Purpose of corrections: punishment, or rehabilitation? | CRJ 410 – Corrections | Strayer University

To successfully complete this, you will need to:

Refer to:

An Overview of the First Step Act. (https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/overview.jsp)

This resource provides a thumbnail description of 2018’s First Step Act. This Act’s purpose is to: improve criminal justice outcomes, reduce the size of the Federal prison population, and to create mechanisms to maintain public safety.

The First Step Act of 2018: An Overview [PDF]. (attached)

This resource provides a more detailed overview of the First Step Act’s effect on inmates and their families.

 
The United States has experienced a corrections explosion over the past 40 years, despite a decrease in serious crime during this same period. Consider statistics such as these. Since 1980, the:

Number of people on probation has increased by nearly 300%.
Prison population has increased by more than 400%.
Federal imprisonment rate has increased 500% (Schmalleger, 2021).

Even though we are in the midst of a period of mass incarceration in the United States, we know that incarceration doesn’t work. Consider this quote from the video, Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America: “Prisons don’t work. People do not get corrected in today’s prisons. Convicts come out worse than when they went in and are even a greater threat to society than before” (Lary, 2010). The Bureau of Justice Statistics has evidence supporting this sentiment. The 2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism states an estimated:

68% of released prisoners were arrested within 3 years.
79% within 6 years.
83% within 9 years (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2018).

 
Instructions
After reviewing the resources provided in the overview, you are to write a 2–3 pages in which you:

Distinguish among the four functions of corrections: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation.

Be sure to illustrate the distinctions with current and/or historical examples.

Summarize the arguments for and criticisms of each of the four corrections functions.
Explain the current state of each of the four corrections functions in the United States.
Select a minimum of three corrections improvements included in the Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America video that appear promising and explain why you think so.
Use three sources to support your writing.

Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate.
Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment.

Economy Tax and Regulations Cut vs Tax and Regulations Pile Summary

Read the following two statements taken from a Forbes article in December 31, 2013.Statement 1: “there is a certain crowd in Washington who, for the last few decades, have said, let’s respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. The market will take care of everything, they tell us. If we just cut more regulations and cut more taxes – especially for the wealthy – our economy will grow stronger. Sure, they say, there will be winners and losers. But if the winners do really well, then jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle down to everybody else. And, they argue, even if prosperity doesn’t trickle down, well, that’s the price of liberty.”Statement 2: “there is a certain crowd in Washington who, for the last few decades, have said, let’s respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. The government will take care of everything, they tell us. If we just pile on even more regulations and raise taxes – especially on the wealthy – our economy will grow stronger. Sure, they say, there will be winners and losers. But if the losers are protected by more social programs and a higher minimum wage, if there is more Quantitative Easing by the Fed., then jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle up to everybody else. And, they argue, even if prosperity doesn’t trickle up, well, that’s the price of a social safety net.”These statements are based upon the US economy and different, well-known, economic governmental philosophies implemented frequently. These are very BIG economic statements which means these statements refer to many different aspects of macroeconomic government policy. During this course, we have already discuss some some portions of these theories and will eventually discuss other portions of these theories.1. Which philosophy do you agree with? Why? Narrow down your thoughts to one aspect of these macroeconomic policies, i.e taxes (more or less), government spending, government welfare spending, monetary growth, effects of government regulation, etc.2. Find at least one journal article that either agrees with or disagrees with the philosophy that you have chosen in #1. 3. Find a popular press article that argues the opposite4. Summarize your journal article as it refutes your popular press article. This summary should be in terminology that could be understood by your fictional high school senior. 

Week 3- decision making. | Nursing homework help

Case Study
Mr. K is a 43-year-old male who has been admitted to the coronary care unit after experiencing a myocardial infarction which led to a cardiac arrest. Mr. K has maintained a healthy and active lifestyle since his myocardial infarction three years ago. Prior to his admission, Mr. K was at home running on his treadmill as part of his morning routine. His wife, Mrs. K, heard a loud noise and ran downstairs to find Mr. K lying prone on the treadmill with a head injury and no pulse. Mrs. K called 9-1-1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was not initiated until paramedics arrived, and it was approximately 45?min until Mr. K had a return of spontaneous circulation. Mr. K was intubated at home and then brought into hospital where he was seen immediately by the cardiac team, which included an advanced practice nurse (APN). The APN’s role was to gather information about what might have led to Mr. K’s event and to consider the current goals of care. Given the estimated downtime (time without adequate blood circulation), the APN acknowledges that Mr. K would most likely suffer from severe anoxic brain injury, and his prognosis would be poor.
Although nothing had been confirmed by the physician, the APN recognizes that there is a strong possibility that she will need to support Mrs. K through the withdrawal of care for her husband. After considering this, the APN became overwhelmed with emotion as she thinks about her own spouse who is the same age as Mr. K. In addition, the APN also experienced profound frustration as to why Mrs. K did not initiate CPR for her husband. As the team continues to aggressively work on Mr. K, the APN will be Mrs. K’s initial point of contact and will work closely with her to meet the overall goals of care for Mr. K.
Discussion: 
a. Choose three types of decision-making models that will assist the APN in providing care to Mr. K and Mrs. K. Compare and contrast the three chosen models making sure to discuss key aspects of these models and the benefits and limitations of these models in addressing the above situation. 
b. Describe the rationale for choosing the decision-making models to apply to the case study scenario. 
c. What do you feel is best decision-making model to use for APN? Provide a rationale. 
Please be sure to adhere to the following when posting your weekly discussions:
  As a reminder, all discussion posts must be minimum 250 words, references must be cited in APA format 7th Edition, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past 5-7 years. 

Leadership and ethics for managers week 1

Your boss, the vice president of operations with Cinco, recently attended a leadership conference where one of the topics that caught his attention was ethics in leadership. As the executive director of training and development, you have been asked to create a report on ethics that discusses the impact of ethical leadership in the workplace.
For Part 1 of the report on ethics, you will create a comparison chart that looks at the role of ethical leadership in an organization, including leadership development, challenges, trends, and the legal and ethical dilemmas impacting organizations of the 21st century.
Comparison charts are graphic visual representations of information, knowledge, or data to present information concisely and clearly. The intent of graphics is to assist the audience with understanding the data presented.
Create a 1-page comparison chart. Use this template: Unit 1 comparison chart template. Include the following in your chart:

Identify 5–7 leadership styles that support ethical leadership perspectives, such as transformational, servant, and authentic.
Describe each leadership style.
Provide 1–2 examples of how the style supports ethical leadership in the workplace.

Provide a 4-page written analysis of the terms you selected for your chart. Include the following in your analysis:

Examine each style.
Explain why each style is significant.
Identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of each leadership style and their impact on team performance.

Deliverable Requirements
The assignment should include a 1-page comparison chart and a 4-page analysis. Be sure to cite sources using APA properly; include references and in-text citations.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Post-interview Experience Discussion

As you learned in week 3, your work is not done after your interview.  To help you remain competitive, you have to assume that everyone else that interviews for the position did well.  At a minimum, you should plan on completing 6 steps after an interview:1.  Ask the interviewer about next steps and plan to follow up.2.  Thank the interviewer and express your interest in the position. (Thank you note)3.  Prepare for possible 2nd interviews: be prepared to meet and interview with other people in the organization, do your research on who else you might meet with and plan on highlighting your accomplishments, background, education, and experience.  4.  Consider your salary and benefits expectations.  Salary negotiation is an advanced career development skill.  There are many resources that can help you practice this skill, including PayScale.com’s very detailed salary negotiation guide.  You can review it here:   5.  Stay positive.  Don’t beat yourself up after the interview.  If there were places in the interview where you felt challenges, think about how you could practice and improve on in your next interview. 5.  Warm-up your references.  You should inform your references about the position you interviewed for and get them ready for the reference call. In developing a list of references, please make sure you are using people that will have positive things to say.  Don’t ASSUME that previous supervisors or colleagues will give you a good reference…KNOW they will give you a good reference.  Consider using a “mock” reference check with typical reference questions to see how they respond…see information on the following link: In a minimum of 150 words, Discuss your own post-interview experiences you’ve had (good or bad).  Explain what you might do differently after having completed this course.  Why?  Be specific!Have you experienced a reference gone bad?  How did you find out?  How did you handle it? Talk about other post-interview experiences and discuss lessons learned.If you have never had an interview,  please consider the following: What specific action steps do you plan to take after completing an interview to follow up?  Be specific about when you would do these steps.Things to do week 4 ~The following is what you need to do this week. Don’t forget, all work must be submitted by the last day of class at 11.59 PM Eastern time. No late assignments will be accepted.WATCH Videos:Job Interview Tips (Part 7): Write a Great Thank You NoteHow to Choose Job ReferencesREAD:Thank you note advice and exampleReference ListCOMPLETE: Weekly Discussion and Self-reflectionCOMPLETE & SUBMIT: Your Career Portfolio (submitted as one document)Final: Cover Letter (revised based on input you received)Final: Resume (revised based on input you received)

Geology of the Earth Essay

The second and final paper of the semester is based on the following attachments. Please thoroughly read the attached material. You can organize your paper in whatever way you would like but please be sure to address all of the points/questions, based on the attached articles.If you just look up this information online, without thoroughly reading the attachments, you will not meet the requirement of this assignment. After reading the attached PDF research papers please address the following. Feel free to use any information we covered in class as well as any outside sources if you choose to.When trying to interpret earth’s ancient climate we must rely on the findings and/or the assumptions from the sister field of climatology, namely geology.As an important side note, a portion of the final exam will come from the material presented in the PDF (in addition to lecture) so it’s a good study resource. What information is presented and why is it significant? What’s the argument within the field of geology and are both perspectives being equally portrayed in the education system? Why or why not? What is uniformitarianism? Give evidence, if any, for the support of this view.What is catastrophism? Give evidence, if any, for the support of this view.Can both really be true?What are the implications of this question and why does it matter?Has there been any suppression in the public-policy or scientific community regarding any one of these views as it relates to geology, climatology or any other sciences and why might this be so?

The Implementation & Application of EBP Discussion Response

Please respond with a paragraph to the following question:When implementing evidence-based practice (EBP), it is important to understand the local health care system when it will be implemented. If one is in a rural area with limited resources, an EBP practice change made for a large facility in a large city may not work the same as in the rural area. “Models for EBP implementation provide stepwise guidance; however, particular contextual factors act as facilitators or barriers to the process” (Kueny, Shever, Mackin, & Titler, 2015, para. 5). For example, attempting a trial of labor after cesarean section (TOLAC) has numerous studies of being safely implemented pending the patient’s obstetrical history. In the city I am originally from, it is a rural area where anesthesia does not have to be in house and there is no neonatal intensive care unit. Due to health care system there, they do not allow women to have a TOLAC due to lack of resources in the area.One thing my mentor has mentioned to me is to also consider the population I am wanting to educate in regard to the benefits of breastfeeding. We live in a poor state that is 50th for education, therefore that needs to be considered when presenting evidence-based research to be implemented. She also pointed out that since we do live in a poor state and Medicaid is the main insurance for a lot of our population, cost factors must be assessed as well. My research has to prove to be cost effective and done in a frugal way.

Three Speech Introductions Discussion

As we move closer and closer towards the major speech assignments in this course, it is time to start thinking about how you can learn from all that you have read, observed, and learned this semester. In this week’s discussion board you will start thinking about the start of your speeches. Your task this week is to film yourself giving THREE separate introductions for your upcoming speech. By now, you should have begun planning your speech. Remember that it is those first words out of your mouth that really get your audience engaged. In your initial post, Film yourself in three separate clips (not one giant clip) giving a potential intro for that speech. Note that all intros will be on the same topic and for the same speech. Each intro should be decidedly different from the others; use different tactics in each. After getting our attention, please be sure to clearly state your thesis and give a preview of the points you will share in your speech at the end of each clip.Additionally, make sure to write a short statement in your post explaining which of your three introductions you think is the best and why?

Ou (if you have one that is not on the list that is also acceptable

Write a 1-2 page, double spaced paper in which you explore your data plan in depth.  Please be sure your paper contains the following information 

Choose a popular diet plan. Some suggestions are 

The Mediterranean diet
The DASH Diet
Vegetarian Diet
Vegan Diet
Intermittent Fasting
The Paleo Diet
The Keto Diet
The Atkins Diet
Calorie Restriction 
Whole 30
South Beach Diet
The MIND Diet
Choose one diet plan that interests you (If you have one that is not on the list that is also acceptable as long as it is a well-known diet plan you can find information about). Research some information from a reputable source (such as a library article or a site like the Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/) related to the diet plan you choose.  

Introduction: A brief overview of the diet plan, including two benefits and two drawbacks. Do you feel the claims are accurate why or why not? (Answer this question using the research you did to prepare)
Based on the benefits and drawbacks, consider who might choose this diet plan and who may not want to choose this plan and why? 
Plan a meal: Find one recipe that would fit this diet plan. Provide all ingredients in this recipe. Explain why it fits the parameters of the diet plan.
Conclusion: Would you consider following this diet plan based on what you have learned? Why or why not?  

Remember to cite any source you used to find your information. All references should have a full citation at the end of your paper as well as in text citations to show where they were used.  If you have questions about this Assignment, please email your instructor.

The Future of Legal Research Discussion

In connection with preparation of Week 5’s Case Study, please access the link posted under Week 5’s Required Resources to material developed by the California Western School of Law outlining the history and relevance of West’s Digests. (link below) “Modern legal researchers do not search for rules with the print digest and facts with computers. Instead, they prefer to search for everything using an electronic resource that is fast and easy to use. Unfortunately, tomorrow’s lawyers are unaware of some common shortcomings of electronic research and do not possess the strategies to compensate for them. The blame for this situation does not lie with the vendors who trained them, the college librarians who failed to teach them information literacy skills, or the databases that are not easy enough to use. The blame must be placed squarely upon law librarians who have not recognized the needs of their patrons and who must do more to make them excellent legal researchers in the electronic environment.”  [The Death of the Digest and the Pitfalls of Electronic Research: What Is the Modern Legal Researcher to Do? (Lee F. Peoples)]After your review of this week’s course material regarding digests, please answer the following questions: