CJ130 Community-Based Corrections
California Department of Corrections
Definition of community-based corrections
Community corrections are sanctions imposed on convicted adults or adjudicated
juveniles that occur in a residential or community setting outside of jail or prison
(CrimeSolutions.gov, 2020).
The sanctions are enforced by agencies or courts with legal authority over the
adult or juvenile offenders
Community corrections programs are generally operated by probation agencies
(correctional supervision within the community instead of incarceration) and
parole agencies (conditional, supervised release from prison)
(CrimeSolutions.gov, 2020, para. 1)
An alternative to incarceration
Speaker notes:
Community-based corrections were established to give offenders a place in their
community while still serving their sentences. The community-based corrections
program is an alternative means of punishing offenders through organizing
several programs that put the offenders to serve within the community, while still
being under the supervision of the department of corrections. This system has
, been appreciated among many nations, especially in the US where the number
of prisoners was increasing at a threatening rate (Petersilia, 2008). This
correction program has proved to be essential through reducing overcrowding in
prison, minimizing recidivism rates, and providing a cost-effective solution prison
services.
Three goals of community-based corrections
The goals of Community Based Corrections are:
Easing institutional crowding and costs
Preventing future criminal behavior through surveillance, rehabilitation, and
community reintegration
Addressing victims needs through reformative/restorative justice
(Siegel & Bartollas, 2017)
Speaker notes: The community programs attempt to accomplish many goals.
These goals include easing institutional crowding and cost; preventing future
criminal behavior through surveillance, rehabilitation, and community
reintegration; and addressing victims needs through reformative/restorative
justice (Siegel & Bartollas, 2017). “Community-based alternative to prison claims
to be more effective in reducing recidivism than are traditional prisons, to be
cheaper than prisons, and to reduce overcrowding in prisons and jails” (Marion,
2002, para. 1). According to Marion (2002), recidivism rates of community
California Department of Corrections
Definition of community-based corrections
Community corrections are sanctions imposed on convicted adults or adjudicated
juveniles that occur in a residential or community setting outside of jail or prison
(CrimeSolutions.gov, 2020).
The sanctions are enforced by agencies or courts with legal authority over the
adult or juvenile offenders
Community corrections programs are generally operated by probation agencies
(correctional supervision within the community instead of incarceration) and
parole agencies (conditional, supervised release from prison)
(CrimeSolutions.gov, 2020, para. 1)
An alternative to incarceration
Speaker notes:
Community-based corrections were established to give offenders a place in their
community while still serving their sentences. The community-based corrections
program is an alternative means of punishing offenders through organizing
several programs that put the offenders to serve within the community, while still
being under the supervision of the department of corrections. This system has
, been appreciated among many nations, especially in the US where the number
of prisoners was increasing at a threatening rate (Petersilia, 2008). This
correction program has proved to be essential through reducing overcrowding in
prison, minimizing recidivism rates, and providing a cost-effective solution prison
services.
Three goals of community-based corrections
The goals of Community Based Corrections are:
Easing institutional crowding and costs
Preventing future criminal behavior through surveillance, rehabilitation, and
community reintegration
Addressing victims needs through reformative/restorative justice
(Siegel & Bartollas, 2017)
Speaker notes: The community programs attempt to accomplish many goals.
These goals include easing institutional crowding and cost; preventing future
criminal behavior through surveillance, rehabilitation, and community
reintegration; and addressing victims needs through reformative/restorative
justice (Siegel & Bartollas, 2017). “Community-based alternative to prison claims
to be more effective in reducing recidivism than are traditional prisons, to be
cheaper than prisons, and to reduce overcrowding in prisons and jails” (Marion,
2002, para. 1). According to Marion (2002), recidivism rates of community
