many different forms. For instance there is probation‚ restitution‚ and vocational training. Probation is a non-punitive‚ legal disposition of juveniles emphasizing community treatment in which the juvenile is closely supervised by an officer of the court and must adhere to a strict set of rules to avoid incarceration (Siegel‚ 2005). For example‚ the juvenile may be required to random drug and alcohol testing or have a curfew. This type of community based treatment is important because it allows the
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unresolved track. Prison is a habitation where sentenced criminals oblige time as sentence for violating the law is a comparatively new expansion in the conduct of criminals. Therefore‚ jails and prisons have important differences‚ and subsequently assist massively different purposes inside the criminal justice system. As already stated‚ jail is an imprisonment facility functioned by law local prosecution interventions to house prisoners for a many of reasons. Commonly‚ imprisonment in a jail survives
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Changes in Prison The American Correction system has been in existence for over 130 years. It has been since the meeting of American Prison Congress on 1870 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. (Allen‚ Latessa & Ponder‚ 2013‚ p 30-31) The reformation was totally encompassing the inmate’s life in prison. The minds that met in 1870 were ahead of their times. With having put accountability and standards in the prison system created an improvement for the prisoner and the term he/she served. The beginnings were
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Probation Officer. A career as a Juvenile Probation Officer is well-respected‚ offers a good salary‚ and the opportunity to excel and advance. The probation of juveniles is staffed by dedicated individuals that believe that youths who have broken the law can change their deviant behaviors in favor of more socially acceptable activities (Mcfall Torbet‚ 1996). Applying dedication and education which they have received‚ the juvenile probation officer has the ability to give youth’s within their community
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Juvenile Justice and Correction Justice has always been the goal of our court system‚ but it is not always served‚ especially in cases involving juveniles. The judiciary process has evolved from a system that did not initially consider juveniles‚ to one where juveniles have their own court proceedings‚ facilities‚ and even rules or laws. The juvenile justice system has come a long way‚ and people have worked very hard in its creation. A juvenile is considered to be an individual‚ under the
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The unethical relationship between correction officers and inmates because a social issue because us on the outside don’t really know what goes in on the inside so when people that came out of jail serving their prison time come out and says what the correction officers did to them it’s not for society to turn our back on them because they are criminals but to look in to it to make sure this isn’t happening to individuals. staff sexual misconduct has very real consequences for a facility and its
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Priscilla Figueroa 09/19/12 CRJ101 Corrections: K9 Unit The K-9 unit uses highly trained dogs to sniff out illegal substances‚ control suspects‚ attack violent people‚ and to locate missing people.. The K-9 unit greatly improves the departments ability to enforce laws. K-9 officers are law enforcement agents. Their duties are to investigate criminal activities‚ respond to calls for assistance‚ filing reports‚ questioning suspects‚ participating in community services‚ and etc. In addition
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Reforming the Current U.S. Corrections System In the United States‚ the corrections system is a network of agencies that administer a jurisdiction’s prisons and community-based programs. It is responsible for implement the punishment for a convicted offender. This can range from being on probation to serving years in prison. The current system has evolved to meet the demands of society for the past centuries. While the current system does a semi-decent job‚ it can be changed in order to be more
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Corrections Task Force Project CJA/234 Corrections Task Force Project The task force has been assigned the mission of creating a training program which will detail the ways that staff for the correction facility are better able to manage the mentally ill offender population safely and effectively. This will review the following information to better explain how this may be accomplished: information vital to improve staff effectiveness for secure and safe operations‚ sill sets required for staff
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eras of the correctional system. The four eras that will be discussed with be: 1800‚ 1960‚ 1980 and 2000. For each era we will go over the description of the holding or monitoring of the offenders‚ the treatment and punishment of the offenders and the influences of the particular era on today’s correctional system. The conclusion will discuss the most beneficial era to the correctional system‚ as well as‚ recommendations for ways in which the current correctional system could be improved upon.
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