CRIM 3417 Lecture 1: Lecture 1: Introduction to Community Based Corrections
22 Jan 2019
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Community-based corrections: any sanctions in which offenders serve all or a portion of their sentence in the community. When offenders serve part of their punishment in the community. Most commonly known forms of community corrections: Probation - where you are being supervised in the community instead of going to an institution. Typically used for low-level offenses, nonviolent offenses, and juveniles and young adults. Parole - in addition to an institutional sanction, early release based on your behavior, you serve the remainder of your sentence in the community. *while technical differences exist between probation and parole, both involve supervision in the community. The supervision tends to look very similar. American practices evolved from early english alternatives. For some criminals, they would provide a means for seeking sanctuary because the punishments were usually very harsh. Happened in cases where the punishment didn"t necessarily fit the crime. Secular - cities designated as neutral group from prosecution.
