil Liberties Union and seeks to create constitutional conditions of confinement and strengthen prisoners rights through class action litigation and public education. The Project also publishes a quarterly journal, coordinates a nationwide network of litigators, conducts training and public education conferences, and provides expert advice and technical assistance to local community groups and lawyers throughout the country. The American Liver Society is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those who are or could possibly be affected by a liver disease. American Probation and Parole Association is at the vanguard in exploring issues relevant to the field of community-based corrections. American Probation and Parole Association is an international association composed of individuals from the United States, its US territories and Canada; actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors including all levels of government, local, state/provincial and federal agencies.
The National Center On Education, Disability And Juvenile Justice A study by Blumstein (1982) found that a greater level of criminal activity among On the other hand, of those incarcerated in correctional facilities, http://www.edjj.org/Publications/list/drakeford_garfinkel-2000.html
Extractions: The National Center on Education , Disability and Juvenile Justice Differential Treatment of African American Youth Will Drakeford and Lili Frank Garfinkel This article examines racial factors within the juvenile justice and mental health systems that contribute to the overrepresentation of African American men and boys in correctional facilities. The authors also explore recent efforts by lawmakers and academic institutions to address these inequalities. Racial Bias and the Juvenile Justice System Over the last 4 decades, racial inequalities among African American and other young men in juvenile detention centers have been well documented. The factors associated with overrepresentation of youth in corrections are complex. Evidence suggests that school failure, poorly developed social skills, and inadequate school and community supports are also associated with this phenomenon. The overrepresentation of minorities is evident in the adjudication process, including arrests, detention, prosecution, and commitment to detention. Indeed, the overrepresentation of youth of color in juvenile confinement continues to soar in direct proportion to the fears of violence and crime that grip the minds of those dominant culture U.S. citizens who are least likely to be its victims (Isaacs-Shockley, 1994). While the debate over differential treatment within the juvenile justice system lingers, incarceration rates among African American youth continue to rise. Research has shown that racial disparities within the juvenile justice system contribute to the overrepresentation of African American youth confined in juvenile detention centers. These issues are also prevalent as a result of biases that exist in mental health agencies.
Crime And Correctons training and eliminating the prisoner rehabilitation education program. The Michigan criminaljustice landscape has been further altered in recent http://www.michiganinbrief.org/edition07/Chapter5/CrimeCorrect.htm
Extractions: Arrest A law-enforcement agency's seizure, holding, summons, or citation of a person for an unlawful act. Camp A minimum-security corrections facility for prisoners convicted of less-serious offenses or nearing release. Community policing Index crimes Juvenile crime In Michigan, offenses committed by youths aged 16 and under. Non-index crimes Crimes and infractions other than the eight serious (index) crimes. Offense Unlawful acts reported to a law-enforcement agency. Parole A period of time prior to full release from state jurisdiction in which offenders are at large but subject to regular monitoring by a parole officer. Probation An alternative to incarceration in which the convicted person is at large but monitored; sometimes offenders are sentenced to incarceration followed by probation. [APRIL 1, 2002] The Michigan State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) classify crimes as
Criminal Justice Overview He also doesn t believe in rehabilitation. He believes in limiting the reach The average level of education among criminal justice workers is only 2.5 http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/111/111lect01.htm
Extractions: is the most unfailing test of the civilization of any country (Sir Winston Churchill) Welcome to the academic discipline of criminal justice, an interdisciplinary broad-based academic discipline, with over 1500 Associate (2-year) degree programs, 900 Bachelors (4-year) degree programs, 90 Masters (2-year) degree programs, and 18 Ph.D. (3-year) programs. SOME DEFINITIONS Criminal justice is the study of criminal (penal) law, social control, constitutional law, criminal procedure and evidence, criminology, victimology, components that make up the loose array of institutions and activities we call a system (policing, courts, corrections, and community services), politics, and the idealistic notion of "truth in action" we call administration of justice. Each area of study is equally important, and will be explained briefly. A penal law is one that has a provision for punishment. Hence, we are primarily concerned with laws that legislators pass which have penalties. Social control involves the range of pressures brought to bear on people to establish conformity. It can range from customs and folkways (dirty looks) to norms and mores (more aggressive responses to deviants).
Future Of Corrections This is in addition to the issue of facilities holding terrorists, which presents its own problems Journal of criminal Justice education 15(2) 451478. http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/294/294lect16.htm
Extractions: "May you live in interesting times" (Arab saying) Corrections must be recognized as an integral component of an interdependent and coordinated system of justice understood in relation to the role of social control in society. This means that we must examine crime and its control from a multilayered perspective. For example, crime control must be considered in relation to the community roots of social problems (e.g., poverty, unemployment, drugs, inadequate housing), and penal reform must be considered in relation to societal reform (e.g., economic opportunity, education, race relations). To continue going on as if locking up a significant portion of the population is going to do us any good is foolish . The costs are astronomically high, and there are many negative by-products if we continue our present course of penal policy. The negatives include things like the overcrowding crisis, the financial and budgetary strains, increased prisoner litigation, the disproportionate confinement of minorities (especially juveniles), the revolving door of recidivism, AIDS and disease outbreaks, aging offenders with special needs, and correctional employee stress. There might be a couple of ways to face these challenges: one, to create a "task force" to examine corrections; and two, to study the problems. A TASK FORCE ON CORRECTIONS A long time ago in 1967, the President had a
CARF The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission CARF Commission on Accreditation of rehabilitation facilities criminal justice educational programs may include either communitybased or http://www.carf.org/Providers.aspx?content=content/Accreditation/Opportunities/B
Extractions: State juvenile justice systems were created more than 100 years ago to protect and reform young people who commit crimes-to provide care, custody, and discipline in a way that closely would approximate that which should be given by parents. This is the goal, but the reality is a grim, modern version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. Instead of providing care and rehabilitation, many facilities are nothing more than colleges of criminality for these kids.
Definitions - Texas Department Of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of criminal Justice operates State Prisons, State Jails, Parole, or to attend education or rehabilitation programs. Revocation. http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/definitions/definitions-home.htm
Extractions: Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) . These are operated by nonprofit organizations to provide treatment and educational services on a local basis to batterers referred by the courts for treatment. Such treatment and educational services are designed to help batterers stop abusive behavior. Working in collaboration with the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV), TDCJ-CJAD has established minimum Guidelines for programs to receive funding. Board of Criminal Justice . See Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) Boot Camp A residential punishment program for offenders on community supervision. Modeled after military basic training, boot camps target young, first-time offenders. Boot camps emphasize physical exercise, strict supervision and discipline. They offer education, life skills training and restitution services. They may also offer substance abuse education.
Extractions: The Department of Correctional Services is headed by a National Commissioner of Correctional Services. The National Commissioner is assisted by four Chief Deputy Commissioners responsible for operational support, functional services, corporate services and finance. The department is divided into provinces headed by Provincial Commissioners, 148 management areas and 192 community corrections offices. The aim of the Department of Correctional Services is to contribute to maintaining and protecting a just, peaceful and safe society by enforcing court-imposed sentences. The department also aims to detain prisoners in safe custody while ensuring their human dignity, and to promote the social responsibility and human development of prisoners and people subject to community corrections.
Extractions: The Department of Correctional Services is headed by a National Commissioner of Correctional Services. The National Commissioner is assisted by five Chief Deputy Commissioners responsible for operational support, functional services, corporate services and finance. The department is divided into provinces headed by Provincial Commissioners, 148 management areas and 192 community corrections offices. The aim of the Department of Correctional Services is to contribute to maintaining and protecting a just, peaceful and safe society by enforcing court-imposed sentences. The department also aims to detain prisoners in safe custody while ensuring their human dignity, and to promote the social responsibility and human development of prisoners and people subject to community corrections.
Extractions: O ne Nation Under God Jailhouse Rock of Ages W hen it comes to fighting crime, liberals and conservatives alike seem to be shadowboxingdodging the most fateful aspect of criminal justice, the religious dimension. Liberals want more money for rehabilitation programs, which often amount to nothing more than fuzzy self-esteem courses or cushy entertainment privileges. Conservatives correctly expose the failure of these initiatives and rightly demand hard time for serious offenders. But they are too eager to abandon criminals to a system that almost certainly will further harden their hearts. Charles Colson, who has probably been in more prisons than any man in America, is calling for a new approach to rehabilitation, one defined by its moral and religious mettle-one that seeks, in a word, redemption. Colsonthe Watergate felon turned evangelical Christianis the founder of Prison Fellowship, a Christian outreach effort active in 90 percent of America's prisons. After 20 years of creating piecemeal programs for inmates and ex-cons, Colson wants to launch the spiritual equivalent of Desert Storm. In April, the first wave of his church-based volunteers invaded a Texas prison to offer two dozen inmates round-the-clock Christian education and training. Although state guards continue to provide security, Prison Fellowship staffers run virtually all other day-to-day activities in one wing of the Jester II facility, a minimum-security prison outside Houston. Call it the God Pod. Prayers have replaced early-morning push-ups, while group Bible discussions have pre-empted evening MTV. The ultimate objective: To help as many men as possible become followers of Christ.
USD - Why Criminal Justice? To provide a sound basic education in criminal justice for graduates who choose to rehabilitation (state and federal), and shelter/advocacy programs. http://www.usd.edu/cjus/whycjus.cfm
Extractions: Criminal Justice grads are shaping policy and improving lives, from the city street to the park patrol, from immigration to litigation. Their understanding of justice issues helps us define and manage the relationships of the individual to the state and to the criminal justice system. How to Get From Freshman Convocation to Senior Graduation ... A Fathers Advice!
DOJ - Youth Justice - Youth Justice Renewal Please note, while the Youth criminal Justice Act (YCJA) is a federal law, it is applied of youth correctional facilities and rehabilitation programs. http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/information/directory.html
Extractions: Latest Updates Annual Statement on the YCJA About Youth Justice Youth Criminal Justice Act ... Information for the Public > A Canadian Directory of Youth Justice Resources In addition to the documents produced by the Department of Justice Canada, the following organizations have produced information on youth crime and youth justice. Materials are either available for download or for ordering through the following links. Please note, while the Youth Criminal Justice Act NATIONAL RESOURCES The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has developed training materials and presentations of particular interest to RCMP members that focus on parts of the YCJA and the role of police in working with other services providers and the community. Resources include: The Access to Justice Network (ACJNet) is an electronic community that brings together educational resources and information on justice and legal issues. Their Online Resource Room includes classroom materials and lesson plans on youth justice. Justice for Children and Youth Wallet cards on youth records (available in 15 languages) Know Your Rights Booklet explaining misconceptions of the youth justice system, and what can happen to youth once they enter it
American Bar Association - Criminal Justice Section - Criminal He is also a contributing editor to criminal Justice magazine and former use education advocacy based on the IDEA, section 504 of the rehabilitation Act http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/spring2003/juvenile_justice.html
Extractions: Volume 18 Number 1 Juvenile Justice Robert E. Shepherd, Jr. Robert E. Shepherd, Jr ., is emeritus professor of law at the University of Richmond School of Law in Virginia. He is also a contributing editor to Criminal Justice magazine and former chair of the Sections Juvenile Justice Committee. Special Education Issues: Part II A previous column discussed four recent handbooks addressing the legal issues presented by children who are behavioral risks in the school system and who then become involved in the juvenile justice system. ( See Special Education Issues Identifying special needs See The Special Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Implications for Effective Practice (2001), Kimberly J. Adams, Kim Brooks, and Joshua Rose eds., at 1932.) These are the primary educational disabilities that may bring the juvenile within the purview of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Getting services and influencing detention decisions Once it is determined that a juvenile client has a disability that requires services, the lawyer should seek to divert the case from the delinquency system and return it to the school for services. As pointed out in the previous column, schools increasingly seek to "criminalize" school behaviors, especially with children who are expensive to serve, and counsel should initially try to have the matter referred back to the educational system. The recent handbook by Eileen Ordover of the Center for Law and Education
Criminal Justice Abstracts - Current Serials Source List Journal of criminal Justice education 10511253 Journal of criminal Law and Criminology, Journal of Performance of Constructed facilities 0887-3828 http://www.csa.com/factsheets/supplements/cja.php
Extractions: CSA Responds to Hurricane Katrina Quick Links Criminal Justice Abstracts Factsheet Criminal Justice Abstracts - Current Serials Source List The number following the serial title is the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) which is an eight-character number that uniquely identifies a periodical or journal. When you have selected the Criminal Justice Abstracts database and want to search for an ISSN, use the IS= field code followed by the standard ISSN format with the hyphen between the first 4 and the second 4 characters, eg: is=(0002-953X).
