CRM/LAW C100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mandatory Sentencing, Nimby, Anxiety Disorder
16 Jun 2018
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C100: Lecture 12 & 14
15 May 2018
I. Prisons Operate at Federal and State Level
A. Federal: federal prisons
B. State: state prisons (34 prisons in CA) and state hospitals (5 in CA)
C. County: county jail, prisons, County Mental Health (OC & Inpatient)
II. Each State Prison System is Different, but There are Similarities
A. Prisons
1. Most serious offenders (i.e. felons)
2. Located far from urban areas (NIMBY)
3. Longer sentences
4. Run by state
5. Overcrowded
6. More programs and treatments available
B. Jails
1. Run by counties
2. Shorter sentences
3. Limited services because of shorter stays
4. Not rehabilitation orientated
5. Overcrowded
III. Sentencing Structure Vary
A. States use indeterminate sentencing
1. Minimum and maximum sentences given by judge
B. States use determinate sentencing
1. Fixed sentence length, which is used in CA
C. Some states have mandatory sentencing (ie. 3-strikes, drug mandatory)
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Document Summary
Prisons operate at federal and state level: federal: federal prisons, state: state prisons (34 prisons in ca) and state hospitals (5 in ca, county: county jail, prisons, county mental health (oc & inpatient) Sentencing structure vary: states use indeterminate sentencing, minimum and maximum sentences given by judge, states use determinate sentencing, fixed sentence length, which is used in ca, some states have mandatory sentencing (ie. 3-strikes, drug mandatory) 1: 31 states have death penalty (such as ca) Prisons are big business: us has highest incarceration rate unlike european neighbors, over 2. 2 millions are incarcerated, in ca, more than billion are spent, cost for taxpayers - billion/year. Prisoners with serious mi: 7-45 of federal inmates, 16-556% of state inmates, 15-30% are on medication or were at the time of their arrest. I. e have been arrested more times, more substance abuse: co-occurrence: 4 out of 10 pwmi are dealing with this problem (drug/alcohol abuse)
