Correction Trends and Evaluations: Institutional and Community Based Corrections.



Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Conclusion3

References5

Correction Trends and Evaluations: Institutional and Community Based Corrections.

Introduction

Correction is perhaps the most important part of justice system. Since the ultimate goal of justice is to create a better society with peaceful execution of rights and responsibilities. State bears a heavy responsibility of catering to the needs of society in this regard. Institutional and community systems are considered alternative forms of correction system. This paper discusses the trends in the development and operation of community based and institutional corrections. Also, this paper aims at discussing the issues faced by the administration of prisons and finally mentions some alternative forms of corrections systems in place, and the new trends. This paper is neither a complete list of correctional system and nor a history document. The aim of this paper is to draw a tangent line of understanding that leads to the discussion of correction system trends and brief overview.

Discussion

A society is like a body that functions in a manner as to benefit its member organs, the institutions. However, society is not a fairy tell of happily ever after. The hard truth is that many individuals are derailed because of several circumstances, either due to their mental conditions or because of their wrong habits. Justice provides solutions for these types of problems. Correctional services are an important aspect of the justice system. Corrections encompass the rehabilitation of inmates in the jails and prisons (Stern, 1999).

Civilizations have always sought out ways to punish the criminals. The punishment for crimes differs from society, culture, level of crime, religion, social status, and laws of the country. The laws are put in the end, since they came after all other factors in the time line of correction actions. The detainment of the accused party can be traced back to the initial civilizations. The recent phenomenon of incarcerating is relatively a new phenomenon linked to that (Taylor, 2001).

In the old days, prison used to be a waiting lounge for people waiting for their trials or decision by the superiors. It was later in timeline, when it was used for punishment. The punishment was used to be different for people belonging to different economic and social status. Today, however, all stand equal in front of law and justice, and decisions are made on evidence versus the relevant laws and not on the status of the accused. ...