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    Jails, Prisons and Community based Corrections Anthony Canez CJA/204 June 27, 2013 Robin Downey Jails, Prisons and Community based Corrections In this essay I will attempt to explain and discuss probation and how it compares to other forms of sentencing, the types of prison, the origins of rehabilitation in prisons, parole and how it differs from mandatory release and finally options of community corrections. Ending the essay will be a critique on the current rehabilitation options. The history

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    restorative theory aims to reintroduce and re-incorporate the persons back into the community after retribution or rehabilitation. The retributive theory is optimistic and believes that

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    Introduction Delores Freeman HCC Community Resource Correction 2301 Paulina Cary February 7, 2016 [The abstract should be one paragraph of between 150 and 250 words. It is not indented. Section titles, such as the word Abstract above, are not considered headings so they don’t use bold heading format. Instead, use the Section Title style. This style automatically starts your section on a new page, so you don’t have to add page breaks. Note that all of the styles for this template are available

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    Community-based corrections is a cheaper means of punishing offenders in comparison to confining the offenders to jail or prison (Martin, 2003). Placing the offenders in community-based correctional programs reduce the issue of overcrowding in prisons and jails (Lawrence & Hesse, 2010). The primary purposes of community-based corrections are to hold the offenders accountable and protect public safety by monitoring the offenders through alternative programs (National Institute of Justice, 1998)

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    Community based corrections and the evidence based practices The residential community corrections facilities (RCCF) are now a common idea in the USA that directed at helping curb the rise in crime but at the same time decongesting the prisons as well as rehabilitation the deviants within the society. The residents live within the facility and not in their homes, they must also be employed or at least on part time jobs, the residents can also leave the facility at any time to go to verified work

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    Community Corrections Community corrections can be defined as orders and strict instructions given to convicted adults and juveniles, which occur in a community setting outside jail or prison. It involves the supervision and management of offenders by community correction officers in the community. It usually happens when offenders are imposed to undertake community projects as an alternative to imprisonment. It can also be a condition of release on parole from prison. Community corrections

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    Community corrections can be defined as orders and strict instructions given to convicted adults and young ones, which occur in a community setting outside jail or prison. It involves the supervision and management of offenders by community correction officers in the community. It usually happens when offenders are imposed to undertake community projects as an alternative to imprisonment. It can also be a condition of release on parole from prison. Community corrections bring several benefits to

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    Intermediate sanctions and community corrections are increasingly used to fill the gap between the classic sanctions of imprisonment and probation. The applications of these intermediate measures, including particularly community service, have proved problematic. Fortunately, measures can be taken to greatly improve intermediate sanctions and community service, in particular, can be improved through communication. Body: Analyzing Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections within the Correctional

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    taxpayers of the community, causing great concern. If inmate population is to be maintained under control, the continuous use of community corrections programs is inevitable. Overall, research demonstrates that the percentage of the prison population frequently diminishes with the use of community corrections programs. Supervision of these programs is, therefore, offered at a significantly lower cost than incarceration as it oversees “offenders outside of jail or prison” (Community Corrections, 2014). While

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    Is Community Justice a Factor in Traditional Correctional Functions? LaShawn McNair Professor Herbeck Criminal Justice and the Community April 15, 2012 When we hear the word corrections, most of us tend to think of a jail or prison. It is popularly believed that the function of corrections is merely to lock criminals up. Most of us don’t associate corrections with the community. The objective of my essay is to show the correlation between traditional correctional functions and community

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