This case study involves a prison for adults in an average populated state. Over the several past years the prison struggled to keep staff members and revenue. Changes have been made in the prison within the past 2 years which heighten the prison's success. However, a new barrier stands in the way of the prison's accomplishments: the new governor.
Within the past 2 years a new prison director has taken over and within the past 6 months the prison director has been able to pull together a wonderful band staff members for the prison. Along with maintaining staff, the director has been able to develop educational, vocational, and treatment programs. The initiatives offered within the prison walls have not completely stopped the prison's revolving door, but it has reduced recidivism by a full 30 percent. The staff and community are noticing the decreasing numbers of offenders and are currently on board.
[...] Political environment case study Political Environment Case Study This case study involves a prison for adults in an average populated state. Over the several past years the prison struggled to keep staff members and revenue. Changes have been made in the prison within the past 2 years which heighten the prison's success. However, a new barrier stands in the way of the prison's accomplishments: the new governor. Current Initiative Within the past 2 years a new prison director has taken over and within the past 6 months the prison director has been able to pull together a wonderful band staff members for the prison. [...]
[...] Numbers of that magnitude stick. In addition to education the director should provide statistics for the benefits of drug addiction recovery services. “About 47 percent of drug offenders do not have a high school diploma of (Harlow, 2003). This supported and accurate information should speak volumes to the governor. For further evaluation, the director can break down the information into racial makeup: white males who graduated from college, only 1 percent were incarcerated in 2000. Of black males who graduated from high school and went on to attend some college, only 5 percent were incarcerated in 2000” (Raphael, 2004). [...]
[...] Retrieved on July from http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ecp.pdf. Peak, K. (2010). Justice administration: police, courts, and corrections management (6th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson/Prentice Hall. Raphael, S. (2004). The Socioeconomic Status of Black Males: The Increasing Importance of Incarceration. Retrieved on July from http://www.schoolschedulingassociates.com/canady/CrimeDoesn%27tPay.pdf. [...]
[...] The governor calls for tougher inmate programs within a 30 day period. He has given the prison director to submit a written response. Approach The director has to take a tactical approach with his written report. The director must be non-biased and show both sides of the spectrum when introducing the information to the governor. The director needs research the topic from all over the nation. He needs to provide a distinct correlation between high school dropouts and their relationship to becoming a future offender. [...]
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