Sociology 2256A/B Lecture 13: Corrections Week 13
18 Aug 2015
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Short answer pulled from lecture (1) programming and services: corrections responsible for providing programming and services to offenders. Increasing female prison population: aboriginal overrepresentation in the cjs, offenders with mh problems. Systems of corrections have been slow to adopt evidence-based strategies. Increasing body of what works : multiple challenges in adopting evidence-based practices. Expanding effective interventions page 356. or 366: rnr principles as the basis for correctional interventions, restorative justice, throughcare means if offenders are receiving care while institution ,the will continue to get. Stics model for probation practice care when they leave prison (2) addressing underlying problems: criminal behavior symptom of other difficulties, criminal behavior and . Addressing the needs of offenders: many offenders are marginal. Mentally ill, few community supports, homeless, little education. Little evidence that it is beneficial: generally, systems of corrections do not reduce this marginality. Some programs exist to address the needs of crime victims. Examples: hiv, aids, hep b & c, tuberculosis.
