#incarcerations

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Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety -- ScienceDaily

Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety — ScienceDaily

Criminal assessment agencies that adopt risk assessment tools incarcerate fewer people — and are better able to determine who should be locked up. A sweeping study by Simon Fraser University researchers aggregated data — involving more than a million offenders at 30 different Canadian and U.S. research sites — and found that while fewer people were being locked up, crime rates showed some…

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[theotherwhiteknight]

incarceration

in the current justice system, punishment is usually doled out in a way which forces the 'criminal' to become a victim, which in-turn makes their life into a pure(r) system of exchange -everything is an exchange of value now for them. If they are in prison, value of items is forced into people in a way that to 'survive' the sacrifices people make are against their will otherwise. While this might be a good 'lesson' as a way to break people, so that they will function in a CAPITALIST society, it also requires INHERENTLY an inseperable sense of willing-to-risk-all attitude, because the stakes are life-or-death -or, as much of the fear is put into victims of the incarceration system -rape. sexual trades even willingly are a part of this system, so sexual violence is par for the course in jails. This is why the incarceration system will never work. A more similar system to the punishment of nations should be placed on citizens --now that we can track everyone, and DO ALREADY, so much simpler than in the past, with technology. We must relax punishments so far as incarceration, instead put more societal pressure on people to not commit crimes against others. And thus we also need more DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST laws, regulating what is right or wrong, in all systems. Yes, there will be more common bureaucratic conflicts initially, as there is in all systems, but we HAVE more people ready to work on those conflicting details. We need more regulations, but with more people working involved in those fields on all details, so that our socio-infrastructure of humanity works better, as well as constructing more infrastructure physically on our lands for to have fewer disasters, coping with more population, and a healthier ecosystem.  

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Roundups and FEMA Camp Incarcerations Await Millions of Americans

by Dave Hodges, The Common Sense Show: There are some in the independent media who will tell you that there is no such thing as a FEMA Camp and that only people with tin foil hats believe anything to the contrary. After reading this article, which is the first in a series of articles on FEMA Read more at http://silverandgoldismoney.com/roundups-and-fema-camp-incarcerations-await-millions-of-americans/

[philanthropicpeople]

REDF Helps Ex-Cons Re-enter the Workforce

REDF Helps Ex-Cons Re-enter the Workforce

For formerly incarcerated Americans, returning to “normal” life outside of prison can be a tremendously difficult experience. Ex-cons need time to adjust back into their personal lives, not to mention combat the judgment that comes from potential employers when trying to re-enter the workforce. Reports Trymaine Lee for The Huffington Post, “Of the 7 million Americans (1 in 33) who were…

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[mycurrentresearch]

Objective:This study estimated current prevalence rates of seriousmental illness among adult male and female inmates in five jails duringtwo time periods (four jails in each period). Methods:During two datacollection phases (2002–2003 and 2005–2006), recently admitted in-mates at two jails in Maryland and three jails in New York were select-ed to receive the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID). Se-lection was based on systematic sampling of data from a brief screen forsymptoms of mental illness that was used at admission for all inmates.The SCID was administered to a total of 822 inmates—358 during phaseI and 464 during phase II. To determine the current (past-month)prevalence of serious mental illness (defined as major depressive disor-der; depressive disorder not otherwise specified; bipolar disorder I, II,and not otherwise specified; schizophrenia spectrum disorder; schizoaf-fective  disorder; schizophreniform disorder; brief psychotic disorder;delusional disorder; and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified), in-terview data were weighted against strata constructed from the screen-ing samples for male and female inmates by jail and study phase. Results:Across jails and study phases the rate of current serious mental illnessfor male inmates was 14.5% (asymmetric 95% confidence interval[CI]=11.0%–18.9%) and for female inmates it was 31.0% (asymmetricCI=21.7%–42.1%). Conclusions:The estimates in this study have pro-found implications in terms of resource allocation for treatment in jailsand in community-based settings for individuals with mental illness whoare involved in the justice system. Psychiatric Services60:761–765, 2009)

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prison stuff is tagged #prison industrial complex

[turnaboutranch]

Juvenile justice reforms: Just in time?

Problematic teenagers and other youngsters who turn to even minor crimes often face the grim realities of the legal system that could land them in jail like adults, says the American Psychological Association (APA). With the United States leading the world in juvenile incarceration at a cost of more than $5 billion annually, there is a pressing need to reform the juvenile justice system.

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Contrary to what one might think, the high numbers of incarcerated minors in the United States is not because of a wave of violent criminal behavior among America’s youth but due to the tendency of the juvenile justice system to incarcerate young people for minor or trivial offenses. This overreliance on incarceration can have deep repercussions to juvenile offenders.

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The current system of incarcerating minors is flawed in a number of ways. First, incarceration is costly. According to APA, as of June 2013, many justice systems across America still do not apply alternative correctional methods for minors that, if implemented, could cost less than incarceration and be more effective in reducing re-offending among minors.

Moreover, APA reports that, far from preventing the recurrence of delinquent criminal behavior among minors, incarceration actually encourages such behavior. Unsurprisingly, this can be attributed to their exposure to much more serious adult offenders and to the abusive environment found in prison systems.

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Children and teenagers do not belong to adult jails. Widespread reforms, already in place in some states, are needed to keep delinquent youth away from prison and from a life of crime. This blog is helpful in knowing more about the APA’s stand against juvenile incarceration.

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