SOC301H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Prison Officer, Fundraising
Document Summary
Responsible for managing adult offenders, sentenced to two or more years: offenders who sentenced less than two years and youth offenders are the responsibility of the provincial/territorial corrections system. Also responsible for the management of offenders within institutions and the supervision of offenders on conditional release (parole) in the community. Responsible for csc"s overall planning, policy development and administration. Five regional offices for administering the operations of correctional institutions. Institutions are classified as maximum, medium, minimum and multi level security facilities: responsible for 57 institutions. Maximum institutions: offenders pose a serious risk to the community. Perimeter is well defined, highly secure and controlled. Medium institutions: offenders who considered a risk to the safety of the community. Minimum institutions: offenders who pose a low risk to the safety of the community are housed in these institutions. Freedom of movement: often the last stop for offender before re-entering the community.
