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Over the past several decades, the incarceration rates have continued to rise in the United States with seemingly no end in sight. Many of the prisons within America are experiencing major overcrowding of incarcerated persons in addition to an ever expanding budget that seems impossible to adhere to. Qualitative and quantitative studies conclude that preventative and post release programs reduce crime rates and recidivism which saves taxpayer dollars. This paper addresses how much prisons cost, why this is important to the taxpayer, and possible solutions to make the penal system more efficient.
ContributorsBerns, Courtney Leigh (Author) / Hill, Alexander (Thesis director) / Barnhart, Patricia (Committee member) / Department of Economics (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2021-05
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The purpose of this project was to explore whether perceptual differences exist between meth, marijuana, and alcohol users who acknowledge that they have a substance abuse problem and those who do not acknowledge that they have a substance abuse problem. Additionally, this project was taken a step further to analyze whether these differences changed as harder drug users were progressively phased out of the sample. The data for this project were obtained from a larger study conducted through ASU. The larger study collected questionnaire data from over 400 incarcerated men at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Two samples were created to assess differences between users who acknowledge that they have a substance abuse problem and those who do not. The purpose of the first sample was to explore whether differences exist between meth, marijuana, and alcohol users when “hard” drug users are progressively eliminated from the sample. The purpose of the second sample was to get a more comprehensive look at all individuals who marked that they used either meth, marijuana, or alcohol. The data showed that there are no apparent differences between meth, marijuana, and alcohol users who acknowledge that they have a substance abuse problem, but that there may be differences between those who do not acknowledge a substance abuse problem.
ContributorsJohnson, Brianna Marie (Author) / Wright, Kevin (Thesis director) / Chamberlain, Alyssa (Committee member) / Barnhart, Patricia (Committee member) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor, Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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Gen Z is very active on social media where there is a large amount of misinformation on human trafficking. This bears the question, does correct knowledge of human trafficking have a correlation with how Gen Z votes? This study looks into the correlation between Generation Z’s (Gen Z) voting patterns and their knowledge of human trafficking. The underlying thought is how media and social media play a role in what information Gen Z is taking to the voting booths. The results will show if both Republicans and Democrats or just one are affected by inadequate knowledge of human trafficking and if therefore, they are voting a specific way. A result emerged by surveying 30 people across the United States with ages ranging from 18-24, on where trafficking happens and to whom it happens to, alongside asking the participants different political questions to determine their voting patterns. The survey questions were written and analyzed quantitatively to use the data numerically as the results.
ContributorsMac Donald, Bridget (Author) / DeCarolis, Claudine (Thesis director) / Barnhart, Patricia (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Contributor) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Recidivism is one of the most discussed issues in the topic of criminal justice reform due to how it contributes to the problems of crime and mass incarceration. To address this problem, correctional facilities across the United States have developed reentry systems, which prepare an incarcerated individual for their release back into society near the completion of their sentence. When implemented and run correctly, reentry programs can be effective at significantly reducing the likelihood that individuals will recidivate. This thesis focuses on programs run in Arizona and Michigan, which both have significantly lower recidivism rates than the national average. The programs analyzed in this paper were found to be particularly efficient at reducing recidivism by providing individuals with essential services and opportunities for reintegrating back into society. The common factors between these programs included large amounts of funding, collaboration between state agencies and non-profit organizations, and providing access to services from the beginning of an individual’s sentence to months after their release. By adopting similar practices and programs, other states may be able to more effectively address recidivism in the way that Arizona and Michigan have.
ContributorsCollins, Charles (Author) / Barnhart, Patricia (Thesis director) / Brehman, Brian (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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Migration to the United States, which pertains to the displacement of individuals, has endured across American history. Immigration is an intricate and serious subject that requires careful analysis and assessment to be comprehended. Deportation, an element of immigration, is a legally sanctioned process in which an individual is forcibly removed from a particular country. In the vast majority of instances, deportation entails the separation of families. The limited research examining the negative effects of deportation and family separation emphasizes the psychological, physical, and behavioral difficulties experienced by children. This thesis discusses children's consequences as internal and external repercussions. Children’s internal issues in deportation include psychological complications such as post-traumatic stress disorders, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Furthermore, children’s external consequences of deportation are discussed as physical, behavioral, and social issues that result in eating disorders, hypervigilance, aggression, and social isolation. With the discussion of family separation in deportation, additional recommendations and guidance are discussed in this thesis for better quality deportations that may lessen children's internal and external effects of family separation.
ContributorsFlor Aguilar, Yoselin (Author) / DeCarolis, Claudine (Thesis director) / Barnhart, Patricia (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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This project analyzes a survey given to currently incarcerated men and women in Arizona asking about their experiences on community supervision, what motivated them, what challenges they faced, and what ideas they have for resources or aspects of the program that would help support their success. This is to bring light to the incarcerated perspective on these issues, provide insight into lived experiences on community supervision, and uncover what helps and what hinders people’s success in community corrections programs on a structural level. After describing the survey conducted and the results collected, formal and practical recommendations for the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry are made based on this research and existing literature, designed to help improve the way community corrections operates to cultivate more successful completions and foster rehabilitation.
ContributorsGuevara, Monique (Author) / Wright, Kevin (Thesis director) / Barnhart, Patricia (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Social Transformation (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (Contributor)
Created2024-05