Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model‚ integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion ("front-end") with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the second model‚ some states have instituted programs in which correctional officials may direct already sentenced offenders into alternative
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Privatization of Corrections Criminal Justice 300 Professor Fox Larisa Terwilliger One of the nation’s largest challenges in present times concerns the criminal justice system. Overcrowding in today’s prisons has become a daunting problem with no apparent easy solution (Greene‚ 2008). In the last few decades‚ the number of adult offenders brought into the court system has nearly doubled. From 1980 to 1995‚ the collective population of those on probation‚ parole‚ and in jail grew as quickly
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Nicole Daniels Lang Community Corrections CCJ4400 Robert Mark McWilliams February 22‚ 2015 Community Corrections Community Corrections is made up of many different types of agencies working together. There are deterrence programs‚ parole officers and re-entry personnel to help an inmate who is going to be able to use community corrections after release from prison or jail. These people and agencies help the inmate to transition back into the community and also help them to use the available
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Unit 1 Assignment Part 1-E1 and E2 There are three main types of setting; they are private‚ statutory and voluntary. All the different services that come under each of these sectors provide care and education for children. The private sector includes services such as‚ private day nurseries. A good example is a private day nursery‚ which offers care and education for children aged 0-5years. They are usually a privately owned company and ran as a business. This means they provide education for
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Corrections in the Philippines started during pre-colonial times when the task was community-based. It was only during the Spanish regime that an organized corrective service was made operational. The main penitentiary was the Old Bilibid Prison at Oroquieta Street in Manila which was established in 1847. It was formally opened on April 10‚ 1986 by a Royal Decree. About four years later‚ on August 21‚ 1870‚ the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City was established to confine Muslim rebels
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Correction facilities being ran privately instead of being run by the government is a growing concept that has been meet with both praise and skeptisism. Pratt and Maahs‚ describe privatization in corrections as a growth industry state “Rooted primarily in the political and economic context of the 1980s. The movement to privatize public services has received increasing support in response to taxpayer demands that government provide more services with fewer resources. Advocates of correctional
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Maintenance and Aftercare Mandy McCurdy Southern Oregon University Abstract Corrections‚ is an ever changing field today. One goal of corrections is to rehabilitate and treat offenders so they are ready or prepared to reenter society. It is stated that‚ “Reentry is the process of transition that incarcerated individuals make from prison or jail to the community‚” (Velasquez‚ 2010‚ p. 8). In order for any form of maintenance and aftercare to be effective‚ post prison and after release‚ there
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i AUTOMATIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION ROSLINA BINTI MOHD RAZAK UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA ii “I hereby declare that I have read this project report and in my opinion this project report is sufficient in terms of scope and quality for awarding the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Industrial Power)” Signature: .......................................................................... Name of Supervisor: En. Azhar Bin Ahmad Date: 8 May 2009 ………………………………………
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Week 6 Assignment: Corrections and Treatment John Cho University of Phoenix Corrections and treatment within the Juvenile Justice System have a variety of helpful rehabilitative and crime deterrent programs. These programs can help young juvenile offenders correct behavioral patterns‚ therapeutically rehabilitate their mental state‚ and prevent long term criminal activity. The treatment options are separated into two smaller categories: community-based treatment and institutionalization. The
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Macmillan Publishing. Veysey‚ B. (2009). How Offenders Transformed Their Lives. . Portland: Willan Publishing. MacKenzie‚ D. (2006). What Works in Corrections. New York City: Cambridge University Press. Roberts‚ A. (2008). Correctional Counseling and Treatment. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall. Cullen‚ F. (2007). Make rehabilitation corrections ’ guiding paradigm. Criminology and public policy‚ 6(4)‚ 717-728.
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