https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut Drug offenders should be put in rehabilitation centers before going into a long prison sentence. en-us 2018-01-02 14:56:40 UTC 2026-04-01 05:55:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218331361 My background image represents my social issue because for a long time it was a controversy whether or not drug offenders should be punished by prison or some other way. Rehabilitation centers get drug addicts the help they need before going into a harsh sentence. These offenders won't go anywhere but back on the streets doing the same exact thing if they're sentenced a long term without any professional help and guidance. An addiction with drugs is very serious and if offenders don't want to even stop then jail time is pointless in the end. Rehabilitation needs to come before harsh prison sentences because it impacts the whole community after they come out. ]]> 2018-01-02 15:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218331361 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218939348 This video explains how drug addiction is an illness not a crime. When these people use drugs; a lot of the time it is the only things they know how to do. The Baltimore PD is giving these people an opportunity to get better instead of putting them in prison sentences. ]]> 2018-01-05 14:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218939348 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218941608 This is also a good solution for drug offenders. Putting a rehabilitation center in the jail system and getting them better before anything else. All these people need is help and guidance to get off these drugs. ]]> 2018-01-05 14:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218941608 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218944857 The book I chose was Treatment versus Punishment for Addiction. It goes over an analysis of the national drug-related legislation. An evaluation of drug laws and policies by both the law enforcement and drug treatment practitioners. And an evaluation of drug-addicted offenders undergoing drug treatment versus punishment and their outcomes. In this book they think drug addiction and drug-related criminal behavior should be treated as a  psychiatric disorder and a chronic disease.

]]> 2018-01-05 14:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218944857 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218947850 My second book is called, 'Alternatives to Prison: Rehabilitation and Other Programs (Incarceration Issues: Punishment, Reform, and Rehabilitation)'. It goes over alternatives such as, house arrest, community service, day reporting, and boot camps. Prison doesn't always have to be the option. There are other solutions and rehab and other facilities are the answers in today's world. ]]> 2018-01-05 14:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218947850 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218952374 Lindsey Lohan is a perfect example as why drug sentences don't help people with addiction. She has gone in and out of jail for drugs countless times before going to rehabilitation center before her sentence. She never coped with her addiction and never realized it was an illness with going back and forth. ]]> 2018-01-05 15:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218952374 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218954836 Jail only puts recovering addicts in a worse environment. Yes, they don't have easy access to drugs, but they also don't have guidance or professional help to recover. Jail does not help drug addicts but only makes things worse. ]]> 2018-01-05 15:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218954836 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218956549 This article is about how we have to stop pushing drug addicts in and out of prison doors instead of focusing on treatment plans and rehabilitation centers. The justice systems needs to put a stop on their addiction instead of putting a hold on it until they get out of prison. Treatment plans are most effective on making drug addicts clean. We're spending too much money on incarceration then treatment plans that could actually be beneficial to our community. ]]> 2018-01-05 15:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218956549 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218960718 This web page informs people on what needs to be done to make things right. They go over other punishment ways, treatment plans, and detain defendants who await trial based on dangerousness. There are other solutions instead of just throwing someone into prison. It will not do any good to the person, their family, and their community. ]]> 2018-01-05 15:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218960718 jtheisen74 https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218963604 There is a lot of opinions and debates on this topic. I think it all comes down to your beliefs and your up-bringing. I believe that addiction is an illness and you need help before being thrown into prison without any help and guidance. It takes a while for someone to get back up onto their feet with a straight mind. If someone is willing to get help then I say go for it and put punishment to the side. But for people who don't want help and don't care then they should be the ones getting punished because they're a threat to everyone around them, including themselves. Addicts need help before any type of punishment. ]]> 2018-01-05 15:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jtheisen74/66te99ab7uut/wish/218963604