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¶ … community supervision sanctions compare with incarceration in terms of their ability to meet the goals of punishment?
Community supervision sanctions offer up a significant alternative to incarceration regarding their effectiveness in meeting the objectives of punishment. Because there is so much overcrowding in prisons community supervision has become an alternative which has been used more and more heavily and with some success (Cole & Gertz, 2012). Community supervision offers a viable alternative to the prison system in that it is able to return prisoners to their families while keeping watch over their activities, while offering up some form of rehabilitation. The prison industry is simply too costly to keep all prisoners under lock and key, particularly with state prisons collectively containing 1.2 million people (Cole & Gertz, 2012). Thus, community supervision can't help but be a natural outgrowth of this phenomenon, as prisons have their limits. Furthermore, this is...
According to Cole, "We think a reentry analysis makes a com-pelling case for a reconsideration of the jurisprudential logic of parole as well. The central tenet of our parole system is the idea that a prisoner is expected to serve a portion of his sentence in the community, and he risks return to prison -- often for the remainder of his sentence -- if he fails to meet certain conditions" (Cole & Gertz, 2012). This philosophy demonstrates a compelling aspect of what a prison sentence should be: there should be a repayment to society made and proactive effort on the prisoner's part to make good with the community, and through that effort, re-establishing himself as a worthwhile member of the community. Supervised community re-acclimatization can be a more worthwhile expenditure of time and organizational manpower when it comes to finding a viable solution to the population…
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Cole, G. & M. Gertz (eds.) (2012). The criminal justice system: Politics and policies, 10th ed. Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth
Worrall, J. (2008). Crime control in America: What works? 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson Chapter 10, 11.
John Rhodes RE: Community-Based Sanctions & Goals of Sentencing Which one of these do you think is the best method of implementing a community sanction program? Any concerns for public safety in any of these programs? Then there is the boot camp quagmire! Do you think the boot camps in Indiana are effective at reducing recidivism or rehabilitation; are the able to be effectively evaluated? I only ask because of the implications
Community-Based Corrections Description: A court-ordered sanction that puts the offender back into the community but under the supervision of a probation officer. Probation can be assigned to follow jail time (provided good behavior while incarcerated), and it may include having the offender pay a fine, do restitution, and perform community service activities as well (www.pwcgov.org) Advantages: a) Instead of serving time in prison or a county jail the offender gets an opportunity
Future community corrections should also address economic, social, and cultural development of the society. This involves executing correction programs such as work releases. Work release programs would enable inmates to focus on transition and healthy interaction within the community. The inmates participating in this program have the opportunity to find and retain employment chance. They also have the chance to connect with their families thus development of the functional unit
Intermediate sanctions like intensive probation are fast becoming fully integrated into the criminal justice system. McGarry’s (n.d.) monograph “Improving the Use of Intermediate Sanctions” summarizes the findings of recent research by the National Institute of Corrections and the State Justice Institute. The research covered 25 participating jurisdictions, including input from local and state governments as well as law enforcement, correctional workers, and the courts. Methods of acquiring data included surveys
intermediate sanctions? Over the last decade there have been rising overcrowding in prisons and other correction facilities making them costly and dangerous for the inmates. There has been also a need to better manage the crime levels in the community as well as reduce crime, and give fair sentencing to adult offenders. These are the main factors that led to development of intermediate sanctions (Caputo G., 2004). Discuss the evolution and
(Kilgore; Mede, 64) Of course as a program approaches the end, much interaction have concentrated around how to return to the home environment and foster relationships with positive influences and make positive selections. Boot camps unquestionably generate a scope for the boys to become part of a positive peer environment, and this environment is likely to be one of the keys to each boy's success at the camp. (Kilgore; Mede,