CCJS 452 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Treatment And Control Groups, Psalm 51, American Correctional Association
13 Dec 2015
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Major components of the cjs- police, prosecutors, courts, and corrections. Cjs process- (corrections)- sentencing, classification, supervision, programming, and revocation. Corrections definition- the variety of programs, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of individuals who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses. Corrections costs- more than billion per year; prisons being the most expensive. Interconnectedness- processes in one part of the corrections system affect, in both large and small ways, processes in parts of the system. Environment- correctional agencies must deal with outside forces such as public opinion, fiscal constraints, and the law. Corrections has a reciprocal relationship with the environment (correctional practices affect the community and community values and expectations in turn affect corrections) Feedback- systems learn, grow, and improve based on the feedback they receive about their effectiveness; when a system"s work is received well by environment, the system organizes itself to continue functioning that way.
