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    This gave way to a new found focus on justice‚ and fairness in the 1970s. Crime control was the next practice of sentencing‚ this emphasized jail time as a way to reduce the crime in a community. During the 1980s-1990s this model of crime control was very popular. The emphasis on goals of the sentencing‚ and corrections policies‚ and practices can be characterized. Sentencing has four major goals that are normally attributed to it: deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation‚ and retribution. Retribution

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    Probation and Parole in the United States: Changes in the Correctional System since World War II Scott Lohr Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Abstract Employee security problems and high risk caseloads progressively will move agents away from customary probation ideas of casework in the direction of ideas lined up with control or disciplinary beliefs. This study analyzes how the role of probation and parole has altered and what the future will be like counting on how we respond to

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    designed to reintegrate and rehabilitate offenders so they can return to the community. In the United States probation is a community supervision sanction imposed in lieu of incarceration‚ while parole involves supervision of individuals released from incarceration. While on community supervision an offender must follow the guidelines set by the officer(s) that are assigned to supervise them. Offenders that are placed under community supervision are managed differently

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    individuals who have committed a crime. This paper will focus on the various types of prisons‚ the comparison of jails and prisons in the United States correctional system‚ the advantages and disadvantages of probation and parole‚ the role of community-based corrections programs and last arguments for and against privatizations of prisons. Types of Prisons In the United States there are federal and state prisons. Within the federal and state prisons there are different types such as women facilities‚

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    Rachel Miller 2013-08-06 Criminal Justice- CJ 101 Professor Kim Miller Unit 9 Final Essay Our United States Corrections System has two specific ways into having people pay for their crimes. One way is punishment. People of the victims or even the victims believe this is the best way to get their justice. The second is rehabilitation. This way is good to give an offender a second chance in society and it gives them self- being. This also gives them the opportunity to accomplish academic

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    Crime‚ according to the chapter‚ is when people in the community deviate from the norm of that society. Crime will always exist‚ in any place where there is a group of people. The consequences of one or more people committing a crime can help improve the society. The government has tried many times to pass legislation that deters crime. Whether that mean more police officers‚ harsher punishment for crimes‚ or stricter policies for the community‚ it may or may not work out. The structure of the criminal

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    severe mental disorders‚ chronic infectious diseases and substance abuse. 3. In some state‚ felony convictions result in the loss of certain civil liberties such as voting and serving on a jury. 4. Many states are reexamining their correction policies. Reducing corrections department budgets and changing sentencing guidelines making early release possible for non-violent offenders to supplement budget shortfalls. 5. People with felony drug convictions dated after 1996 are ineligible to receive Welfare

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    and other staff members. Poor conditions and various health concerns come with the rising overcrowding population. A less expensive alternative and a way to help the overcrowding is to sentence the offender to probation or put them within community corrections. Releasing a prisoner on

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    In education‚ the term professional learning community is very common. This term‚ however‚ can mean many things to different educators. It can be used to talk about extending classroom practices to the community‚ bring outside people into the school to increase learning of students‚ engaging students‚ teacher learning‚ among other definitions. The main definition I want focus on is professional learning communities as a way of getting teachers and administrations together to enhance learning through

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    The Hall of Fame of Great Americans is a museum located at Bronx Community College that focuses on Americans that made history‚ change American society and culture. Many students pass through this landmark without knowing the reason why is it there including me. I have always wondered why is it that this museum is located at this campus and not in another place where it could be noticeable like in the museum of Natural History‚ Grand Central‚ Central Park‚ or in the Metropolitan Museum or any other

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