Reforming the Current U.S. Corrections System In the United States‚ the corrections system is a network of agencies that administer a jurisdiction’s prisons and community-based programs. It is responsible for implement the punishment for a convicted offender. This can range from being on probation to serving years in prison. The current system has evolved to meet the demands of society for the past centuries. While the current system does a semi-decent job‚ it can be changed in order to be more
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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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Corrections CJA 444 March 12‚ 2012 Corrections Correctional officers are in charge of overseeing individuals who have been arrested and are currently awaiting trial‚ and those that have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to serve a sentence in jail of prison (Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2010-11). Correctional officers usually have no law enforcement duties outside of a prison of jail facility they work at maintaining order within the institute and they over see many inmates preventing assault
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Corrections Accreditation and Privatization CJS/230 July 6‚ 2014 David Foltzer Accreditation means to meet requirements. Corrections are a system of agencies likes jails and prisons. So corrections accreditation is just that. Correction systems need to meet requirements all the time to maintain accreditation to hold a higher standard. Corrections accreditation has a positive effect on the professional develop of corrections officers. Because the standards
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Juvenile Corrections & Treatment Your name CJS 240 October 24‚ 2010 The Juvenile corrections system has various methods to support the underlying goal of rehabilitation and reform. This system affects the entire community in its successes and failures; members of the society should take time to understand what efforts are being made to reform these young offenders and what obstacles must be eliminated to make it more effective. The following paper will attempt to summarize community
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Community Corrections Paper CJS/230 University of Phoenix Community corrections supervise offenders in communities and work release facilities. Community corrections will provide guidance‚ 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
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In chapter 11 of Corrections in America‚ the author explains the organization and basic functions of state prisons. This chapter outlines the state prison system. The author also explains the classification and assignment process in state prisons‚ the impact that politics and government policy have on corrections‚ and the impact that budgets have on correctional facility. Most institutions are short on money and personnel‚ and their environments are isolated both physically and philosophically
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Corrections in America Zachary Gene Mooney Notre Dame College The American correctional system has its flaws like many other programs in America today. A hot topic in today?s society is whether or not the American criminal justice system is effective; often times‚ this leads citizens to believe that the United States can no longer be considered the land of the free because of its various flaws. America has the highest imprisonment rate in the entire world along with a shockingly high rate
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Life for a Corrections Officer Elizabeth Austin CRJ303: Corrections Instructor: Tracy Crump January 7‚ 2012 Being a correction officer is not an easy job. Each and every correction officer has a daily routine‚ stress‚ danger‚ and has to learn to gain compliance of every inmate. Every day in a prison working with inmates can be a challenge; some days may seem easier than other days. There is a daily routine and schedule that each correction officer has to come to terms with. The tasks could
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|CJ121 Corrections | |Key Graded Assignment #1 – Corrections Timeline | This assignment supports the following outcomes: • Illustrate the history and development of correctional systems. • Analyze how past correctional practices influence the contemporary correctional system. • Defend your recommendations
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