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    Recidivism In Corrections

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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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    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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    Period: 1 10/25/13 Research Paper Safety around the world is something everyone wants and anyone can get it‚ it’s as simple as doing a phone call to the police. Counting on neighborhood watches‚ police‚ school safety alarms‚ and amber alert. Those programs are provided to anyone that needs to rely back on them. The need of this is important to stay safe from society and dangerous crimes that have been taken place. The society has improved in solving crimes‚ it’s not as easy as it may seem but

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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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    Juvenile Corrections

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    Davin Thomas Assignment two 7/5/12 Dr. Singh Justice is a word that has been defined by many but all seem to have similar meanings. For example‚ Plato thinks that justice consists of maintaining the societal status quo. In addition‚ justice is seen as one’s virtues‚ wisdom‚ temperance‚ and courage. He states that in an ordered state everyone should perform his or her role and not interfere with what others do. Whereas‚ Aristotle says justice is within the law and that the law is the

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    Pros: When a federal‚ state‚ county‚ or local government switches to having their community corrections ran and operated by a private industry‚ it means they are giving up their obligation of running and improving that correctional program or facility and giving all responsibility to the private industry. The government pays the private industry to run the facility or program for the government. This benefits both the government and the private industry. The above picture is two of Americas largest

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    Raheel Hanif Allan Skrocki Juvenile Justice‚ CJ 221 Juvenile Corrections: Probation‚ Community Treatment‚ and Institutionalization Until the early 1800s‚juvenile offenders‚as well as neglected and dependent children‚ were confined in adult prisons.The inhumane conditions in these institutions were among the factors that led social reformers to create a separate children’s court system in 1899. Early juvenile institutions were industrial schools modeled after adult prisons but designed

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    Corrections and Treatment

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    David Richard DeMusz Sunday October 31‚ 2010 Corrections and Treatment Instructor: Lester G. Julian Community-based treatment The three community-based treatment efforts which I would like to focus attention on are Intensive Outpatient Counseling Services‚ abbreviated as (IOP) next‚ a community based program known as: Child Mental Health

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    Summary of Corrections

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    INTRODUCTION Each year more than 700‚000 individuals are released from prisons nationwide. Among released prisoners‚ younger males with extensive criminal histories are often at greatest risk of future recidivism. Social control theories suggest that employment helps prevent criminal activity by providing individuals with legitimate ties to conventional society. However social capital theorists argue that the interpersonal relationships individuals form through employment can aid desistance from

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