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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higher earnings the first few months after release were likely to be incarcerated 1 and 3 years after release. Results from previous evaluation efforts have shown that such employment programs have limited ability to reduce recidivism. Meta-analyses of employment programs for former prisoners have found little if any effect on post-prison criminal activity. The evaluation of the New York City based Center for Employment Opportunities is particularly relevant and important. The program is designed to
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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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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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Life for a Corrections Officer Elizabeth Austin CRJ303: Corrections Instructor: Tracy Crump January 7‚ 2012 Being a correction officer is not an easy job. Each and every correction officer has a daily routine‚ stress‚ danger‚ and has to learn to gain compliance of every inmate. Every day in a prison working with inmates can be a challenge; some days may seem easier than other days. There is a daily routine and schedule that each correction officer has to come to terms with. The tasks could
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Political Environment Case Read the Case Study‚ When Politics Trumps Policy‚ in Ch. 10 of Justice Administration. Answer the four questions that follow the case study. Elaborate on your answers in a 700- to 1‚050-word paper and explain your reasoning. Use at least 3 academic sources‚ excluding your weekly readings. This assignment must be submitted in Microsoft® Word and in APA format. References and citations are required. For 2 years‚ you have been director of a prison system for adults
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FINANCE 394.4 – Financial Management of the Small Firm Course Outline –Spring Semester‚ 2011 TTH 8:00-9:30; 9:30-11:00 – UTC 1.104 (Unique #03190‚ #03195) TTH 12:30-2:00 – GSB 3.106 (Unique #03200) Office Hours: TTH 11:00 – 12:15; 2:00-3:00 Professor: Jim Nolen & by appointment Office: GSB 4.126G Phone: 471-5798‚ Fax 471-5073 TAs – Devang Gardi (8:00); Vivek Ponnada (9:30) Peter Song (12 :30) e-mail: james.nolen@mccombs.utexas.edu Office Hours – By Appointment Course Material Posted on
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Course Syllabus College of Criminal Justice and Security CJA/464 Version 2 Criminal Justice Policy Analysis Copyright © 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course examines the history and issues of federal- and state-level crime control initiatives and explores the development of effective anticrime policies. The analysis of contemporary crime control policies is included. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for
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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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