and other facilities used to house those who are committing crimes. Most would agree that for those who have committed violent crimes‚ prisons and jails should most definitely be used‚ but what about for those who have committed nonviolent offenses or offenses involving drugs? In this paper I will discuss the issue of overcrowding in our prison system and what should be done with those offenders who have committed nonviolent crimes or crimes involving substance abuse. I will explore arguments pertaining
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Neil Condon CRJS 600 Dr. Richeson Nonviolent Offenders Is Incarceration the Answer? "It’s really clear that the most effective way to turn a nonviolent person into a violent one is to send them to prison‚" says Harvard University criminologist James Gilligan. The American prison system takes nonviolent offenders and makes them live side-by-side with hardened killers. The very nature of prison‚ no matter people view it‚ produces an environment that is inevitably harmful to its residents
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An Alternative to Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROFESSOR WARDEN J. JONES April 11‚ 2013 Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model‚ integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the
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“The greatest nonviolent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny‚ and the resulting suffering‚ he responds to hate with love‚ to prejudice with tolerance‚ to arrogance with humility‚ to humiliation with dignity‚ and to violence with reason.” (-Lou Xia) Peaceful resistance has a positive impact on society. Throughout Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s entire lifetime‚ he used peaceful resistance to voice the segregation policy of America against black people. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi used
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stand for what they believe. A free society believes that the freedom they have to hold power is what helps them fulfill their potential. It is unbelievably ridiculous that even children are put at risk for protest. These protest are used to be nonviolent; however‚ there is no guarantee that this will not be put to the test. There is absolutely nothing wrong with someone saying that there needs to be a change because that person has taken the time to recognize that the world needs to make improvement
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Nagler’s book: The Search for a Nonviolent‚ the author expresses his views on nonviolence and many different topics relevant to world peace. Nagler‚ when talking about nonviolence‚ mentions the importance of practicing mindfulness and having inner peace. He mentions through his book that this is the way towards nonviolence. Nagler states (2004) that “our thoughts‚ our speech‚ and our outer behavior have a nonviolent effect on the world” (pg.44). Gandhi’s nonviolent movement in India is a great example
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The nonviolent action that was being taken inspired President Eisenhower and the U.S. Congress to take action by introducing the Civil Rights Act of 1957‚ which made it a crime to deny citizens their right to vote‚ and provided trials of people who were denied their right to vote‚ (Richardson & Luker‚ 2014‚ p. 19). Another example of nonviolent protest can be seen in the Greensboro sit-in‚ where four members of the NAACP Youth Councils waited to be served at the lunch counter in a Woolworth‚ (Richardson
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of a Revolution‚ but are the only effective ways one could possibly occur. It is impossible for any other method to be more effective in achieving a revolution other than violence and bloodshed. Mankind has use this method for tens of thousands of years‚ and is the only form of governmental rebellion used. Some other forms of government has been tried‚ but none other were more successful than the original method of brute force. Nonviolent revolutions are extremely ineffective in the sense of
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Nonviolent Resistance: Best Way of Dealing with Oppression When we talk about the United States‚ the ideal image is freedom and equal opportunity. The founding fathers built this country based on these basic values. However‚ discrimination and prejudices are examples of complete contradiction of such traditional values. Racial discrimination against African–Americans has perpetuated for years. This discrimination started around the 1800’s‚ when African-Americans were brought to the U.S. against
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considers unjust and peacefully disobeying it while accepting the consequence. Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it allows accomplishments. Nonviolent resistance helps achieve goals by social changes‚ civil disobedience‚ and economic or political noncooperation. There are many well-known nonviolent protests that impacted the society‚ and allowed for change to be made. These well-known protest embraces; Gandhi’s Salt March‚ The March on Washington‚ and the current protest
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