Half-way houses subsidize and contribute a lot to society. They help ex-criminals reintegrate back into functioning members of society. Half-way houses take this responsibility and take care of these ex-convicts by giving them help and attention. They also help drug addicts obtain support to get over their addiction, as well as alcoholics. They have to follow certain actions that necessitate for them to stay in the halfway house. I do agree on how halfway houses should only be for prisoners with minor offenses, however. There should be certain protocols in order for an ex-con or even a drug addict that want to be in a halfway house, such as wanting to get cleaned.
Rehabilitation also involves programs in prisons that have the goal of helping offenders return back to society (Goff, 2014, p.20). Prisons have also put in place programs to assist inmates, “the goal of these release programs are to ease the transition of offenders from the institution into the community while simultaneously promoting stable employment after release” (Cullen & Jonson, 2011, p.309). If a person has been in an institution for a long period of time it is often hard to adjust to life outside, which is why these programs are important in the justice
Throughout life, many hardships will be encountered, however, despite the several obstacles life may present, the best way to overcome these hardships is with determination, perseverance, and optimism. In The House on Mango Street, this theme is represented on various occasions in many of the vignettes. For this reason, this theme is one of the major themes in The House on Mango Street. In many of the vignettes, the women of Mango Street do not make any attempts to overcome the hardships oppressive men have placed upon them. In opposition, Alicia (“Alicia Who Sees Mice”) and Esperanza are made aware that the hardships presented as a result of living on Mango Street can be overcome by working hard and endless dedication to reach personal hopes
What are prisons for? This is a question that must be asked in order to understand the problems facing prisons. Prisons serve two main functions; separation and rehabilitation. Criminals cannot be allowed to walk around with everyone else without being punished; they must be separated from society. The thought of going to prison helps deter most people from crime. Rehabilitation is the main goal of prison; making a bad person into a good person by the time they are released. These seem like cut and dry functions, but as of late some believe that prisons in the United States have failed in their attempts to separate and rehabilitate.
The purpose of a halfway house or also called a recovery house is generally to allow people to begin the process of reintegration with society, where monitoring and support will be provided. This is to reduce the risk of recidivism or relapse where in most cases ex-convicts would be released directly back into society. The halfway houses that is being purposed is meant solely for the reintegration of persons who have been recently released from prison or jail, others are meant for people with chronic mental health disorders, and others are for ex-convicts with substance abuse issues.
1. Why do many people feel bad bringing up a disease in the same room with someone having the disease? How did Esperanza feel when she did that?
I believe that instead of incarcerating them they should be put in facilities that will help them get treatment for their disabilities, disorders, and drug addictions. If they are being rehabilitated the right way it will help prevent further crimes and also will help the offender go back into society and live a crime free lifestyle. For Christel Tribble being locked up actually helped her out to realize that she doesn’t want to be a delinquent. She was motivated by her mother to continue her education and to realize that it’s not worth being in the court system at such a young age because it will be a never ending cycle. For Keith Huff, he went to Kentucky State prison five times serving a total of 27 years in the criminal justice system. He was incarcerated for drug problems, which in the long run won’t help him. It would be more beneficial for him to receive help to prevent him from using drugs. If they sent him to a rehabilitation center where he can receive the appropriate help he need it would prevent him from future imprisonment. As for Charles McDuffie he was an addict and a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD. He was sentenced to prison, which was no help for him in his situation dealing with PTSD. He needed mental health treatment to help him deal with the tragedies that he was remembering from the Vietnam War. Luckily when McDuffie got out of prison his friends, who
What do drug courts offer, that jails do not? Drug courts help spawn savings for our justice system, they help diminish recidivism, but most importantly, it helps substance abuse offenders reintegrate back into the community. Drug courts ameliorate’s public safety, while providing substance abusers the potential to become functional members of society.
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As a member of the criminal justice system, I would support a half-way house being opened in my neighborhood. I would even be willing to donate some of my free time to help with the half-way house. The pros to a half-way house far outweigh the cons in my opinion based off of what my father has told me about the half-way house that he runs. One of the biggest pros that I see is that half-way houses give a newly released ex-offender a place to stay. According to the NIJ, limited housing opportunities for ex-offenders plays a major role in a person recidivating and returning back to jail or prison (2018). Having more half-way houses within the community will help cut down on the re-offending rate in theory. Another pro that I see in regards to a half-way house is that it gives the person structure and rules that they must abide by in order to maintain their residency and freedom. My father has told me that this is vital because most have been incarcerated for an extended period of time and they are used to structure and rules and
Having a halfway house in your community may not seem like an ideal situation, but given the success to the inmate, the financial savings to the Bureau of Prisons, and the financial benefits to the community, it seems likely that in the future there will be many more of these facilities. Its kind of like the waste water plant, you may not want to live next to it, but I would not want my town to go without it.
I feel as though the government should provide more money for programming in state facilities. In federal facilities there are numerous amounts of programming available to inmates to better themselves. If these types of programs were offered in the state facilities I believe there would be a huge decrease in recidivism rates. For example, in federal facilities multiple types of college or vocational courses are offered, so that inmates have trade skills upon their release. In state facilities that even offer college or vocational programming there are usually multiple stipulations that have to be met in order for the inmates to
Putting these types of individuals in prison is a problem. They are put in there to get rehabilitated and help with their drug problem. The states and United States government contribute billions of dollars to prisons; where, the majority of offenders are substance abusers. However, are they really getting the help they need?
This model of corrections had an excellent goal in helping criminals to recover from whatever caused them to commit crimes. The positive side of this program is twofold. First the program would help the ill to recover and secondly it was supposed to stop the criminal from re-offending. Although this program seems to be a great idea there are also downfalls to the idea. The main problem with this program is how you would evaluate the persons illness. For example, if someone was caught stealing or selling drugs, how do you determine that they have some sort of fixable problem or illness? Maybe they were just hungry or wanted money and there is nothing wrong with them that can be treated psychologically. Another example of a problem with this system is how woul...
...enders get on the right path and reduces the possibility of being a repeat offender. Elizabeth has proved that rehabilitation is effective if programs are available. Studies have shown the decline in recidivism with rehabilitation. Offenders are less likely to renter jail when they have somewhere to live, job, and a positive relationships. I agree with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, “To put people behind walls and bars and do little or nothing to change them is to win a war but lose a battle. It is wrong. It is expensive. It is stupid” (Schmalleger, 2009). I believe rehabilitation can serve as a new beginning to what the offenders and even society considered an ending.
In her article Kristin Mitchell said that “The average cost of someone in the program is $32,974 compared to the $64,338 needed to send him or her to prison for 25 months, or the average prison sentence for drug offenders. Though the treatment in prison can help them while being there. In prison, they have classes where they talk about how you got into jail and how many times you been in jail for the same thing(which is drugs , alcohol, etc) and what can you do to fix it. They help you get better, every time you have that chance to go in there everyone has the chose to talk about how they got into their addiction. In prison they have no choice but to go to the treatment. When they are out of prison, however, they have choices that they must make and many people fall back into their old habits. Treatment centers offer more choices. For this reason, treatment centers provide a more realistic solution to the problem of addiction