Corrections Research Paper and Evaluation

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Corrections Research Paper and Evaluation
The four primary objectives of sentencing and corrections include retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, and incapacitation. The criminal justice system focused on recovery in most of the 20th century. However, this practice changed to a crime-control design to reduce crime in the society.
Additionally, the 21st century has brought various changes with a focus on community-oriented corrections (Clear, Michael, and George 10). We will discuss the numerous processes of jails, prisons, probations, juvenile, and community corrections. Furthermore, we will examine the impact of these institutions and programs as well as assess their security, technology, management, and security functions.
Jails
Jails are facilities used to detain people accused of a crime as they await trial. Law enforcement agencies run them. Majority of the offenders are sent to jail for a period not exceeding one year. Jails are ineffective in rehabilitation due to short sentences. Moreover, they have limited resources. The security is tight, and technology helps track of the offenders.
Prisons
Prisons are facilities used to incarcerate those convicted of serious crimes, mostly felonies. Offenders spend more than one year in prison. When the judge sentences a person to prison, they are booked and entered into the system. The state runs most of the prisons. Security is very tight, and prisoners are monitored in cells and their freedom controlled.

Parole
This is a conditional release of a convicted person from prison after they have served part of their sentence due to good behavior. The parole panel grants inmates parole, and they have to adhere to the rules of the parole and report to a parole officer.
Probation
Probation entails that an offender is allowed to live in the community under constant supervision. Additionally, they must also show their willingness to adhere to the conditions of the probation. A probation officer helps an offender live a normal life.
Community Corrections
These are programs that deal with first-time offenders of petty crimes. They involve a community officer who tracks the progress of the punishment given. The goal is to make offenders constructive members of society (Tonry 11).
Juvenile
The juvenile system deals with people under the age of 18. Its primary goal is to administer appropriate punishment while protecting the future of children and teens.
Works Cited
Clear, Todd R., Michael D. Reisig, and George F. Cole. American corrections. Cengage Learning, 2018.
Tonry, Michael H. Sentencing fragments: Penal reform in America, 1975-2025. Oxford University Press, 2016.