Community Corrections Kit Vanden Heuvel CJS/230 July 31‚ 2011 Maria Brewer Community Corrections Community corrections address many complex issues that plague the criminal justice system in the United States. Many alternatives have come to fruition in an attempt to decrease incarceration‚ rehabilitate offenders‚ lower crime rates‚ reduce recidivism‚ and control costs. We currently lead all other nations in producing prisoners. Community corrections could put us in a more positive and productive
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Philosophies Brett Spratt Mr. Robert Leonik Contemporary Issues In Criminal Justice November 5‚ 2002 The corrections leg of the criminal justice system is ineffective because the efforts being made to rehabilitate criminals and keep society safe are failing substantially. The reason for the failure of the current correctional system and all correctional systems in the history of American prisons is an imbalance in the goals of criminal sentencing. These goals can be measured in success by how they
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Courts‚ and the Correction system. Each one of these components has its own function and purpose. The police enforce the law‚ arrest offenders‚ decrease and prevent crimes‚ maintain public order‚ ensure safety of the public and to protect their rights. The courts conduct fair and impartial trials‚ decide criminal cases‚ ensure due process‚ determine guilt or innocence through jury of peers‚ uphold the law‚ and to protect the rights of anyone facing trial by the system. The corrections carry out sentencing
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in “evidence based practice” is evidence. Evidence is important because it helps a person make a judgement or conclusion based on recorded research that supports its main focus. When we talk about evidence based practices relating to community corrections we are focusing mostly on victims‚ offender’s‚ communities and survivors that are involved with the criminal justice system. It is important that a person using evidence based
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underlying concepts of why an individual acted in the method they did has helped us to understand how we might be able to treat similar cases. Within the confines of the criminal justice system‚ we relate primarily to three key areas: law enforcement‚ corrections and the courts. Each of these areas affords us different opportunities to expand our knowledge and use of psychology. Psychologists have become more than just an excuse for the defense; they now assist on multiple levels of the system. From profiling
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Corrections Trend Evolution Roshanda Washington CJA/394 July 10‚ 2013 Tamra Washington Correction Trends Evolution Prisons are at a higher demand in this economy. As our world expands there are more crimes that are on rise and more individuals who are being sloppy and being caught for the crimes that they are committing. With more people being captured that leaves less space to house these criminals. We face more problems now than we did in the earlier years‚ now individuals are committing
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References: Wikimedia Foundation‚ Inc. (2010). Wikipedia.com. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prison G. J (1998) Corrections corporations of America. Retrieved from http://www.doc.state.us. Reed‚ L.W. (2003‚ January 9). Mackinac Center for Public Policy: Michigan ’s Prison Costs and What to Do about Them‚ Retrieved from http://www.mackinac.org Segal‚ G. (2001‚ October
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Corrections Accreditation and Privatization By Patrick Green 9/21/13 Corrections Accreditation this is a system of verification that correctional agencies and facilities comply with national standards promulgated by the American Association. Accreditation Correction‚ which developed
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Joreeca Dinnall Phillip Hosmer CJC-111-201 October 4‚ 2014 Youth Correctional Counselor The Bureau of Justice Statistics states that the correctional population in the United States reached a new record of over 7 million at the end of 2005. (Jones) In 2011‚ there were 4‚367 arrests for every 100‚000 youth ages 10 through 17 in the United States? In some cases not even 1000 will receive a second chance in life. (Lauren E. Glaze) Juveniles have been rising since 1960 and there have been many programs
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a riot and the correction officer would have to step in and split it up. The danger of anything close to this happening will eventually cause stress in even the most lighthearted people. Along with the stress from fear of possible dangerous situations‚ correction officers also receive stress from their long and tiresome work hours. Often times the correctional officers are on call‚ even during the holidays‚ this interferes with their family and personal lives. Also‚ the correction officers often
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