Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Corrections (Incarceration (Programs and Services (Educational, Vocational…
Corrections
Incarceration
Models
Custodial
Maintenance security
Rehabilitation
security and housekeeping activities
Reintegration
prisoners must be prepared for return to society
Prison Organization
Goals
Keeping (custody)
using (working)
serving (treating) inmates
Roles of correctional officers in prison
linchpins of the prison system
Characteristics of incarcerated population
male
young
minorities
low education
Programs and Services
Educational
Vocational
Industrial
Rehabilitative
Medical Services
(Sentencing in courts)
Corrections
Developement
Penitentiary draws away corporal punishment
Rehab/ medical models failed to recidivism
Community model
increased opportunities for successful offenders
Crime control model
emphasized
incarceration
long and mandatory sentencing
strict supervision
Roles
Federal
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Administrative Office in US Courts
State
Administration under executive branch
Local
Jails
hold people waiting trial and hold sentenced offenders
Law of Corrections
Rights
1st, 4th, 8th, and 14th Amendments
Civil service laws
set procedures
hiring
promoting
firing
Prison population increase
Why?
increased arrests
tougher sentencing practices
war on drugs
(Goals of criminal justice system)
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
Reentry
Problem
Lack of resources
budget issues
lack of programs
Parole
conditional release from prison
primary method by which inmates rejoin society
remains under correctional supervision
Release of felons into the community
Types
expiration release
mandatory release
conditional release
discretionary release
ex-offender supervision
parole officers are assigned to supervise and assist inmates making the transition to society
officers roles are as cops and social workers
(Policing)
Problems for parolees during reentry
find housing
find employment
reestablish relationships
life adjustment is difficult
Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
Community Corrections Assumptions
many offenders' crimes do not warrant incarceration
Community supervision is cheaper than incarceration
Recidivism is no greater for those under community supervision than those who go to prison
Ex-inmates require both support and supervision when they return to the community
Intermediate Sanctions
designed punishments that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than prison
implemented by
courts
community
institutions
Key issues faced by community corrections
budget cuts
offenders require close attention
problems in implementing sanctions