Juvenile Justice and Correction Justice has always been the goal of our court system‚ but it is not always served‚ especially in cases involving juveniles. The judiciary process has evolved from a system that did not initially consider juveniles‚ to one where juveniles have their own court proceedings‚ facilities‚ and even rules or laws. The juvenile justice system has come a long way‚ and people have worked very hard in its creation. A juvenile is considered to be an individual‚ under the
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The juvenile system works similar in function as the adult system does mainly because they both aid in rehabilitation and changing people’s lives in a positive way. The juvenile criminal system has community-based treatments‚ issues with the prisons and jails‚ and the aftercare programs. There are different programs that help treat different problems with these juveniles. Institutions are separated just like adult institutions are for men and women. There are aftercare programs that help ease a person
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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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Do parole boards have to specify why they deny parole? 17. What percentage/number of offenders get prison vs community based sanctions? 18. Difference b/w parole and probation 19. Powers of probation officers 20. Advantages/ disadvantages of being a parole/ probation officer 21. What are examples of community based corrections? 22. Conditions of probation- know the types of conditions 23. Probation- who can get it? What does it cost? Who orders it? 24. What are
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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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Heath Wetzel Conceptual Map 10/26/2009 Comp II How does the media stereotype you? *Come as your favorite stereotype: By Geo Vittoratos. Stereotypes Japanese women as some people may think of them. It shows a Japanese girl with slanted eyes‚ white paint on her face and dressed in a robe. (Race and Culture) *Will Stereotype for food: By The Latino Comedy Project. Stereotypes Mexicans as people with out jobs that will do any line of work to get by. It has four Mexicans in the back
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Davin Thomas Assignment two 7/5/12 Dr. Singh Justice is a word that has been defined by many but all seem to have similar meanings. For example‚ Plato thinks that justice consists of maintaining the societal status quo. In addition‚ justice is seen as one’s virtues‚ wisdom‚ temperance‚ and courage. He states that in an ordered state everyone should perform his or her role and not interfere with what others do. Whereas‚ Aristotle says justice is within the law and that the law is the
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August 10‚ 2012 Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you describe the distinctions between jails and prisons. Address the following in your comparison. The differences between jails and prison are that jails are locally functioned short term imprisonment facilities initially constructed to grasp defendant’s subsequent capture and unresolved track. Prison is a habitation where sentenced criminals oblige time as sentence for violating the law is a comparatively new expansion in the conduct
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Community Corrections Paper March 01‚ 2015 Ann Meek CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections Sharon Dollar Community Corrections are sanctions imposed on convicted adults or adjudicated Juveniles that occur in a residential or community setting outside of jail or prison. The sanctions are enforced by agencies or courts with legal authority over the adult or juvenile offenders. These are run by corrections programs (www.crimesolutions.gov). In other words broken down it is a program based or
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Robert L. Jett 3/16/2014 Community Based Correction Intro To Sociology Ms. Dawn McClanahan‚ J.D. Community Based Corrections Community based correction is a more effective means of criminal punishment in comparison to incarceration. Community based corrections is a program which supervises people who have been convicted or are facing conviction. It is a non-incarcerate system of correction. These offenders have been convicted or are facing conviction. Some offenders
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