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    Introduction Criminologist and politicians have debated the effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation programs since the 1970’s when criminal justice scholars and policy makers throughout the United States embraced Robert Martinson’s credo of “nothing works” (Shrum‚ 2004). Recidivism‚ the rate at which released offenders return to jail or prison‚ has become the most accepted outcome measure in corrections. The public’s desire to reduce the economic and social costs associated with crime and incarceration

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    On any given day there are more than seven million Americans under the supervision of the correctional system which includes approximately 1.5 million offenders who are imprisoned in state and federal institutions‚ 2.4 million inmates incarcerated in jail‚ 4.2 million on probation and over 828‚000 on parole according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. These statistics are staggering considering according to the U.S. Census the United States population is 307‚006‚550(U.S. Census 2010). So‚ that

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    Rehabilitation: Does it Work? The idea that more effort should be made to reform offenders is a theme that that been persistent throughout the history of American corrections. Rehabilitative ideals have helped lead the way in the renovation of the correctional system. Implementations of intermediate sentencing‚ parole‚ probation‚ and a separate juvenile justice system were all part of the process. While the rehabilitation process seems like the perfect plan to transform the incarcerated‚ can prisoners

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    This paper will discuss the elements debate between the effectiveness of punishment and rehabilitation. The Punishment model basically moves for offenders to stay imprisoned for lengthy periods of time to reduce recidivism. There are questions to whether or not this model is effective and studies show that most offenders who stay in jail and prisons for a long period of time tend to recidivate and commit other crimes. The Rehabilitation model seeks for reformation of the offender by going into

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    The correctional system has three main goals: punish‚ protect the population and rehabilitate the offender. However‚ it is unclear how well the modern U.S. correctional system achieves these goals and whether the money invested in the correctional system might be better spent. (http://www.ehow.com/about_5087269_role-correctional-system.html) The only goal the correctional system has is to punish those who are incarcerated‚ so they never commit another crime and have to come back. It is the most

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    The Effectiveness of Punishment Compared to Rehabilitation of Convicted Offenders in Prison and Community Supervision Jesse Rountree AJS/502 Survey of Justice and Security February 10‚ 2014 John Baiamonte The argument between rehabilitation and punishment has been a long standing and indecisive. Public opinion and policies tend to change on a whim‚ some lasting decades‚ while others are quick to turn from one approach to the other. This paper will show that rehabilitation is a more

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    Lack of Rehabilitation in the Prison System Michelle Cyrus COM/156 March 13‚ 2011 Gregory Downing By the lack of rehabilitation programs in the state and federal prison systems‚ the chances of convicts releasing

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    support‚ and programs for all offenders that are returning to the community. They will hold all offenders accountable to their imposed conditions. The correctional department is one of the functions of our criminal justice system and they are responsible for ensuring the sentencing received by the offender is served. Corrections in the community will help the offenders become better citizens within the community and become more productive. (Bureau of Justice Assistance) The effectiveness of the community

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    I would go and look over all the charts that have to deal with each program. See which program is improving the inmates’ knowledge‚ and which ones are failing. The programs that help I would find a better way to reestablish the programs curriculum. Also get rid of the programs that are not mean the governor requirements‚ and that cannot be repaired. Then I would have to come up with more programs that will be more effective. Call a meeting with all high operatives so we can tighten up our prison

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    justice. There are the challenges of managing the inmates daily as well as the frustrations of inevitable mismanagement at attempting to accomplish multiple goals. New challenges present themselves every day. In a very real sense‚ employees in a correctional system are doing time the same as the inmates are doing time. It’s easy to conduct a trial and sentence somebody; what’s difficult is what to do with them after they’re sentenced. Everything in corrections is done on a large scale because there

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