How do community corrections better serve the goals of correcting criminal behavior and keeping offenders from committing more crimes?

Alexis Dunham has written that the American correctional system is “…largely ineffective…[and] represents a terrific opportunity to rethink global correctional objectives, assess the utility of the approaches that have been tried, and refresh our thinking about what is likely to prove useful in the future.”1 What are some of the problems with jails and prisons? How do community corrections better serve the goals of correcting criminal behavior and keeping offenders from committing more crimes? What tools do those in community corrections use in order to meet these goals? For what crimes might these alternatives be most effective? How might diverting some offenders to alternative programs improve jails and prisons and benefit society as a whole? How do we determine whether community corrections programs are beneficial?­­­

Discuss how Medicare has evolved to accommodate the changing needs of society.

.Distinguish between Medicare and Medicaid. 2.Discuss how Medicare has evolved to accommodate the changing needs of society. Do not just go through the timeline – read the materials, think about how society has changed, and explain how Medicare has changed to meet those needs. 3.Discuss the impact of health care reform initiatives on Medicare/Medicaid.

What are the three risk factors from the course material that can be contributed to the development of vulnerable populations?

What are the three risk factors from the course material that can be contributed to the development of vulnerable populations? Give an example for each risk factor and how it is related to health outcomes. Define cultural competency and give an example of an instance of when cultural competency should be used. Pick a public health issue of your choice and give an example of a cultural competent factor that could be implemented to address a population of your choice. Explain the poverty cycle and how the poverty cycle plays a role in health privilege.