Cjs/230 Community Corrections Research Paper
Final Paper
First name-last name
CJS/230
June 9, 2013
Josephine Kerr
Final Paper
Community corrections are all over the world. The United States punishes criminals in multiple ways. The author will explain what community correction method the United States should focus more on later throughout the paper. He will also address how United States Prisons compare to foreign countries.
Community Corrections
Community Corrections “is a program intended to provide an alternative sentencing option to the courts for non-violent offenders” (Garfield County Community Corrections, 2013, p. 1). This program also includes non-violent inmates or inmates on good behavior that are up for parole …show more content…
They offer the criminals a place to stay and sometimes a job but they expect them to abide by strict rules, be supervised, and most of the time pay fines or fees ordered by the court. Society is usually more pleased with this alternative of punishment because they pay fewer taxes and know the criminals are more likely to receive the help they need to become law abiding citizens. They only way for this program to work is by the community supporting it. These criminals need jobs so they can pay for the program they are seeking help from. They need to survive just like anyone else who is paying rent, food, etc. The only benefit is the cost is much less than most non-criminals have to pay to live. The author believes community corrections are a way of shaping the individual instead of just punishing him or her. The criminal has to face his or her bad behaviors in front of the community who will probably shame or ridicule him. This shame will make the offender feel bad for what he or she did or embarrass him or her so bad that he or she will think twice about the criminal behavior. The offender will work in the community instead of just sitting …show more content…
They rarely have medical care for their inmates and are usually low on funds. For example, Africa prisoners constantly face abuse, major violence, malnourishment, and corruption. Afghan prisons are just now getting help from the United States but they still face some of the same problems as African prisons. Zimbabwe is extremely overcrowded with more than 20 people per a tiny cell. It really depends on how much money the country has and puts towards their prisons. India has areas where the prisons are poorly maintained because there are fewer funds in that area and others that are considered to have better facilities because it is a nicer area. Hong Kong focuses on helping their inmates (Foreign Prisoner Support Services, 2012). They put “increasing emphasis on correction and rehabilitation of offenders” (Foreign Prisoner Support Services, 2012, p. 1). China puts the person in a prison even through the judicial process which United States would wait until the person was considered non-guilty or guilty. If America adopted another country’s prison system then they may have more crimes or less. We can only use statistics to determine what seems to work. Even then, we cannot be sure it will work for the United States as it may for another country because temptations are different in each
First name-last name
CJS/230
June 9, 2013
Josephine Kerr
Final Paper
Community corrections are all over the world. The United States punishes criminals in multiple ways. The author will explain what community correction method the United States should focus more on later throughout the paper. He will also address how United States Prisons compare to foreign countries.
Community Corrections
Community Corrections “is a program intended to provide an alternative sentencing option to the courts for non-violent offenders” (Garfield County Community Corrections, 2013, p. 1). This program also includes non-violent inmates or inmates on good behavior that are up for parole …show more content…
They offer the criminals a place to stay and sometimes a job but they expect them to abide by strict rules, be supervised, and most of the time pay fines or fees ordered by the court. Society is usually more pleased with this alternative of punishment because they pay fewer taxes and know the criminals are more likely to receive the help they need to become law abiding citizens. They only way for this program to work is by the community supporting it. These criminals need jobs so they can pay for the program they are seeking help from. They need to survive just like anyone else who is paying rent, food, etc. The only benefit is the cost is much less than most non-criminals have to pay to live. The author believes community corrections are a way of shaping the individual instead of just punishing him or her. The criminal has to face his or her bad behaviors in front of the community who will probably shame or ridicule him. This shame will make the offender feel bad for what he or she did or embarrass him or her so bad that he or she will think twice about the criminal behavior. The offender will work in the community instead of just sitting …show more content…
They rarely have medical care for their inmates and are usually low on funds. For example, Africa prisoners constantly face abuse, major violence, malnourishment, and corruption. Afghan prisons are just now getting help from the United States but they still face some of the same problems as African prisons. Zimbabwe is extremely overcrowded with more than 20 people per a tiny cell. It really depends on how much money the country has and puts towards their prisons. India has areas where the prisons are poorly maintained because there are fewer funds in that area and others that are considered to have better facilities because it is a nicer area. Hong Kong focuses on helping their inmates (Foreign Prisoner Support Services, 2012). They put “increasing emphasis on correction and rehabilitation of offenders” (Foreign Prisoner Support Services, 2012, p. 1). China puts the person in a prison even through the judicial process which United States would wait until the person was considered non-guilty or guilty. If America adopted another country’s prison system then they may have more crimes or less. We can only use statistics to determine what seems to work. Even then, we cannot be sure it will work for the United States as it may for another country because temptations are different in each