There is no denying that Correctional Counselors play a vital role in the United States criminal justice and prison systems. Though it seems to be a declining field‚ correctional counselors will always be needed regardless of what our leaders in this country may decide. Correctional counselors are also referred to as correctional treatment specialists or case managers. They work with offenders directly in hope of evolving plans and goals to prevent them from being a repeat offender when they are
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First what is the Correctional System? It is a set of agencies that control crime and impose penalties on those that might not obey the law or violate them. What is the function of the correctional system? That is a very good question. The United States imprisons more people than any other country. Why is that‚ do American break the law more? To understand the true function of the correctional system you most know what it is not. One many say the system doesn’t work anymore do to the overcrowding
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economy to recover and our citizens to prosper‚ we need to overhaul our correctional system immediately. 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. Perhaps the most obvious goals of the correctional system are to punish those who are found guilty of crimes. In theory
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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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Abstract 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
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Response to question 1: 1) Correctional substance abuse in the State’s prisons is one of the biggest problems that the criminal justice system has to be very keen with. This is especially to make sure that inmates who have this problem are first and foremost recognized and provided with the needed treatment services (Karberg & James‚ n.d). Substance treatment programs are necessary in prisons so that the prisoners are given a chance to change their ways and facilitation of positive change. It has
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Correctional Facilities & Corruption Combined HU245 Correctional Facilities & Corruption Combined Correctional facilities house some of the most violent individuals in America. Keeping these criminals in line is the fiduciary responsibility of a correctional officer. These officers are held to a much higher standard than your average law enforcement officers. This research paper will discuss the corruption amongst correctional officers‚ gratuities received‚ motivation
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Plan to Improve Correctional Facilities Week 5 Assignment 2 Some women in jail may have committed similar crimes as their male counterparts. Most women inmates live in the same conditions as men inmates do‚ yet women inmates face issues that are far more different than male inmates. The purpose of this paper is to point out some of the issues women inmates face in their everyday life in prison‚ and offer suggestions as to improve those issues. Overall‚ the population of women in the criminal
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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 opportunity to present my application to you for consideration enthuses me. The position I desire to apply for is the correctional officer position‚ in Meridian‚ Minnesota as posted on Indeed.com‚ on March 10‚ 2016. I recently completed my Associates in Criminal Justice and am extremely interested in putting the knowledge that I acquired to work within the Department of Corrections. I realize I have not had much recent work experience however‚ I have ensured that I have developed various skills
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