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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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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Race and Corrections Sheronda Allen Arizona State University CRJ 305- Laura Owen Minorities remain overrepresented in crime‚ offending‚ victimization‚ and all stages of the criminal justice process especially confinement. Overrepresentation alludes to a situation in which a greater part of a particular group is present at various stages within the justice system than would be expected based on its part in the general population (Rosich‚ 2007). Minorities have always had a
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PRIVATIZATION ACTION PLAN Privatization Action Plan (PAP) refers to the policy and objectives to be implemented which is in more systematic and organized. PAP consists of a two year rolling plan which is to be reviewed at the end of each year to determine the entities to be privatized in following two years. PAP is implemented to ensure that privatization efforts are channeled to appropriate priority areas. There are 6 major components of PAP. First is flagship. Flagships are Government Owned Entities
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CJS 430 Victimology Midterm 1. Explain victimology Victimiology is the scientific study of the victim’s plight‚ the criminal justice systems responses‚ and the publics reactions; a branch of criminology 2. Explain the difference between Victimology and Criminology. Give examples of each. Criminology and victimology differ in several important ways. Criminology is several hundred years old‚ victimology didn’t emerge until the secon half of the 20th century. Criminologists believe
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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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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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Christena Isaac 1/29/12 CJS 240 Week 6 Assignment When a juvenile offender is committed of a crime there are different courses of action that the court may proceed with to help them become rehabilitated in the community. A juvenile offender can be offered a community based treatment or be institutionalized. A community based treatment can consist of probation‚ restitution‚ vocational programs‚ or counseling. Depending on the type of crime that is committed helps determine what is necessary
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Privatization of Electricity in Tanzania The story of Tanzania‚ from pre-colonialist period to present Tanzania‚ located in East Africa‚ is one of the least developed countries in the world. According to the UNDP Human Development Index‚ Tanzania ranked 162 out of 177 countries in the 2004 survey (UNDP:2004‚ HDI)‚ with one being the most developed. According to the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) prepared by Tanzanian officials for the World Bank‚ half of Tanzanians 36.6 million people
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short-sighted‚ for the reasons I gave above. Maybe Obama is just under too much stress to see the benefits of continued space travel‚ so I’ll give him that. (At least Congress still supports the Constellation program.) Another problem I have with the privatization of space travel is that it will‚ as I said above‚ just turn into competition for contracts from NASA. Private companies are extremely short sighted and for the most part‚ only care about immediate gains. Studying Titan and Europa is not going to
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