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Showing 1 to 20 of 236 for “"Inmates"”.
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Reporting behaviors of women inmates
… be provided for vulnerable populations such as inmates, research shows that for many inmates in prisons around the country, adequate protection against inappropriate sexual behaviors is not ensured. The best way to ensure inmates’ protection is to have a reporting system in place, but this …
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An Actuarial Description of Penitentiary Inmates
… Procedure. MMPI profiles were obtained from inmates incarcerated at the Iowa State Penitentiary. Two code types were selected from the population of one thousand inmates. Q sort statements were selected and raters were chosen to assign the Q statements to each subject. Raters were instructed …
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Supporting prison inmates in education for life
… aftercare support. Research has shown that ex-inmates face serious difficulties in reintegrating into society after release, and that some sort of support may ultimately increase the chance of desistance from crime. I have chosen to apply a Foucauldian perspective in my examination of this …
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The media consumption patterns of female inmates
… the media consumption patterns of female inmates at the Corradino Correctional Facility. The purpose of the study was to determine the role that media plays in the unique situation of incarceration and how the inmates use media opportunities in this specific institution. The privilege and …
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Older Federal Inmates: Needs, Institutional Treatment, and Legal Implications
… that could help align the treatment of older inmates with the Canadian societal values, as well as Canada’s international commitments.
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Reading Attitudes, Achievement and Motivation of Adult Male Prison Inmates
… reading attitudes and achievement of adult male inmates and what motivates them to want to learn to read. Eighty (80) inmates enrolled in the Pre-GED classes at a medium security prison in western New York were given a reading attitude inventory designed by the researcher based on the Estes …
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The Experience of Inmates Preparing for Reentry Into the Community
… from the perspective of male, federal inmates with less than 18 months of their sentence remaining. Review of the literature encompassed the Second Change Act of 2007, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) reentry mission, family support, desistance, skill development, current reentry …
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The Perspectives of Male Inmates Regarding Their K-12 Educational Experiences
… By exploring the perspectives of male inmates aged 18-30 regarding their educational experiences, this study's data illuminated how school personnel and the schooling process may theoretically contribute to negative outcomes such as incarceration. The focus of the study was to identify …
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Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders Among State and Federal Prison Inmates.
<p>Research consistently demonstrates that prison inmates are more likely than the general population to suffer from both mental disorders and substance abuse. The current study explored the relationship between diagnoses of mental disorders and maladaptive substance use among state and federal …
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Exploring Military Service as an Alternative Sanction: Evidence From Inmates' Perspectives
… expand that research by using data from over 900 inmates to examine whether they view military service as more punitive than incarceration. </p> <p>The research suggests females, Blacks, and those who have not had prior military service are more likely to desire imprisonment as opposed to military …
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A survey of intestinal protozoa in 190 inmates of an insane hospital
… presence of intestinal protozoa among a group of inmates at the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane, known as Bryce Hospital, located at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This survey includes a total of three-hundred and eighty examinations of one-hundred and ninety individuals, each of whom contributed two …
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The Incarcerated Female Offenders: A Study of Inmates of Julia Tutwiler Prison.
Perhaps no other area of criminology offers the rampancy of opportunity for study as does the female offender. Increasingly, it is noted that crime by females is on the rise, not only in the "traditional†crimes usually associated with females, such as sexual offenses (usually prostitution) and …
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Validation of clinical screens for suicidality and severe mental disorders for jail inmates.
… diagnosing, and treating mentally disordered inmates. The importance of these responsibilities has been recognized in recent years because of the burgeoning population of inmates in general and the higher numbers of inmates with mental illness in particular. Research has demonstrated that the …
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Benefits and Barriers to HIV Testing in a Population of Federal Detention Inmates
… only to “high risk” pretrial and sentenced inmates. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 721 pretrial and sentenced inmates who entered a large urban federal prison between August 2012 and June 2013. We explored HIV testing data for the inmates during this period and in addition …
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Former Inmates’ Perceptions and Beliefs About The Value of Earning a High School Diploma
… to explore the lived experiences of six former inmates, four African American and two Mexican American from a Midwest Correctional Facility who entered prison without a high school diploma and worked in Prison Industries. Data sources involved a Likert scale questionnaire, documents, and …
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The impact of Nazi medical experiments on Polish inmates at Dachau, Auschwitz and Ravensbruck
Polish citizens of various backgrounds, gender and religion suffered greatly during the six years of Nazi occupation (1939-1945). Thousands of members of the country's elite, including physicians, priests, writers and politicians, were executed during the first months of World War Two along with …
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Self-initiated learning projects of the inmates of District of Columbia Department of Corrections
… the self-initiated learning projects of 20 inmates from the Central Facility of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The research questions which guided this study were: (a) what are the characteristics of the learning projects; (b) as perceived by the inmates, what is the …
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Investigating the participation of inmates in literacy programmes at Kalomo State Prison, Kalomo District, Zambia
… study sought to investigate the participation of inmates in literacy programmes at Kalomo State prison. The objectives were to: establish how inmates are actively involved in the learning process; investigate how inmates are encouraged to take control of their own learning; and establish how …
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