Corrections in general refers to society's handling of persons after their conviction of a criminal offense. The components of the criminal justice system that serves to punish criminal offenders involves the deprivation of life, liberty or property after due process of law (See Fourteenth Amendment. Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment ) Sentences given to offenders range from probation to serving time in prison, with intermediate sanctions including sentences to a halfway house or community corrections program, home confinement, and electronic monitoring. In Law, a sentence forms the final act of a Judge -ruled process and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function Probation is the suspension of all or part of a jail sentence the Criminal who is "on probation" has been convicted of a crime but instead of serving jail A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of In the United States, a halfway house is a residential center where drug users sex offenders the Mentally ill, or convicted felons are placed immediately after their Financial penalties may include fines, forfeiture, and restitution. FINE was created in 1998 and is an informal association of the four main Fair Trade networks F Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International Asset forfeiture is a term used to describe the confiscation of Assets, by the State, which are either (a the proceeds of Crime or (b the instrumentalities The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss-based recovery

In some countries, as well as in Western countries in the past, this also included judicially-ordered corporal punishment. The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to Punish a person or change his/her behavior

Contents 1 Correctional theory 2 Juvenile corrections 3 See also 4 External links

Correctional theory

The basic use of sanctions, which can be either positive (rewarding) or negative (punishment) is the basis of all criminal theory, along with the main goals of social control, and deterrence of deviant behavior.

Many Facilities operating in the United States adhere to particular correctional theories. Although often heavily modified these theories determine the nature of the facilities design and security operations. The two primary theories used today, is the more traditional Remote Supervision and the more contemporary Direct Supervision models. The Remote Supervision Model(RSM) consists of an officer(s) observing the inmate population from a remote position. For example a tower or secure desk area. Direct Supervision Model(DSM) subsequently incorporates the Corrections Officer into the inmate population where they are a more pronounced presence.

Juvenile corrections

See also: Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

See also

• Corrections Connection
• American Correctional Association
• Crime
• Criminal justice
• Death penalty
• Deterrence
• Individual rights
• National Institute of Corrections
• Penology
• Prison
• Social control
• United States Bureau of Justice Statistics

External links

• Brian Dawe, Behind The Walls, Corrections Connection
• Ann Coppola, View from 35,000 Feet: Prison Overcrowding, Corrections Connection
• Joe Bouchard, Daily Safety Concerns in Corrections, Corrections Connection
• Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
• National Commission on Correctional Health Care(NCCHC)
• Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles Most Legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles such as The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is a United States Federal law providing funds to states that follow a series of guidelines The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (or OJJDP) is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of The American Correctional Association (ACA formerly known as the American Prison Association, is the oldest and largest international correctional association in the world In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. This article refers to deterrent theories of punishment For other uses see Deterrence (disambiguation. Individual rights refer to the Rights of Individuals in contrast with Group rights. The National Institute of Corrections ( NIC) is an agency of the United States government. Penology (from the Latin poena, " Punishment " comprises Penitentiary Science: that concerned with the processes devised A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Social control refers to social mechanisms that regulate individual and group behavior leading to conformity and compliances to the rules of a given Society or The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics is a federal government agency belonging to the U

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