Page 1 Correctional System and the Rehabilitating Offenders Page 2 The correctional system has a way of punishing offenders in this country unlike in different countries where you might get a harsher punishment for a crime that might seem more‚ petty and a lesser punishment for a crime that one would consider more of a harsher crime. In our system however
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How does our correctional system punish offenders? Convicted felons can be punished in many different ways‚ but one thing is sure it would not be cruel and unusual. Before we look at how we punish offenders we must first understand why we are punishing them. The general purpose behind punishment is to inflict upon criminals some kind of suffering for the crime that they have committed or to protect society from those considered too dangerous to live amongst us. Punishment‚ a necessary evil‚ is sometimes
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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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Four Elements of the Correction System Over the years the correction system has become a massive web of processing‚ treating and caring for more than 7 million people. Though not all of the 7 million people are housed in a jail or a prison‚ many are on probation or parole. And even though some of these are on probation and parole they are still considered part of the correction system. The four elements of the corrections system is probation‚ parole‚ jail‚ and prison. These four elements are in
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How does our correctional system punish offenders? It will depend upon what type of sentence(s) the offender was/is given‚ if the offender is to be incarcerated‚ than that offender will have to serve time in a jail facility or in prison. The difference between jail and prison is that the prison will have a much longer term to serve out. Whereas the jail it is for small sentencing‚ like for one year. The offenders that are sent to the Federal system or the State prison may be held there at different
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of the criminal justice system‚ corrections is believed to be responsible for administering punishment to criminals‚ thereby preventing future crimes through deterrence and incapacitation‚ limiting offenders’ opportunity to commit further crimes‚ or reducing their inclination to commit crimes as a result of correctional treatments. The fallacy in this expectation is that the correctional system in reality handles an extremely small percentage of criminals. The correctional funnel shown in Figure 1
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Race and gender issues have always impacted the correctional system. For many race was a determining factor that was based on an inmate’s treatment. If an inmate was white he/ or she would be treated with more respect. This was especially of the person had money. Many other things such as economic status and gender also were taken into consideration. “Some of the earliest descriptions of criminal law and depictions of correctional practice make clear that who one was demographically (class‚ race
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Issues in the Correctional Systems of the United States I have chosen to research the correctional system of the United States for many reasons. The first reason is that I believe this component of the legal system has the most problems facing it. Another reason is that this topic interests me and I would like to learn more about it. There are many important issues‚ challenges and problems within the United States correctional system that need to be addressed. I found it difficult to focus on just
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Commissary system work The historical significance of commissary system work‚ by money being sent by families‚ often include of visits. In 1930‚ they authorized and established a commissary at each federal institution. It impact today‚ by while incarcerated‚ prisoners are provided meals‚ basic clothing‚ and a few very basic personal care items. Prisoners can act like normal citizens‚ with trust fund money to purchase additional supplies from the prison commissary. Commissary system work shows it is
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How does our correctional system punish offenders? “There aren’t any magic bullets that can end America’s continuing battle with crime and addiction”. M‚ S. (2015). The word punishment is a form of Discipline. In order to better understand the nature of punishment‚ is too consider the development to morally justify society infliction of punishment. The correctional system has a system of monitoring‚ supervision‚ punishment‚ and treatment for the range offenders who are convicted of violations
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