...Corrections and Treatment Troynell Montgomery CJS/240 01/11/2013 Al Garcia Corrections and Treatment Depending on who you ask some people believe in “an eye for an eye” when it comes to crime. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. If a person is bold enough to commit a crime, then they should feel the same pain they inflicted upon their victims. With that being said, I cannot help but wonder if the same rules apply for juvenile offenders. It is my goal to discuss how it may be more beneficial to help the troubled youth instead of locking them up. We can divide corrections and treatment into three categories: community-based treatment, institutionalization, and aftercare programs. They all offer a distinct purpose and programs aimed at rehabilitating. When a juvenile offender is matched up with a program tailored to their needs the end result could be very positive. Community-based treatment is designed to keep the offender in the community as oppose to locking them up. The main goal is to ensure the safety of the community, therefore only non-violent first time offenders are eligible (Siegel & Welsh, 2005). Some examples of community-based treatment consist of community service, electronic monitoring, and individual/family counseling (Siegel & Welsh, 2005). Community service programs provide the offender with the opportunity to right the wrong they imposed on the community. Electronic monitoring enables the offender to remain in his/her community...
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...Corrections and Treatment COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENTS Sometimes when a juvenile is charged with a crime there are options available to them that does not include jail time. One option is community-based treatments, community-based treatments refers to efforts to provide care, protection, and treatment for juveniles that are in need. The two community-based treatments that I will focus on are probation and electronic monitoring. Probation is non-punitive legal dispositions for delinquent youths, emphasizing treatment without incarceration. Probation can be assigned to a youth as a sentence for a crime. What happens with probation is the youth is assigned a probation officer and are given specific rules they must follow while on probation. They may also be assigned to participate in other specific treatment programs as well. The juvenile has certain times a month that they meet with an officer and the officer makes sure that the juvenile is keeping up with any other assigned treatment, and following all the rules that were assigned by the court. They must also follow all of the conditions of their parole, which can include maintaining a residence, leading law-abiding lives, and not associating with certain individuals. Electronic monitoring, also known as house arrest, is a program that allows offenders sentenced to probation to remain in the community on condition that they stay at home during specific periods. Usually they have a device attached to their ankles that...
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...percent of the total adult population currently being under some form of correctional supervision, the role of community corrections is essential within the criminal justice field (Alarid & Del Carmen, 2011). Community corrections can best be described as “a nonincarcerative sanction in which offenders serve all or a portion of their sentence in the community” (Alarid & Del Carmen, 2011, p 3). With the number of offenders growing community corrections seeks to reduce recidivism, impose appropriate punishment upon offenders, as well as prepare offenders for re-entry into society. These missions or goals of probation and parole agencies are diminished due to an emergent amount of offenders with mental illnesses entering the community corrections system. “Within the context of the overall grown in community corrections populations, probation and parole officers are coming into contact with a disproportionately high number of people with mental illnesses (most of whom have co-occurring substance use disorders)” (Prins & Draper, 2009, p 1). Moreover research has found that offenders with mental illness are some of the most complex group to supervise within community corrections (Prins & Draper, 2009). “More than 60 percent of severely mentally ill offenders released from prison in 2005 returned to prison within two years” (Missouri Department of Corrections, 2011). In addition to higher recidivism rates than offenders without mental illness, offenders with mental illness are...
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...in the criminal justice system There are concepts created to help with the future of criminal justice system department of corrections growth is being structured. For the reason with the trends that started from the past into the current time happening, from the issues turning in to problematic situations. With the overpopulated jail and prison system and the shortage of finances, to keep the criminal justice system efficiency However, in the matter if they do not deal, with and discover an excellent solution to aid in this matter. Then will continue to make the criminal justice system of corrections inefficient. Future with the department of corrections, to be in question the concepts that looked at as answers to the problems are the Relapse Prevention Therapy treatment programs. In addition, restorative for the criminal justice department of corrections future, which being discuss with community activist, legislators. In addition, the administrators as they figure out the best methods that will correct, the distress also issues with the trends from the past in the current situations. With the past, the criminal justice system, department of corrections the political figures thought which taking a harsh tactics, to criminal committing criminal actions was a just thing to do. For the reason, recidivism would not lower with programs treatment, which is what they thought to be true this also thought of dropping the criminal actions nationwide also to secure society...
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...a decrease in the age these of married couple. In many cases, infertility is supported by psycho-emotional disorders. The repetitive thoughts about trying to get pregnant can make psycho-emotional health of couple suffer. Some couples continue to fight for being parent, some of them give up, but all feel equally bad. Thus, there is a circle mechanism: on the one hand, the fact of infertility contributes to a negative emotional state, on the other hand, a destructive psycho-emotional state leads to physical problems and infertility. The ability not to have baby in the family is one of the most serious chronic stressful situations for spouses. Depression and infertility are companions. The impact of psychological state due to infertility treatment result is recognized by almost all researchers. Depression due to infertility are not only harmful to psycho-emotional state of couple, but also is very dangerous to physical ability to have children. P. P. Verbovyi, Comparative Evaluation of Psycho-emotion State of Married Couple. In this article the author dives comparative description of the depression in women and men due to infertility. The clinical and psychopathological observation and examination of 90 couple who suffers infertility problems show that the most severe syndromes of depression is in couple who suffers infertility problem from 1 to 5 years. The severity of syndromes goes down from 6 to 10 years, and again up from 11 to 15 years. Purpose of this work was to establish...
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...Community Corrections or Incarceration Are community corrections a better solution than incarceration? Michelle Brooks ITT Technical Institute Community Corrections or Incarceration Abstract In this research paper will read about different subjects and topics that pertain to incarceration and community corrections. The incarceration rate is going up in the United States while at the same time community corrections is slowly fading away because of limited support from the local communities and government officials within each state. In this research I hope to find out those community corrections has more to offer than incarceration. In conclusion incarceration is not the right way but community corrections will be. Community Corrections or Incarceration Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Background on Community Corrections Background on Incarceration Effectives of Community Corrections Effectives of Incarceration Programs dealing with Community Corrections Programs while Incarcerated Theory Interview with Mr. Sharron Wilson Result Reference Page Community Corrections or Incarceration Introduction Community Corrections is a better solution than incarceration because it offers many different alternative programs for several different types of offenders. Incarceration also offers similar programs...
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...September 9, 2013 CJA/484 Mr. James Herring Criminal Justice Trends Paper New philosophies to aid in the future progress of corrections are being developed as a result of past and current trends. The issues and concerns surrounding the corrections component of the criminal justice system are overcrowded prisons and their decreasing budget. If these issues and concerns are not address, they will continue to affect the effectiveness and future operations of corrections. Restorative and community justice programs are options being considered for the future of corrections as administrators, legislators, and activists debate philosophies to address these issues and concerns resulting from past and current trends. In the past, the national political climate favored the “get tough” approach against crime. It was believed that treatment programs could not reduce recidivism. Furthermore, it was also believed to keep the national crime rate low and protect the public, offenders of crime must be punished to deter crime. As a result, reforms such as truth-in-sentencing and three-strike legislation were implemented into the law. These reforms targeted individuals involved with drugs and repeat offenders of crime. The reforms...
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...| A NEW CONCEPT FOR THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | MISSOURI REENTY PROCESs | 1004,433 and counting. The Missouri Department of Corrections continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The Missouri Prison population as of 08-2009 consists of 104,433 inmates. This includes both male and female inmates. Missouri seeks to stem the tide of inmates, by using a new concept called the Missouri Reentry Process. At this time, there are approximately 104,433 inmates being supervised by the Missouri Department Of Corrections. There are 53,437 on Probation, 30,608 incarcerated, 17,663 on Parole, and 2,725 on Interstate compact. There are also many Inmates supervised by Community and Institutional Programs. There are 681 in Community Release Centers, 235 in Residential Facilities, 988 on Electronic Monitoring, 4,328 in Community Treatment Centers, and 2,491 in Drug Court. While the number of Inmates continue to grow in Missouri, there is a solution in site. The solution is a new concept called the Missouri Reentry Process. Prior to the Missouri Reentry Process, inmates were pretty much on their own when they were released. If the inmate was released on Probation or Parole, they were expected to comply with any and all stipulations assigned to them by the Probation and Parole Board. The stipulation were in place to keep track of their progress when returning to society. Some inmates that had been sentenced to short term incarceration, like a 120 day call back or shock...
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...Corrections in America have been constantly changing since the 1930s. From rehabilitation, (1930s to 1950s), to reintegration, (1950s to 1970s), to punitive, (1970s to 1980s), ways of sentencing criminal offenders have transformed immensely. Why is this a big topic of interest? Why should the people care about where the correctional system is headed? Corrections are a major part of the American culture and research over the past should be used to see what can be done to help corrections for the better. This paper will discuss the reasons why corrections have moved from a rehabilitation model to the punitive model and how that has affected the sentencing practices. Then it will discuss the possibilities for the next era of corrections and why...
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...Corrections Trend Evaluation Diana Robles CJA/394 August 13, 2012 University of Phoenix Corrections Trend Evaluation There have been many different and difficult trends among the justice system. These include many issues and controversy over centuries. We as society now learn and comprehend that our justice system is improving within time and developing a different theory to analyze in a better way what can be done to keep improving it. An evaluation will be described including the past, present, and the future of what is now the development and operational of the institutional community is based on corrections. As well as the issues and the future issues that prison and prisons administrators and the way the correction systems are developing within different trends. Past, present and future The past a, present and future trends that pertain to the development and operation of institutional and community that are based on corrections is for example the perspective that is been used today (Muraskin &Roberts, 2009). “Get tough on crime “is a viewpoint that has created a continuous development and increasing in the prison that have continual into the twenty first century (Muraskin &Roberts, 2009). As time keep passing by and society keeps changing, justice system is going to be moving more towards treatment orientation (Muraskin &Roberts, 2009). As well as community corrections will be improved and prolonged more (Muraskin &Roberts, 2009). Earlier in the years...
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...Accounting Changes and Error Corrections Chapter 20 Review Notes The accounting profession has identified two main categories of accounting changes: 1. Change in accounting estimate: these are considered to be part of the normal accounting process, not corrections or changes of past periods. Examples of changes in accounting estimates include bad debt expense, depreciation, residual values, and warranty obligations. A change in depreciation method is considered a change in estimate. 2. Change in accounting principle: these involve changes from one generally accepted principle or method to another. They do not include the initial adoption of an accounting principle as a result of transactions or events that had not occurred (or were immaterial) in previous periods. Changes from principles that are not generally accepted to principles that are, count as error corrections, not changes in accounting principle. The accounting treatment for changes in accounting estimates reflects the effect of the change only in the current and future periods. No retrospective restatement of prior periods’ financial statements is made. The treatment of changes in accounting principle, by contrast, does retrospectively restate the financial statements in accordance with the change in principle for those years included in the current year’s comparative financial statements; moreover, the change in net income for still earlier years is shown as an adjustment to the...
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...really starting to evolve. I will then talk about the definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory release. Then I will go into probation, explaining what probation is and how it compares to the other forms of sentencing. Finally, I will talk about the definition of community corrections, and the different options of community corrections that exist. I will give my personal opinion on whether I think there are better solutions to the current parole process, probation system, and the community corrections options. Rehabilitation Rehabilitation is a form of punishment that really started to develop in 1945. This was the era known for using treatment, therapies, and education for criminals. Rehabilitation is act of restoring criminals to a proper state so they can be an active participant in society upon release from prison. According to “Wikipedia” (2013), “The assumption of rehabilitation is that people are not permanently criminal and that it is possible to restore a criminal to a useful life, to a life in which they contribute to themselves and to society” (para. 1). This is very important for criminals that are mentally ill, or have some medical issues. Sometimes criminals need treatment and education to assist them with getting and staying on the right path. A path for success and renovation. Parole Parole is an extension of a criminal’s punishment. Parole allows a prisoner to escape from the walls of prison into the civilian world while participating in some...
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...Kaplain University CJ411: Drugs and Alcohol in the Criminal Justice System Prof:Elycia Daniel 07/25/11 For this paper we were required to do research and conduct an interview with a person from a treatment or prevention program in our community. As I was looking for programs I found that the Gateway Foundation had a facility near my area in Aurora, IL. The facility is located on the campus of the Provina Medical center which is one of the area's most prominent hospitals. The address is 400 Mercy Lane Aurora, IL 60506 and the phone number I called was (630) 966-7400. The name of the person I spoke with was Nick Turner. Nick Turner is an outpatient counselor for the Gateway Foundation in the Aurora facility. The first question that I asked Nick was if he could give a brief history lesson about the company? He explained that the Gateway foundation is a non-for profit organization that is dedicated to helping people that are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. From the counselor I found out that the Gateway Foundation opened its first facility in 1968 in the Cook County area. Since then they have grown into one of the largest and most trusted providers of drug and alcohol abuse treatment services in the United States. During the interview I learned that Gateway has treatment centers located throughout Illinois and are expanding throughout the United States. From speaking with the counselor I could tell that he was really proud of the history of the company and that he...
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...Mentally Ill and Handicapped in Corrections "Corrections is the variety of programs, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of individuals who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses" (pg 8). The goals of corrections are fair punishment and community protection. These goals not only define the purpose of corrections but also serve as the criteria by which we evaluate correctional work. "Corrections can be viewed as a series of processes: sentencing, classification, supervision, programming, and revocation" (Clear, Cole, & Reisig, pg. 9). While criminals are being processed, the correctional agencies have to deal with the pressure of public opinion, fiscal constraints, and the law. This may lead to actions not seen best suited for achieving fairness or public protection. "The American corrections system today employs over seven hundred thousand administrators, psychologists, officers, counselors, social workers, and others. The federal government, the 50 states, over three thousand counties, and uncounted municipalities and public and private organizations administer corrections at an average annual cost of over $60 billion" (Clear, Cole, & Reisig, pg.13). Corrections contain many subunits, each have their own functions and responsibilities. These subunits are probation officers, halfway houses, prisons, and others. Theses subunits vary in size, goals, clientele, and organizational structure.They are either administered in institutions...
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...Community Corrections has been a big part of the criminal justice system. It is used as an alternative to imprisonment. The United States costs have risen in the last twenty years, these costs have come from building more jails and prisons. Policy makers needed to come up with a solution that could help cut these costs, and also stop overcrowding in prisons. Many states are on community- based corrections now. So the question is how can evidence-based practices in community corrections effectively manage offenders without compromising safety? To be able to meet this challenge it requires correction leaders to the use the most effective resources and focus on giving services that prove to reduce offender recidivism. Some examples of community corrections are parole and probation. Both systems watch convicted offenders and sometimes use the same sanctions and rehabilitation programs, but work differently. For instance, offenders on probation serve their sentencing in the community instead of being incarcerated. On the other hand, an offender on parole served time in prison but was granted to be let out in the community; due to maybe good behavior or time served expired. As policy makers now focus to have community- based corrections, probation agencies are stepping up to the plate as a leader. Probation higher ups are having the challenge to help lower these pressures by handling the growing number of offenders within the community. Instead of sending these offenders to prison...
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