Essays on Work Release

Introduction

In the following project I have researched and summarized the main provisions of the statutes as they relate to the questions of arraignment, state sentencing issues and sentencing alternatives in the state of Virginia. Another part of this research covers the issues of practical application of these statutory provisions in the everyday work of courts and correctional institutions. In the Lesson 1, I have researched the initial procedure of arraignment in the light of its practical application during the work of the court.

In the Lesson 2, I have summarized the statutory provisions which regulate the issues of probation, parole and sentencing alternatives.

In the Lesson 3, I have briefly outlined the community correctional programs and how the ...

Abstract

Overview: It has been shown that there is a positive correlation between a reduction in recidivism and prisoners’ acquisition of education while in prison. Correctional institutions have invested heavily in the provision of education for prisoners in order to reduce recidivism. Career and vocational programs are the most important. Prisons collaborate with a number of businesses in the provision of vocational education to inmates in the form of release programs where inmates get acquired with various job skills through on-the-job training occasions. Objective: To evaluate the role of Bandura’s social learning theory and self-efficacy and self-determination theory in the learning ...

Based on the Monthly Statistical Report for July 2013 for the Fiscal Year 2013, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Population Trend Summary which includes the ADOC Jurisdictional Population as of July 2013 is 32,341 (Thomas, Alabama Department of Corrections). The ADOC Custody Population as of July 2013 is 26,618. The ADOC In-house population as of July 2013 is 25,231. On the other hand, the ADOC in-house population trend summary that is composed of close security facilities for the month of July 2013 is 8,152. While the medium security facilities is 12,543 for the ...

The cultures of Jail and prison are considered to be losing battles for the entire prison system. Overly, the jails seek to try doing their best towards segregating the gangs even though they have very limited abilities as they have to embrace resources which are well available to them. This way, the subculture of life within prison as well as jails is that which speaks of comprehensive brotherhood and bonding and is not easily broken. For the subculture of both jails and prison life, there are due hierarchies, gang and family ties together with unwritten codes among the inmates ...