Community corrections paper
Tabitha T. Anderson
230
June 19, 2016
Daniel Henry

Community corrections paper

There are many thoughts on whether community corrections are beneficial to society and the person convicted of a crime. First, we must understand what is community corrections? Community corrections are when felons are supervised outside of prison. Probation and parole are usually the most common practiced of community correction. The problem with society is we feel that if you commit a crime, you should go directly to jail. What we fail to realize is that if every criminal went to prison, there would probably be prisons on every corner like there is a Walgreens on every corner. The purpose of community corrections is to give the offender a second chance at showing us that they can do better and that they just made a bad decision. Community corrections evaluate the likelihood of them committing different crimes, assign them to programs that will help them be successful members of society, and make sure that they are checking in with their probation or parole officer. When we give the convict a chance to correction their behavior, it can be beneficial in the long run.

There is always going to be pros and cons to every situation. The good thing about community corrections is it saves us taxpayer's money by keeping that individual out of prison. Having the out of prison cut down on the cost of living that we have to pay to cover them while in prison. I believe the con to community correction is that you cannot be 100% sure that the person will follow all the terms of their parole or probation, and this can lead them straight to prison.

I think in the near future, there will be more community correction programs offer to a criminal because the laws are always changing, and they are not getting any stricter in my opinion. Sometimes I feel like the