CCJS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Management System, Human Services
19 Aug 2018
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Community corrections seeks to keep offenders in the community by building ties to family. Assumes that the offender must change, but it also recognizes the factors within the community that might encourage criminal behavior must also change. Probation and intermediate sanctions are sentences imposed for lesser offenses in an effort to avoid the expense and consequences of imprisonment. Many offenders" criminal records and current offenses are not serious enough to warrant incarceration. Rates of recidivism (a return to criminal behavior) for those under community supervision are no higher than for those who go to prison. Ex-inmates require both support and supervision as they try to remake their lives in the community. Based on the goal of finding the least restrictive alternative . Probation: the conditional release of the offender into the community under the supervision of correctional officials. Can be combined with other sanctions, such as fines, restitution, and community service.
