Sutton-Bennett November 25, 2014 A Retreat in the CJS 2 Abstract In contemporary culture, an emphasis on a “tough on crime” criminal justice system has been a topic of debate amongst all citizens. In this paper, a comparison of statistical evidence and treatment rates will be discussed. The purpose is to stipulate evidence of declining crime rates, and alternative sanctions to the crime bill c-10. In addition, a consultation of rehabilitation methods and apprehension of why there is a disproportionality
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Discussing the arguments for and against the increased use of community corrections in the criminal justice system is a very broad a difficult topic to cover fully. It is best to start by examining what community corrections actually is. The National Institute of Justice defines it as programs that oversee offenders outside of jail or prison, and are administered by agencies or courts with the legal authority to enforce sanctions. It includes probation – correctional supervision within the community
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INSTITUTIONAL VS. COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PAPER Tierra Alexander June 5, 2016 CJS/255 Mitch Jessip In today’s world we never understand how the what it is as a prisoner to know the difference between institutional and community corrections. This being whether they are on probation, parole, or reentry of an institution. So with this being said I will let you know about this by comparing and contrasting the difference in the two corrections. In most of this it’s based off the objective of institutional
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Criminal Justice System Paper There are five stages of our criminal justice system; they are investigation and arrest, pretrial activities, trial, sentencing, and corrections. Each of these five stages has various steps and processes to them in order to ensure that each person’s right to due process is met. While each person has a right to be protected from crime, each person also has a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. The criminal justice system is set
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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
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Running Header: THE MAINE STATE PRISON HAS THE ABILITY TO CUT COSTS 1 The Maine State Prison has the ability to cut healthcare costs by using Medical Diets as part of a medical treatments Kaplan University THE MAINE STATE PRISON HAS THE ABILITY TO CUT HEALTHCARE COSTS 2 Taking prescription medication has become an everyday part of life for many people. Nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug. More than half take two
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to keep a person imprisoned for one year is unbelievable. The average cost to house an inmate in California over one year is $47,102. (Brown, 2009) In Wisconsin that number is $31,806, much closer to the national average. (National institute of corrections, 2008) Think of all the money that could be saved by referring non violent offenders to rehabilitation instead of putting them in jail. Even with all the spending done each year on inmates, they are just as likely to commit a crime when they
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Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections Intermediate sanctions are sentences, a criminal sentence in between being incarcerated and or on probation. Dual purposes are it helps reduce overcrowding and it lessens the burden off the prison system, it helps to reduce a relapse of committing the same crime by finding the behaviors of the defendants; the reasoning behind committing the crime in the first place. An example is if the drug treatment programs work the individual will not be likely
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Community Corrections Paper Hope Washington CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections June 23, 2013 John Feltgen Community corrections programs oversee offenders outside of jail or prison, and are administered by agencies or courts with the legal authority to enforce sanctions. Community corrections include probation correctional supervision within the community rather than jail or prison and parole a period of conditional, supervised release from prison. The Community Corrections Division of the
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