Community-based alternatives to prison claim to be more effective in reducing recidivism than are traditional prisons, to be cheaper than prisons, and to reduce overcrowding in prisons and jails. This study uses a case study approach of a community based program in the Midwest United States to determine if those community corrections alternatives achieve those results. The findings from this case study show that the recidivism rates of community corrections are lower than those of the prison inmates only in some cases and that the costs are cheaper only in some cases.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0032885502238682
It also shows that community corrections serve as a true alternative to prison in some instances but more often only widens the net and increases the state's control over criminal offenders. Community-based alternatives to prison claim to be more effective in reducing recidivism than are traditional prisons, to be cheaper than prisons, and to reduce...
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0032885502238682
Community-Based Corrections community-based corrections roadmap The 37 unit Community-Based Corrections certificate program provides the student with an introduction to the Human Services behavioral core and skills with a specialized area of study in the various aspects of community-based corrections.
https://www.saddleback.edu/hs/hs/community-based-corrections
Community Corrections Mission Statement. The mission of Community Corrections is to enhance community safety and reduce harm to citizens by positively impacting lives.
https://corrections.az.gov/community-corrections
COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS ROADMAP. The 37 unit Community-Based Corrections certificate program provides the student with an introduction to the Human Services behavioral core and skills with a specialized area of study in the various aspects of community-based corrections.
https://www.saddleback.edu/hs/hs/community-based-corrections
COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS ROADMAP The 37 unit Community-Based Corrections certificate program provides the student with an introduction to the Human Services behavioral core and skills with a specialized area of study in the various aspects of community-based corrections.
https://www.saddleback.edu/hs/hs/community-based-corrections
Students who complete this program will be able to: 1  Expound upon knowledge of multiple and diverse criminological theories. 2  Exhibit an understanding of how the history of the criminal justice system relates to contemporary community-based corrections regulations and environments.
https://www.saddleback.edu/hs/hs/community-based-corrections
Community Corrections Vision Statement A partner for safer communities. The responsibility of the Community Corrections Bureau of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) are to protect the public through community based supervision of offenders upon release from an institution and/or offenders accepted under the Interstate Compact (ISC) until expiration of their term of supervision.
https://corrections.az.gov/community-corrections
Community-Based Corrections. The 37 unit Community-Based Corrections certificate program provides the student with an introduction to the Human Services behavioral core and skills with a specialized area of study in the various aspects of community-based corrections.
https://www.saddleback.edu/hs/hs/community-based-corrections
Community Corrections ensures the accurate release, effective re-entry, transition and supervision of offenders released to the community utilizing a continuum of supervision services, strategies, evidence based programs and meaningful incentives and sanctions.
https://corrections.az.gov/community-corrections
what are community-based corrections
The 37 unit Community-Based Corrections certificate program provides the student with an introduction to the Human Services behavioral core and skills with a specialized area of study in the various aspects of community-based corrections.