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    Corrections History

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    History of Corrections in Minnesota In the mere forty years of which the publication "Corrections Retrospective 1959-1999‚ Minnesota Department of Corrections" is based‚ Minnesota’s corrections history has vastly changed. During this time‚ one can observe an ever shifting correctional philosophy‚ how sentencing tendencies tend to reflect changes in attitude‚ how community members have been involved as corrections volunteers and also the effects of drug and alcohol abuse and addiction on the

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    of “professionalisation of management” (Barley‚ Stephen R. & Kunda‚ Gideon 1992) which lead people to formulate a succession of managerial theories to understand and deal with current management issues‚ including the four models of management: the rational goal model‚ the internal process model‚ the human relations model and the open systems model. Most theories outlined were developed when most business was conducted within national boundaries‚ although of course with substantial foreign trade in

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    Corrections Timeline

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    CJ121 – Corrections 14 JUL 2010 Corrections Timeline This narrative will illustrate a timeline depicting four eras within the correctional system of America. The eras that I will be discussing are: 1800‚ 1920-1950‚ 1990‚ and 2000’s. For each era‚ the following items will be described: the history and development‚ treatment and punishment of the offenders‚ the description of the holding and monitoring of the offenders. The conclusion will discuss the alternatives to incarceration and the influences

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    Leadership in Corrections

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    or desires to run efficiently. One of the most important components to any agency that’s desire is to be successful is to also be run accurately and efficiently in order to assure good decision making. We must focus on Leadership and the individual(s) who are directing and commanding the employees to complete their daily tasks and job requirements. These are the individuals that are typically making all the decisions in the agencies in which we work who hold an ample amount of power. When looking

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    Gordon s Theory

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    David Draper Kelsey Rogers Gordon’s Theory Majorie Gordon theory was established with 11 functional health patterns. Gordon proposed 11 functional health patterns as a guide to organize data while assessing a patient. These 11 health patterns help signify a sequence of recurring behavior. Gordon’s Typology of 11 Functional Health Patterns 1. Health-perception-health –management pattern a. Describes the client’s perceived pattern of health and well-being and how health is managed. 2. Nutritional-metabolic

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    Community Corrections has faced many issues‚ as the whole Criminal Justice system faces as well. Between every budget crisis within the systems‚ important resources may be scarce or even cut. One of the main issues that I will be focusing on are the budgetary conflicts of interest and the allocation of finances within the Community Corrections system. Budget crisis are expected in systems of great magnitude‚ but the ineffectiveness of cost implementation of programs‚ use of expenditures and spending

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    Community Corrections

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    Community Corrections Kit Vanden Heuvel CJS/230 July 31‚ 2011 Maria Brewer Community Corrections Community corrections address many complex issues that plague the criminal justice system in the United States. Many alternatives have come to fruition in an attempt to decrease incarceration‚ rehabilitate offenders‚ lower crime rates‚ reduce recidivism‚ and control costs. We currently lead all other nations in producing prisoners. Community corrections could put us in a more positive and productive

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    Community Correction

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    COMMUNITY CORRECTION Community Correction Ines Romero College of the Southwest CRJ 3313 Correctional Process Professor Lynn Baade 7 October 2011 Community Corrections Community corrections programs are the step stool in controlling prison functions‚ but it was not until the 1970’s‚ community-based programs sprang up across the country (Seiter‚ pg.106). This was the starting point that the government caught wind of it and its strengths. Along

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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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    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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