CRIM 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Penology, The Who, The Corrections
27 Apr 2018
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Chapter 3: Contemporary Canadian Corrections
The Mandate and Goals of Corrections
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The Who of Corretios
- All correction systems have noncarceral (non-institutional) (more correctional personnel
and offenders) and careceral (institutional) components
- Community Corrections: include alternatives to confinement (diversion and probation)
o 23 percent of offenders in custody
o 77 percent are under community supervision
The What of Corretios
- Political Enterprise
o Perspective (critical school): correctional polices and practices are influence by
laws and by the government of the day.
o Approach towards punitive penology
- Corrections as a subsystem of the criminal justice system
o Public, police, criminal courts are the foundation of the criminal justice system
o 4 main groups of agencies and organizations whose activities and decisions
affect correctional systems:
▪ the police (apprehension)
▪ the judiciary (sentencing)
▪ correctional departments and parole boards (release from custody)
▪ legislative bodies (the framework with which the police, judiciary and
corrections/parole boards operate)
- Corrections as a Range of Programs Delivered in Community and Institutional Settings
o Most convicted offenders finish their sentence under supervision
A Definition of Corrections
- Corrections: The structures, policies and programs to punish, treat, and supervise
persons convicted of criminal offences
The Correctional Process
- Stages: initial contact with police, through courts and if convicted into corrections.
- Flow of cases through criminal justice system has been characterized as SIEVE or
FUNNEL
Corrections in A Democratic Society
- In democratic societies, there is tension between systems of power and authority
- Corrections are designed to ensure the safety and security of the general public but also
to protect accused or convicted offeder’s rights.
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