Rehabilitation

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The paper examines the current rate of deviance and criminal behavior in the United States, in terms of incarcerated individuals and individuals within the criminal justice system. It further analyzes current trends in rehabilitation, through an analysis of their effectiveness, which includes an examination of the current prison system. In the conclusion, the paper examines which options would be most effective, in terms of lifestyle alterations for criminals and deviants, as well as which options would be most effective at reducing the overall crime rate within the United States.

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"Prior to any analysis on the current solutions within the criminal justice system, it is important to understand the scope of deviance and criminal behavior in the United States today. According to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2,267,787 individuals were incarcerated as of December 31, 2004. Of those, 1,421,911 were held in Federal and state prisons, 713,990 were in local jails, 102,338 were in juvenile facilities, 15,757 were in U.S. Territory jails, 9,788 were in facilities for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2,1777 were in military prison facilities, and 1,826 were in Indian country jail systems"

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