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American Correction - Coggle Diagram
American Correction
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The Correction System
Corrections Statistics
In 2008, U.S. imprisonment rate was 506 per 100,000.
Over 3,200 people on death row and 14,000 serving life sentences.
Considering all forms of corrections, more than 3% of all adults under some form of correctional control
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1 in 6, Male African Americans have been to prison
Great Experiment-– Increase in prison population
Effects on crime:No likely effect
Effects on society: damage to families and communities
Pursuit of justice:Have we become a more just society?
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Federalism
A system of government in which power and responsibilities are divided between a national government and state governments.
All levels of government (state, county, municipal, etc.) are involved in one or more aspects of the correctional system.
Most correctional activity takes place at state level, of all individuals in
correctional system:
1% on probation at federal level
12% on parole at federal level
13% in prison at federal level
Prisons vs. Jails
Prison
An institution for the incarceration of people convicted of serious crimes,
usually felonies.
102 federal prisons, 1719 state prisons
Jail
A facility authorized to hold pretrial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants for periods longer than 48 hours.
Jails are primarily operated by local governments, but in 6 states, they are
integrated with the state prison system.
Key Correctional Issues
Conflicting goals - some disagreements exists as to weather or not prisoners can be "corrected." Issues exist regarding rehabilitation and employment among other factors.
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Making the bureaucracy of correctional services more effective-Monitoring
how workers use their time/energy has to become more effective.
Coordinating correctional activity across different agencies- Dispersed
decision making improves interagency coordination.
Dealing with correctional uncertainty-It is impossible to predict how
individual choice will impact the system.
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